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There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

The Property Investor Show returns to London’s Excel Centre next month – the first major UK property event to go ‘face...

The Property Investor Show is back and in person, rather than virtual. It’s been announced that it will take place at London’s...

Increasing capital gains tax would almost certainly have an adverse impact on the private rented sector, according to NAEA Propertymark and...

The new £2bn grant scheme in England for projects such as insulation, unveiled yesterday by the chancellor Rishi Sunak as part...

The UK lockdown has been essential for containing the spread of coronavirus, but it is causing major disruption and distress, so when...

ARLA Propertymark chief executive, David Cox, will co-host Goodlord’s second webinar tomorrow, as part of its series of sessions designed to...

Goodlord will host a series of webinars designed to support landlords and letting agents navigate the existing coronavirus crisis, starting with a...

Almost half of renters are currently worried about the impact Covid-19 could have on their living situation, while many landlords are...

The government’s decision to suspend all ongoing housing possession actions, which means that neither cases currently in the or any about to...

The government’s decision to bring forward emergency legislation to protect private renters from eviction has been warmly welcomed by ARLA Propertymark.  Many...

Rental demand reached a record high of 88 prospective tenants per letting agency branch in January, up 57% from an average...

Boris Johnson has unveiled his new look cabinet, which includes the appointment of Christopher Pincher as the new housing minister. Pincher replaces Esther McVey,...

A new bill that could potentially make it harder for landlords to evict problem tenants swiftly and efficiently due to current...

A growing number of companies and letting agents are offering deposit-free options without making it clear they could cost renters more...

With short trips to European capital cities an increasingly more popular option, a growing number of people are turning to Airbnb...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords who are considering converting their property to a short-term...

Rents look set to rise across much of the UK this year as the supply and demand gap continues to widen...

The government plans to introduce mandatory electrical installation inspecting for all rented homes.  Detailed regulations for enforcing compulsory five-year electrical safety checks...

Around 900,000 people across the UK could see their housing benefit payments increase by around £120 a year from April after...

The Scottish government has announced new measures to regulate short-term lets north of the border.  The government is handing local authorities fresh...

Rents look set to rise across much of the UK next year owed in part to a further increase in the...

The Queen has announced the new government's priorities for its coming term, and it includes a proposal to abolish Section 21...

Fewer BTL landlords increased rents in November amid a slowdown in the market, the latest figures show.  Just under a third -...

The next UK government must do more to reduce the burden on private tenants by reducing upfront costs associated with renting...

There was an increase in the number of tenants experiencing rent increases in 2019, according to ARLA Propertymark.  The trade body’s latest...

More than five months on from the introduction of the tenant fees ban, a number of landlords and agents are still...

There was a further fall in the number of private renters experiencing rent increases in October providing some ‘temporary relief for...

Buy-to-let landlords and letting agents in Wales will have to start supplying a list of information to tenants before taking a...

To mark Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week, landlords are being reminded that they have a legal obligation to keep tenants safe by...

There was a marginal drop in the number of tenants experiencing rent increases in September but they remained high overall, ARLA...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises hit yet another record high in August, the latest ARLA Propertymark PRS report shows. The...

Labour’s plan to introduce a rent cap has been slammed by ARLA Propertymark.  Labour has proposed capping rents and with Labour’s conference...

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to abolish Section 21 repossessions in the private rented sector if they come to power at...

ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to continue taking action to clampdown on unscrupulous agents in the letting industry.  A significant number...

The number of tenants experiencing rent rises hit the highest level on record in July, according to ARLA Propertymark’s latest PRS...

Sajid Javid has dismissed a report in the Times over the weekend that claimed he planned to make property sellers rather than...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of tenants experiencing rent rises following the introduction of the tenant fees...

The government’s plan to scrap Section 21 without improving the court system and alternative process for regaining possession of a property,...

The mayor of London has called for additional powers so he can introduce rent controls in the capital. Sadiq Khan believes greater...

The government has announced that it will reform the Housing Health Safety Rating System (HHSRS) used to assess health and safety...

There has been a significant increase in the number of buy-to-let landlords offloading properties ahead of the introduction of the tenant...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases dropped slightly in March thanks partly to a sharp rise in the number of...

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents in Wales will be introduced in September, subject to it receiving...

Private landlords with properties on the exemption register with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of F or G will now have to...

There has been significant rise in the number of landlords selling up in the capital due to buy-to-let tax changes, according...

