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A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

Political parties should stop bickering and instead work together to boost enforcement of rental standards in the private sector. That’s the view...

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

In the recent landlord sentiment survey conducted by the Property Redress Scheme, it came as no surprise to me to discover...

The government has written to Conservative MPs promising changes to the Renters Reform Bill to ease concerns over its anti-landlord bias. Amendments...

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

A council is to spend £10m to buy homes on the open market to house local people - some at risk...

Landlords will have to include many more specific points about their properties when they list them in future - whether directly...

More details have emerged of what appears to be a stay of execution for Section 21 eviction powers in the short term. The...

Britain is in the grip of a new mould crisis, a leading property agent has warned.  Jonathan Rolande says he is seeing...

A trio of Cambridge landlords have been fined more than £8,000 between them, after three separate HMOs were found to be...

Details are emerging about a new Landlords Database, which is one of the major provisions of the Renters Reform Bill. Within the...

Eleven fully let apartments in Birmingham city centre have come on to the market with Bond Wolfe for offers based on...

The trade press is fixated on the departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer after four months in the government reshuffle, but...

A new report by the Santander bank claims a ‘green premium’ based on energy efficiency is emerging in the UK’s property...

Landlords who rent out HMOs in parts of the Midlands are urged to act now so they don’t get hit with...

A Freedom of Information request by a newspaper has unveiled the almost complete lack of activity by local councils when it...

A Labour city council that has already called for powers to impose rent controls has now extended its existing landlord licensing...

A study by the Tenancy Deposit Service has found that garden maintenance remains one of the most common reasons behind deposit...

The new housing minister is a landlord - and has already attracted criticism from some sections of the media. Yesterday Chris Pincher...

An accountancy firm is holding a free webinar for landlords and other property investors to look east ongoing changes to tax...

With landlords under pressure to fund ever-stricter energy efficiency requirements, a new report appears to make the government’s ‘one size fits...

A local newspaper’s investigation has revealed that a London council flouted its own policies to maximise the number of landlords it...

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

A second attempt by Labour to halt in-person property viewings during the pandemic has been batted away by the government. Labour’s shadow...

A key member of the Regulation of Property Agents working party says the licensing of private landlords is “on the horizon”...

The latest data demonstrates the failure of government policy for the private rented sector, which in turn is having an adverse...

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

Proposals for a national register of landlords have been rejected by the government.  A report on the joint research project between the...

More needs to be done to improve transparency and standards in the private rented sector, according to the Royal Institute Of...

The letting agent you instruct for your buy-to-let property could have a major impact on your landlord experience. While a decent letting...

What is your business?    Bonds Estate Agents, the modern hybrid agent bridging the gap between the traditional high street agent and online...

Letting and managing agents in England face the prospect of having to abide by a new regulatory framework, in accordance with...

Just days after Landlord Today and sister publication, Estate Agent Today, published stories outlining the lack of government response to our...

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...

New plans to raise standards across the property agent sector have been unveiled by the housing minister Heather Wheeler. A new working...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

Activity levels at the higher end of the rental market defied the seasonal slowdown that normally occurs in the run-up to...

The government has launched an official consultation process on plans to for new banning orders to clampdown on rogue landlords and...

The cost of renting property in London looks set to increase in the months ahead on the back of the widening...