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Propertymark says the new Labour leader in Wales, Baroness Eluned Morgan, should make an early stand against rent controls for the...

The resignation of Labour’s First Minister of Wales has raised alarm with Propertymark. Vaughan Gething quit yesterday after the Welsh Housing Secretary...

The Housing Secretary in the Welsh Government, Julie James, was one of several ministers to quit in yesterday's dramatic day of...

Anti-second home posters seen in parts of North Wales and on social media have been reported to the police as a...

A council claims it’s reached an important stage in the process of deciding whether to implement the Article 4 Direction power...

A politician is claiming that second home council tax premiums, where owners pay up to double the normal rate, is resulting...

The Housing Secretary in Wales says that nation is unlikely to follow the example of Scotland by introducing rent controls. At a...

Propertymark has issued a no-holds-barred plea to the politician who has been named as the new housing minister in Wales -...

The new Labour leader in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has received an early shot across the bows from Propertymark. Gething was elected Welsh...

Caerphilly council in Wales has bought privately owned properties to provide housing for families who would otherwise find themselves in temporary...

The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...

A mandatory short lets registration and licensing scheme is to be introduced in part of the UK, described as a system...

The prospect of a long-term eviction ban appears to have been lifted in one part of the UK. The Welsh Government is...

The Welsh Housing Minister has committed to a Housing Survey to assist its policies for the private rental sector. Propertymark has been...

Propertymark has issued a statement warning politicians not to introduce rent controls by the backdoor through processes which tinker with the...

Propertymark says it hopes that a Welsh Government White Paper proposing that nine devolved housing tribunals are consolidated into a single...

A hate campaign against AirBnb appears to have been launched in a Welsh village. Newspaper reports say a sticker reading 'Death to...

Council tax premiums being considered in Wales would be insufficient to persuade short let and holiday home owners to move their...

An attempt to introducing statutory licensing for Airbnbs and some other tourist accommodation has got a frosty reception. The Welsh Government -...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

The National Residential Landlords Association is looking for help from letting agents in building a case against rent controls. The association is...

Two prominent trade bodies representing elements of the private rental sector are fighting back against the latest attempt to impose rent...

Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. The Welsh Government is proposing to amend...

One of the UK governments has backed a call for private landlords to get cash help to meet new Minimum Energy...

New powers have been revealed to tackle what the Welsh Government calls the ‘problem’ of second homes.  A statement from the Senedd...

Airbnb says any new rules for short lets in Wales should protect hosts and the benefits they bring to the tourism...

The latest restrictions imposed on holiday lets by a UK government are hurting local economies. The Welsh Government has confirmed there will...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

A new scheme offering landlords the opportunity to lease property through a local authority has been launched.   Leasing Scheme Wales: Gwynedd gives...

TecLet, the software platform business now rebranding as part of OnTheMarket Software, has been updated to accommodate radical changes to the...

Officials from the Welsh Government and the head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent team are to address...

Welsh nationalists have called for a rent freeze and eviction ban to emulate that happening now in Scotland. Plaid Cymru, the party...

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

Propertymark is calling on letting agents to share their thoughts and experiences on the impact of Airbnb and other short lets.  At...

ARLA Propertymark says it’s a strong fan of New Zero ambitions but warns that the private rental sector needs incentives to...

A prominent Welsh Conservative politician has called for a reform of the strict measures imposed on the private rental sector in...

Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...

A building society which has taken the unprecedented step of stopping lending on second homes has been sharply criticised by a...

Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s been...

Propertymark has set up a working group of experts, agents, landlords and stakeholders in response to radical reforms to the private...

AirBnb says proposed changes to short let rules in Wales should be aimed at property speculators, not ordinary people. The Welsh Government...

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

Agents have reacted with amazement to the latest delay that the Labour-run Welsh Government has announced for its much-hyped rental reform. The...

Local and central government is losing out on millions of pounds of council tax income this year because of the business...

Airbnb, so often criticised for operating in the largely-unregulated short lets market, has called on the UK government to scrap Section...

Tax experts say that an attempt to levy higher purchase tax on holiday lets and second homes in one part of...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed politicians who appear to have ignored a public consultation and gone ahead with draconian changes affecting second...

Politicians across the UK appear to be growing more vocal in their support for rent controls. The Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru...

Wales and Scotland are ahead of the game when it comes to limiting the impact of short term lets on the...

A senior Welsh politicians has urged anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their...