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

Landlords and letting agents will soon be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales after a Bill banning...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases in February rose to the highest figure since August, as supply of new property...

It is good practice to have a detailed and accurate inventory completed at the start of the tenancy, and again when...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases in January rose for the first time since September 2018, according to ARLA Propertymark’s...

The Tenant Fees Bill, banning landlord and agents from charging fees to tenants, has become an Act of Parliament after being...

There was a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the rental market in December 2018 as rents increased for...

Undoubtedly, 2018 was another tough year for landlords. With so many tax and regulatory changes over the past couple of years,...

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents will be introduced in June after the Tenant Fees Bill passed...

The introduction of a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents look set to finally come into force on...

The government’s long-awaited White Paper on post-Brexit immigration policy, published last week, unveiled plans for a single, skills-based immigration system applying...

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill will soon become law after passing its third reading at the House of Lords...

The number landlords exiting the market in the East of England last month was double the national average, ARLA Propertymark reveals. Landlords...

The number of tenants experiencing rent increases in November dropped to its lowest level seen since February this year, according to...

Having ignored calls to stop punishing landlords and rethink its stamp duty attack on the buy-to-let sector, along with the phasing out of mortgage...

Rents in the UK’s private rental sector continue to rise as the supply of properties to let has dropped again on...

There was an 85% rise in the number of tenants successfully negotiating rent reductions in October as the supply of available...

Landlords and letting agents could be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales under plans for a new...

This week’s announcement that landlords will need to pay the first £3,500 to make improvements to their properties to ensure they...

Some 31% of private tenants saw their rent payments rise last month, up from 27% in September 2017 and 24% in...

Tenants will be offered access to the government’s rogue landlord database under fresh plans unveiled by Theresa May. The Prime Minister was...

The number of tenants experiencing rent hikes in August increased to an all-time high of 40%, up from 31% a month...

Buy-to-let landlords need to prepare themselves for changes to the Section 21 Notice coming into force next week. On 1st October 2018,...

The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. The one-day conference, which will be held at...

Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...

There has been a further decline in the number of people looking to buy property, as reflected by the Bank of...

The number of prospective tenants looking for new homes to rent has increased to the highest level seen since September 2017,...

Landlords are selling close to 4,000 buy-to-let properties a month resulting in the first recorded fall in the number of rental...

Thousands of private landlords across the country understandably reject housing benefit claimants despite accusations that they are discriminating against those on...

There was a further rise in the number of tenants in the private rented sector experiencing a rent hike in June...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a new database in partnership with GetRentr, a technology platform which automatically monitors property portfolios for compliance...

There was an increase in the number of tenants in the private rented sector experiencing a rent increase in May compared...

The government’s decision to review how selective licensing is used across the private rental sector in order to find out how well...

The number private landlords selling their buy-to-let properties reached a record high in April due to a raft of recent tax...

The ban on letting fees charged by landlords and letting agents is on its way, along with new rules on deposits,...

The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at a maximum of six...

James Brokenshire has replaced Sajid Javid as housing secretary, following Javid's move to home secretary in the wake of Amber Rudd’s...

Almost a quarter of tenants experienced rent hikes in March as landlords are left with little alternative but to pass higher...

ARLA Propertymark has slammed the new database of rogue landlords and letting agents, which will come into effect from tomorrow, as...

The number of homes available to rent in the UK dropped in February to a 21 month low which letting agents...

There is less than four weeks remaining until new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) come into force across England and Wales,...

There was a sharp rise in the number of tenants that saw their rent costs increase north of the border last...

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords who are seriously behind with their mortgage payments, new figures...

The number of properties letting agents managed in December reached a record-high, according to ARLA Propertymark’s December Private Rented Sector (PRS) report. The 200 properties...

More than half of those who bought, sold or rented a home in the last five years had issues with their...

Rent prices will increase next year, according to the latest property market analysis. Shortages of suitable properties to let and greater demand...

The past few months have seen a number of buy-to-let investors sell up, and this is expected to place upward pressure...

The supply of rental properties fell by 3.7% during October when compared to the previous month, according to fresh data from...

The security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at no more than six weeks...

More than a quarter of letting agents saw a rise in rents last month, raising concerns about tenant affordability. Some 27% of...

The decision to launch a new inquiry into the private rented sector has been welcomed by letting agents. The Communities and Local...

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

Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to give cities the power to introduce rent controls under a Labour government. Yesterday was the last day...

A growing number of landlords are passing extra costs onto tenants by increasing rents, while others are simply opting to exit...