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A trade body claims private tenants are ‘suffering’ because lettings agents are not regulated. Propertymark is demanding equal treatment between lettings agents...

A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

Dashly, a platform that monitors over £100 billion of mortgages, says landlords in London renewing loans soon will be, on average,...

The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving landlords and letting agents and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...

There’s been a clampdown on imprecise wording used in lettings listings. The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team  - which...

There’s a blunt warning to renters from the man behind the monthly lettings market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...

There’s been a large increase in the number of complaints registered with The Property Ombudsman - with lettings agents in the...

Rental demand in Scotland remains high according to the first quarterly report by DJ Alexander Ltd and Stonehouse - the two...

Over 175 investors have put well over a combined £1m into a property management tech business targeting landlords. Digital platform EVO -...

An industry trade group claims inventories conducted by lettings agents may be seen as biased towards landlords rather than truly independent. Daniel...

The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...

Lettings agents’ body Propertymark says its proposal for tax incentives to be offered for landlords is one measure under consideration by...

The Scottish Government, despite being in the middle of electing a new First Minister, is pressing ahead with legislation for long-term...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has praised tenants in the capital for using a register that names and shames rogue landlords -...

A formal consultation that saw an overwhelming number of responses opposed to extend notice periods to six months has been ignored...

Many private landlords lack knowledge, skills and support necessary to provide decent homes for renters, a new study claims. The UK Collaborative...

The latest data from Chestertons, one of London’s largest lettings agents, suggests that the capital’s rental market could be showing early...

The Private Rental Sector is undeniably in need of some assistance, as recent changes to legislation and global events have put...

HMRC is intensifying its efforts to track down landlords with undisclosed income, a financial consultancy claims. Perrys, a firm of chartered accountants,...

The latest rentals market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives the now-familiar story of how demand is far...

Landlords are being invited to join the advisory council of the country’s largest lettings redress scheme. The Property Redress Scheme covers more...

A west country council is the latest to launch an initiative aimed at helping landlords meet the new Minimum Energy Efficiency...

A council is to unveil its latest initiatives for landlords via a webinar. West Berkshire council will be running a virtual landlord...

A little-known law unearthed by a lettings agency may be bad news because it means some private renters are likely to...

A new PropTech platform says it allows easy digital contact between tenants, landlords and third party suppliers avoiding the need to...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, landlords formed the bulk of the complainants about letting agents in the 2020 calendar year according to The Property...

Fines for landlords and lettings agents in Greater London have soared from just £22,000 in May to a huge £139,146 in...

Labour’s shadow housing secretary has branded “outrageous” moves by landlords and letting agents to demand multiple months of rent upfront.  Lucy Powell...

UK rental guarantor service Housing Hand  has launched a new portal which it claims creates a “slicker onboarding experience” for landlords.  It...

The Citizens Advice consumer charity is warning that fake investment scams are amongst the fraudulent activity that’s on the rise across...

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

Three lettings agencies have been expelled for The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to landlords. And as they are now...

Activists are aiming to make the eviction ban a central theme in this spring’s local elections. In early May there are elections...

Scams involving fake landlords and bogus lettings agents are rife in the private rentals sector, and may have been made worse...

For the third successive month the number of landlords increasing rent to tenants has dropped, according to the latest data from...

An insurance firm says landlords should “educate” their tenants on the apparent need to get increased insurance cover. Paymentshield claims that a...

The government is being warned landlords won’t be able to meet new guidelines being set for Right To Rent once the Coronavirus...

It’s being reported that a so-called ‘rental union’ group of activists has staged a protest outside a landlord’s own home. Acorn - a...

There’s new legal guidance for landlords faced with long-standing arrears and it says it’s possible to serve a second Section 8...

Lettings agents’ group ARLA Propertymark has issued a seven point guide for landlords as winter approaches. The guide ensures the points are...

As more people start to think about moving home as the coronavirus restrictions are eased, sales and letting agents are being...

Estate and letting agents should be among the first industries to return to work as soon as the lockdown is relaxed,...

The west of England’s Landlord Expo returns to Bristol next month.  The free-to-attend event, organised by the four West of England Local...

The tenant fee ban is new to most of the UK, but has been in place in Scotland since 2012. Advocates...

The government’s decision to ban tenant fees is clearly designed to shift the costs to landlords, according to Property Personnel. The estate...

Consumer organization Which? recently undertook a mystery-shopping exercise at 20 letting agents in England and Wales and unearthed some disappointed results,...

Following the changes introduced in England and Wales last year, an important piece of legislation is coming into force in Scotland...

Landlords are being urged to seek guidance to ensure that they are clear on the ‘bombardment’ of regulatory changes that could...

As landlords increasingly feel the squeeze, with their reduction in yields principally due to increased regulation and tax changes, they are questioning...

It’s been a busy year in terms of legislation in the Scottish lettings industry. The introduction of the Private Residential Tenancy...

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

The recent conviction of former letting agent Heather Crabb for illegally pocketing £260,000 from renters in Plymouth has contributed significantly to...

There has been a notable increase in the number of renters turning to lettings agents to find a new property, research...

Goodlord has partnered with Octopus Energy to launch Goodlord Switch, a new energy switching and void period management product that it...

Thousands of landlords and lettings agents across the country could be flouting equality laws by rejecting housing benefit claimants, according to...

A London-based property firm has been ordered to pay back 70% of their profits gained from renting poorly converted flats in...

AXA Partners and property repairs reporting service Fixflo have joined forces to offer a new emergency and out-of-hours repairs service to...

MyHomeGroup has launched a new property management service aimed at landlords looking for an alternative to what it says are the...

How many times has a potential tenant failed referencing? Too many times is probably your answer. This frustrating scenario ultimately arises because...

A rogue agent and two lettings companies in north west London have been heavily fined for operating a dangerous unlicensed house...

EastEnders has been praised by the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) for a recent storyline tackling tenancy deposit issues faced by some...

All letting agents should be regulated and required to have minimum training qualifications in order to reduce the number of rogue...

New research from Fixflo shows that nearly 42% of all agents in the UK believe the looming letting fees ban will...

Letting agents will compensate for potential losses resulting from a future ban on letting agent fees paid by tenants by increasing...

Q: What is No Agent?   No Agent is a complete property management service. We have combined the experience of property experts with...

Void periods are inevitable. But no landlords wants to experience excessive or lengthy void periods as that can significantly impact the...

It is not the best time to be a buy-to-let landlord, with a raft of ‘anti-landlord’ policies being introduced prompting concern...

Landlords and lettings agents have expressed disappointment at the Welsh government’s decision to press ahead with proposals for a 3% stamp...

A landlord operating in the London borough of Brent has been has been ordered to pay close to £7,500 for cramming...

A  landlord and his letting agents have been slapped with a fine of more than £20,000 and given criminal records for failing...

Rents have started to fall as landlords who rushed to acquire homes before the introduction of the extra stamp duty surcharge...

Rents will continue to rise over the next few months, owed in part to a reduction in housing supply in the...

Tenants face the first rises in market rents since the autumn, as the private rented sector braces for anti-landlord policies, according...

In less than seven years Sawyer & Co has become the fastest growing Lettings Agents in Brighton & Hove. Silver winners of...

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has backtracked on suggestions that the government may introduce longer standard tenancy agreements in the private rental...

Q: Who is Movebubble? For private residential property owners looking to rent withoutusing an agency, Movebubble provides an online platform and a...

There was a 42% rise in referrals to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) last year according to the annual report for 2014. TPO...