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Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

A council says it’s going to clampdown on landlords who are “keeping deposits unnecessarily” and agents “charging unpermitted fees.” The pledge comes...

Propertymark has issued a guide to help landlords choose lettings agents.   Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark president, says she has five tips aimed...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (The AIIC) has unsurprisingly welcomed the launch of a new deposit protection service that requires...

Hamilton Fraser has announced the launch of its own in-house deposit alternative brand, Ome.  The new product, which is the latest to...

Buy-to-let landlords and tenants, as well as vendors and property purchasers, are being warned that Kent-based Chambers Estates has been excluded...

Letting agents are being urged to do more to raise consumer awareness about rogue operators in the industry by demonstrating their...

With new figures showing that almost half of letting agents do not comply with the law, London Trading Standards (LTS) has...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling on local authorities to take much firmer action against rogue letting agents that tarnish...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent.   To many renters,...

On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...

All letting agents in England are now required to belong to an approved Client Money Protection scheme, a measure designed to...

Money Shield and the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) have become officially recognised Client Money Protection (CMP) Scheme operators after securing...

Landlords and tenants will continue to be able to claim back the entire amount of money that has been lost or...

Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group, has been awarded consent to operate a client money protection scheme when...

The government’s existing strategy to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords,...

Trading Standards services in London are warning landlords and letting agents to ensure that they comply with the law and not...

Automated payment systems can help to reduce letting agency fraud, it has been claimed. PropTech firm PayProp says that automating rental payment...

Plans to introduce a new rental complaints system to help support private tenants who are forced to live in shoddy housing...

Given that thousands of landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), placing money held by letting agents are...

The Conservative Party’s pledge to give tenants greater rights as part of a regulatory shake-up of the private rented sector has...

Following a raft of changes, including tax measures, in the buy-to-let sector, the government has now published its consultation on banning...

There was good news for landlords and tenants yesterday after the government took measures to prevent rogue letting agents stealing your...

Four out of five buy-to-let landlords believe that client money protection (CMP) should be made compulsory when they use a letting...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is calling on landlords as well as letting agents to respond to the government's outstanding...

The government is considering its options when it comes to increasing protections for private landlords and tenants’ cash against fraud and...

At least one in five landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), new figures show. Fresh research from...