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Propertymark has come out with a strongly-worded statement accusing politicians in the Scottish Parliament of ignoring the industry’s views on rent...

New figures show the scale of the rental supply slump in recent years. The respected Home website, which produces a monthly lettings...

A prominent figure in the lettings industry is warning that any proposed ban on so-called bidding wars will end up with...

A report from Propertymark has laid out the stark and in some cases unforeseen consequence of the Conservative government’s phased removal...

The government’s renewed pledge to end Section 21 eviction powers for agents and landlords is fine, a leading industry figure has...

A review of Edinburgh’s controversial short term lets licensing will take place this summer. City councillors agreed to publicly consult on the...

People who expect to rent throughout their retirement could need an additional £391,000 in savings compared to those who have paid...

The Property Franchise Group is buying the Fine and Country chain, plus the membership body the Guild of Property Professionals. The deal is worth...

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

The agents’ trade body says many in the industry will be pleased that the Renters Reform Bill has bitten the dust...

Startling regional differences are acting as barriers to those looking to step onto the property ladder for the first time, according...

Propertymark says the controversial Renters Reform Bill still misses the mark, despite a string of amendments made to it as it...

Labour must build “a new generation of New Towns” if it gets into government, according to a parliamentary candidate linked to...

Landlords’ champion Paul Shamplina says more landlords should use lettings agents, who he describes as their “allies” in the battle to...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Jacob...

A lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme following itsfailure to pay £1,100 out of an adjudicated award...

Propertymark has emphasised the importance of retaining fixed term tenancies under the Renters Reform Bill. Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson met Housing...

Propertymark will appear in front of the House of Lords’ Industry and Regulators Committee tomorrow morning, urging the regulation of lettings...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

Two former housing ministers are at war with each other after an attack on Rishi Sunak’s premiership in today’s Daily Telegraph. Sir...

Plans for leasehold reform face a major early stumbling block as analysis shows plans to retrospectively introduce a cap on ground...

Low-income renters will get a boost next spring - but a pressure group wants more government help for this sector. The Chancellor’s...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law.  The UK data protection regulator...

New data reveals a 68 per cent surge in reports of meter tampering and energy theft during winter. The data - revealed...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

A government minister has pledged to act on the threat to lettings agents posed by banks acting against pooled client accounts. Many...

A leading agency says the squeeze on tenants facing high rent rises is not going to end anytime soon. The comment -...

One in eight tenants admit to letting out part or all of their rented property - and that rises to a...

The Renters (Reform) Bill rewrites many of the rules that the private rented sector has played by for decades. This may...

Anti-money laundering consultancy FCS Compliance has announced its latest Webinar for agents using Rightmove. And with it comes a warning that the...

A respected property lawyer is accusing the government of helping nuisance tenants at the expense of the weak and vulnerable. Ian Narberth,...

A £5,000 fine has been upheld against a landlord who failed to declare himself as a property agent and did not join a mandatory...

One of the most respected financial organisations says markets are now betting that the Bank of England base rate will hit...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two government-approved redress services, has produced a list of recently-expelled agencies. All agencies must be a...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

A lettings agency chief says tighter EPC targets will be “devastating” for the private rental sector. Ben Quaintrell - managing director of...

The letting agent’s trade body Propertymark is concerned that the court system could buckle if eviction case numbers rise as a...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

Agents’ body Propertymark wants more government action to boost housing supply - and it wants the views of the industry on...

Propertymark has told a UK government to stop ignore the damaging effect of its policies on the private rental sector. An outspoken...

An influential housing body has criticised the Green and SNP politicians behind the Scottish Government’s rent cap, which has been renewed...

A high profile lettings agency has backed a petition demanding the reinstatement of tax relief for landlords. Benham and Reeves says it...

Data from different firms suggest there’s been an upsurge in the purchase of rent protection insurance by agents. Firstly Goodlord and Vouch...

A second agency chief has warned the Conservatives of the possible electoral consequences of higher taxes aimed at the private rental...

Labour’s Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, held a summit yesterday about the capital’s private rental sector - but he did not...

A lettings agency chief has listed how rent controls have failed across the world. Writing in The Scotsman, David Alexander - chief...

A risk management service says agents and landlords must do more to create a culture of safety, particularly around fire. Research released...

A team of experts has released a report that responds to government reform plans - and it insists that if Section...

* Angels Media and Letting Agent Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - The controversial rent...

A prominent lettings agent says educating landlords about the need to use agents should be the industry’s number one priority. Agent Rainmaker...

