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A call has gone out from an industry group for letting agents to be sure they know the distinctions between statutory...

The Generation Rent activist group has come out against an amendment to the Renters Reform Bill which reversed the threat of...

Propertymark has welcomed the government’s commitment to end the practice of council tax of banding single rooms in HMOs, potentially saving...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team has issued new guidance on terminology used in property advertising - particularly lettings. The...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has sent a letter to the Competitions and Markets Authority saying the watchdog is independent - but...

A proposal to introduce rent controls is likely to be discussed at Labour’s annual conference, being held early next week in...

A London council is urging letting agents and landlords to sign a pledge to encourage tenants to use the local recycling...

The criticism by landlords aimed at Housing Secretary Michael Gove for some of his comments regarding the cladding issue, has now...

Extending the length of Notice to Quit periods in the private rented sector in Northern Ireland to up to six months...

A tenant who says his former rental property has been turned into an Airbnb has set up a petition demanding Chancellor...

A lettings agency which markets private rental properties and units operated by a housing association has apologised for its ‘No DSS’...

The debate over rental properties listed on portals with ‘No DSS’ statements has reignited over the weekend. This follows a BBC investigation...

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

It appears lettings agents may have escaped the recommended demands for referral fees to be made more transparent to customers. A statement...

A new proposal from the government says agents and portals will be banned from advertising rental properties with non-compliant Energy Performance...

A London company that has previously had an ad banned by the Advertising Standards Authority has announced a change of name. The...

A developer offering a rent guarantee on its homes has amended its advertisement wording after an intervention by the Advertising Standards...

The Chartered Institute of Taxation is urging tenants not to ignore a letter if they receive one from HM Revenue &...

Lloyds Bank appears to have contacted at least some of its letting agent clients to say that it is closing all...

Monday marks the one month anniversary of the Tenant Fees ban coming into force, but a senior London agent warns the...

With the government already on the ropes over Brexit, there’s a call today for one of its flagship immigration policies to...

There’s a claim today that around one million amateur and professional landlords in the new short lets sector are not adequately...

The government has been accused of not helping thousands of landlords who may have inadvertently granted assured tenancies instead of the...

November 5 is the next key date for the passage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill, the measure which is likely to...

The government has responded to a petition calling for it to abolish the 3% stamp duty surcharge and reintroduce full buy-to-let...

A rent guarantor operator has changed the wording of a description of its services on its own website following the intervention...

Airbnb has changed details on its website following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority.   The short-let platform’s website, seen on December...

The ban on letting agents in England imposing fees on tenants is unlikely to be implemented before late next year according...

A trade magazine and a national newspaper are reporting anger amongst landlords, tenants and housing groups following the discovery of a...

Property sharing platform Ace Relocations has changed the wording of a listing on its website after a complaint was lodged with...

The Associaton of Independent Inventory Clerks is warning agents and others in the lettings sector to be careful when preparing advertising...

The details of 12,000 buy to let landlords - posted online by a council following a Freedom of Information request -...

MPs have approved measures that relax the previous threat of ‘immediate criminality’ for agents or landlords waiting to evict illegal immigrants. Changes...

A Loughborough lettings agency has been accused of “obscene” advertising because of the wording used on To Let boards.  Councillor Ted Parton...

The government has updated online nine key prescribed forms for use in most private rental sector assured tenancies.  On its website it...

The government has confirmed that its new Section 21 regulations will come into effect on October 1 despite a high-profile hitch...

The Advertising Standards Authority has praised a letting agency after it agreed to amend an advertisement following a complaint - meaning...

“More than 1 in 3 agreed property deals in England & Wales fall through… Gazeal is a new system for property sales,...