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The pressure on rents for new tenancies in Scotland’s private rented sector have started to ease with all major cities now...

A new survey from law firm Weightmans has found that only 24% of renters read tenancy agreements.  It says this is largely...

The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...

Online rental platform Lettingaproperty is telling landlords to take a strategic approach to property management in 2024, to help navigate legislative...

The National Audit Office says the government will soon have to take hard decisions on the future for the Homes For...

A leading property agency is demanding more certainty over new Energy Performance Certificate regulations.  Fisher German says the government should act now...

Two letting agents have been quoted in a newspaper report as saying landlord clients have instructed them to create ‘tracker’ rents...

A lettings industry trade body has written to the government urging fundamental reform of the court system to prevent it grinding...

Rightmove will host a webinar for agents tomorrow at 10:00am focused on tenergy efficiency, Energy Performance Certificates and greener homes. The portal...

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

Propertymark is querying why there’s no help for the private rental sector to meet energy efficiency targets expressed in a new...

With EPC ratings now a prominent part of letting a property, with stricter government regulations likely, new research suggests substantial numbers...

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

It’s being reported that a prominent independent agency is to be snapped up by the fast-growing Leader Romans Group. Isle of Wight...

Two agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay compensation awards. Thamlet Estates, based in east London,...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

Westcountry agency Stags has been the subject of a low level complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint concerned fees not...

The narrative from some activists and pressure groups is that private renting is some kind of ordeal endured by those who...

A survey of private rental sectors in major European cities suggests London is one of the tougher locations for tenants working...

Agents are being warned to prepare now for likely controls on referral fees, following recommendations made to the government by the...

The Generation Rent campaign group has made its second plea to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick in 24 hours - both on...

It’s easy to forget in the Coronavirus frenzy but from tomorrow, Friday March 20, all tenancies are to become subject to...

One in seven British renters expect their landlords to resolve arguments over bill payments, a utilities provider claims. The study, by Glide,...

Labour’s controversial proposal to oblige landlords to sell their buy to let properties to tenants who wished to purchase them, unveiled...

Rents have reached an all time high across the UK according to HomeLet. Its latest index says the average rent in the...

Letting agents across England have been accused of potentially breaching consumer law by demanding deposits before tenants even see a contract. The...

A new report by a leading lettings sector expert cautions parents who are considering entering the Buy To Let sector by...

The senior executive who has bought out the lettings side of a Glasgow agency business says increased use of PropTech is...

New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...

A Select Committee of MPs investigating the proposed ban on agents’ fees levied on tenants says the measure could save renters...

Wear and tear can be a highly contentious issue for many tenants and landlords; many arguments have arisen because of unclear definitions...

A trade body wants independent inventories to become mandatory across the lettings sector - and it pledges to mount a campaign...

A letting agency is urging landlords to respond to the consultations for three selective licensing schemes in its local area. homes4u, which...

A law firm called CaseHub says it is launching a “once-in-a-generation fight back against extortionate letting agent practices” in the shape of...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad from high-end letting agency Hamptons International because of an apparent lack of clarity...

A respected survey of the buy to let market says proposed tax changes and the increased stamp duty on additional homes...

One of the UK letting industry’s leading agents says politicians should defer the new Right To Rent immigration checks until the start...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the government’s controversial Deregulation Act, which is now in force, is creating critical new...

In 2007, the government introduced a compulsory deposit protection scheme as part of the Housing Act 2004 to help protect tenants...