The former director of a lettings agency has received a suspended jail sentence for making threats of violence against ex-colleagues in...

With the campaign for rent controls gathering momentum from London Mayor Sadiq Khan and sympathetic pressure groups, a right wing Conservative-backing...

ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...

The rental market across Prime London continues to suffer from a combination of low supply and rapidly rising rents, according to...

The two main reasons that an agency decides to outsource are to reduce costs and to have the ability to focus...

Holiday lets and second homes in one hotspot in the UK have not, after all, impacted on house prices and affordability,...

A tourism chief has likened new anti-holiday let regulations to those of a Stalinist dictatorship. Ashford Price, secretary of the Welsh Association...

Connells Group has named what it describes as “four key promotions” across its lettings division, signifying the company’s commitment to nurturing...

Two of the most respected figures in the lettings sector are calling on agents, landlords and tenants to consider the future...

The appeal of city living has been reignited across Scotland with new figures showing a surge in demand and rents for...

The chief executive of industry accreditation service Safeagent has made another plea for unity within the private rental sector. In a response...

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...

Remote work could enable over 13m Britons to ultimately live and work outside the major cities, according to research by a...

One of the country’s most outspoken advocates of rent controls has been told why agents and landlords oppose them. Propertymark has hosted...

Propertymark has hit back at the latest demand by politicians for rent controls. The London mayor Sadiq Khan renewed his call for...

It’s now been made clear that there will be a detailed White Paper in the spring explaining radical changes to the...

One of the country’s best-read and respected regional newspapers has accused Airbnb of a ‘racket’ by advertising homes on its short-let...

A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...

Buy to let investors many quit the sector if proposals in the Northern Ireland Private Tenancies Bill go-ahead in their existing...

Why CRMs should not be relied upon for contract creation and management. Customer relationship management platforms (CRMs) are useful tools that...

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities says the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper will now not be published until...

More and more people are committing tenancy fraud and it’s having a massive impact on the industryAs a lettings agency, you...

A PropTech company says it will support agents left in the lurch by the collapse of ARPM. Ash Residential Property Management -...

The long-awaited White Paper on rental reform is some time away, with a minister at the centre of its preparation saying he and...

Private tenants and landlords across the country face a cliff edge as the end of furlough coincides with cuts to benefit...

The value of the Private Rented Sector in England, Wales and Scotland grew by 5.8 per cent to a jaw dropping...

A buying agency says it’s seen what it calls “a huge uptake in furnished lettings requests” following recent floods in London,...

A town with one of the UK’s heaviest concentrations of holiday homes is clamping down on future purchases by outsiders who...

There’s a new warning the rental fraud could be on the rise. Due diligence firm Homeppl says the combination of possible job...

There’s a call for agents to free up valuable time by ensuring Right To Rent checks are automated rather than performed...

A new £10m scheme to help renters with Covid-related arrears has been launched in Wales.  Called the Tenancy Hardship Grant, and introduced...

ARLA Propertymark has hit back at a demand from London Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan that he be given the powers to...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government is willing to listen to agents and other industry players ahead of...

An influential group of MPs wants an end to repeated last minute extensions to the ban on evictions and instead wants financial support...

The lettings sector is giving a sigh of relief at the absence of any change to Capital Gains Tax by HM Treasury. CGT...

A prominent industry figure is warning Chancellor Rishi Sunak not to use property taxes to bail out the government over the costs...

Government data suggests that scare stories talking of a glut of evictions if the current ban is lifted are simply unfounded. Data...

The fall out from Coronavirus is forcing the rental market into a once in a lifetime change as tenants reassess priorities. This...

A senior buying agent is warning that new regulations over the length of notice given to tenants is having an unexpected...

The current need to work from home, and the prospect of continuing to do so in part after the pandemic, is changing...

Connells has made it clear that the innovation and technology it has put into lettings are key to identifying the approach it...

A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...

There’s widespread concern that a freeze on the Local Housing Allowance will worsen rental arrears. Although Chancellor Rishi Sunak failed to mention...

The Resolution Foundation has added its voice to that of many charities and other think tanks demanding more government support for...

Long-standing industry figure Robin Paterson has described how a company has re-shaped its service post-pandemic to offer high quality short lets...

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...

ARLA and the NRLA have teamed up with charities - some usually critical of letting agents and landlords - to lobby...

Reduce buy to let regulation or face a worsening housing crisis - that’s the message from a leading property lawyer.  Mary Rouse,...

A property litigation expert is warning letting agents and landlords about far-reaching consequences of the recent ruling which declared a blanket...