A senior Conservative in Wales wants the Welsh Government to consider creating a housing tribunal in the light of rising tenant arrears. Janet Finch-Saunders,...

Propertymark is telling politicians to stop demonising letting agents and landlords. The unusualy bluntl message has come in response to the latest...

A statement from ARLA Propertymark has hinted that it believes politicians may be out of touch with the reality of how...

Landlords in Wales have been told that rules giving tenants six months’ notice to vacate a property will remain in place...

The Welsh Government has revealed that it hasn’t had time to evaluate its tenant fee ban due to the pandemic. Tenant fees...

A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...

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

There was much publicity this week for the efforts of the Welsh Government to deter the letting of second homes. Now it...

Wales’ Labour-led administration is to announce a three-pronged approach to affordability issues - and it looks likely to involve a clampdown...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a controversial scheme allocating £10m of taxpayers’ money to assist tenants with Covid-related arrears. The Tenancy Hardship Grant...

A new £10m grant will be introduced in part of the UK to help private rented tenants struggling to pay rent...

ARLA Propertymark says its disappointed over the latest extension to an eviction ban and the requirement for six months notice to tenants. The latest...

A new law in Wales making it mandatory for a tenant to get six months notice for Section 21 evictions has...

While the Westminster government has extended its version of the eviction ban in England until February 21, a longer ban -...

A leading property law expert says there is now pressure on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to raise stamp duty on buy to...

Councillors from a town council in Wales are to be given an audience with the country’s First Minister to discuss the...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...

The Welsh government has given details of the rentals and sales house moving process during the 16 day lockdown beginning 6pm on Friday...

The Welsh Government wants to reform compulsory purchase powers - meaning any landlord with a long-term empty property in the region...

ARLA Propertymark has welcomed the creation of a financial lifeline for tenants in Wales in arrears because of Coronavirus.  The association has...

The ARLA Propertymark president for the year ahead is a long-standing board member with significant experience in regulation. Angela Davey succeeds Phil...

Letting agents and landlords in Wales can now direct struggling tenants to a new independent advice service. The Private Rented Sector Helpline...

A group of Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs have together claimed that England could witness "a new wave of homelessness" when...

The campaigning pressure group Generation Rent has returned to the battle to win an extension to the current evictions ban in...

The Welsh Government has launched a new Tenancy Saver Loans scheme to allow tenants to borrow to pay off arrears built up...

A leading politician is calling for a rethink of the six month possession period which has been imposed in Wales. Mark Isherwood,...

The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...

While England’s housing market is almost fully operational, within social distancing guidelines, there are still some restrictions in Wales. Now the Welsh...

The next formal review of lockdown processes in Wales takes place today, with high expectation that the housing market is likely...

Agents have come out fighting against a proposal being considered in one part of the UK to triple the time to...

The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...

Lobbying government can work, at least in some circumstances, as the Association of Residential Lettings Agents has seen in Wales.  Letting agents...

The Welsh Government says it’s going to issue clarifications to some issues before the end of this year; if agreed by...

The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act - which bans fees levied by agents and landlords on tenants - comes into...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents and the National Landlords Association have spoken out about the complexity of the fees ban...

A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...

Legal & General has exchanged contracts to complete the largest privately funded development in Wales, Cardiff Central Square, which will include...

The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...

The Welsh government is planning to make changes to the notice period for eviction which would see tenants given 12-month contracts...

The private rental sector in Wales could be offered incentives and other support to house those most in need, the Welsh...

Today sees the Second Reading in the House of the Lords for the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, promoted by...

The lettings industry has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals to ban agents’ fees levied on tenants. A Bill was put...

A Bill which is likely to end up banning letting agents’ fees levied on tenants in Wales has been introduced into...

The National Landlords Association has revealed a seven-point plan which would allow the Welsh Government greater powers over the private rental...

The Welsh Government’s housing minister has tweeted that the results of a formal consultation process on a ban on agents’ fees...

The Welsh Government has confirmed that the country will ban letting agents’ fees levied on tenants - the same ban still...

A Welsh local authority is offering a cash payment of up to £1,200 to landlords who join a quasi-letting agency run...

The Secretary of State for Wales has called on the Welsh Government to take measures against what he calls “unjust fees...

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the Fitness for Human Habitation requirements for...

Letting agents are being warned that they can minimise the impact of the fees ban levied on tenants by being proactive...