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The removal of Section 21 notices and the end of fixed-term tenancies are the two issues that concern landlords the most,...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents’ trade body Propertymark has called for equal parity between short-term lets and the private rented sector to ensure they meet...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Landlords are selling up in significant volumes these days - partly to cash in on capital appreciation, but mostly thanks to...
10 February 2024
From: Agent Advice
The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
An estimated 1.6m private renters are set to receive an uplift to their housing support for 12 months from April 2024,...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has issued a warning to the rental sector about scams based on energy efficiency measures. An increase...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
HM Treasury has opened its representations portal, meaning landlords - and anyone else - can submit their ideas for the next...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
New data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals a 22 per cent annual drop in residential transactions in the year to...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A surprising one in seven lettings agents is now reporting a fall in rents rather than a rise. Although far more agents...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The first meeting has been held of the Housing Coalition, a new group including a number of local and regional landlord bodies...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association wants the government to commit to annual uprating of the Local Housing Allowance. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Activist’s Twitter war of words continues It appears as if Suella Braverman is not the only figure making a personal attack in...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Scotland’s Court of Session has come down in favour of the Scottish Government when it comes to rent controls. A case against...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has set out its stall for next month’s Autumn Statement - and many of the demands are for improvements that...
28 October 2023
From: Tax & Finance
Propertymark says there’s no change in the mismatch between supply and demand in the rental market - unfortunately. Chief executive Nathan Emerson,...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest rent rise figure produced by the government has triggered an angry response from one of Britain’s top agents. Greg Tsuman,...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The u-turn by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on green policies may be seen by some landlords as a rare piece of...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Sweeping tax changes for landlords have been demanded by letting agents group Propertymark. The group has analysed the impact of changes using...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A body called the Landlord Leaders Community - and appearing at first sight a little like a new trade group - is...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson says the lettings market is defined now by the “alarming disparity” between demand and supply. In the...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Only two per cent of Propertymark letting agents say tenants “always” want to know the EPC rating on a property they...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove is being lobbied to take urgent action over the growing problem of abandoned tenancies. Propertymark chief executive Nathan...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The University of Dundee and letting agents’ body Propertymark want to understand more about the future plans of landlords. This is happening...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
There have been several examples of local councils asking private landlords to help find accommodation for refugees - but now the...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A product for landlords to sell their future rental income is being launched by a finance company this week. Landlord Rental Advance,...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark says the number of new prospective tenants registering per member branch rose slightly to 118 in April. This figure is up...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Details are emerging about a new Landlords Database, which is one of the major provisions of the Renters Reform Bill. Within the...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Detailed analyses of the Renters Reform Bill has thrown up more information about how the provision promoting pets will be operated. If...
23 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland. As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of new prospective tenants registering at each branch of a Propertymark-member lettings agency held steady at 106 in March,...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...
20 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The government has delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document - it had been expected today. The How to Rent...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Student lets have come under the spotlight as a result of a slowdown in the building of new university student accommodation...
11 March 2023
From: Agent Advice
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Lettings agents’ body Propertymark says its proposal for tax incentives to be offered for landlords is one measure under consideration by...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government, despite being in the middle of electing a new First Minister, is pressing ahead with legislation for long-term...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Local authorities exist to improve housing stock in their area; however, licensing is not the best way to improve standards across...
04 March 2023
From: Legislation & Compliance
Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
There were 108 new applicants registered per Propertymark member lettings agency branch on average in January, compared to just 64 in...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The trade press is fixated on the departure of housing minister Lucy Frazer after four months in the government reshuffle, but...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A nine-page legal document outlining landlords’ arguments has effectively stopped a controversial housing minister and campaigning organisations giving evidence to a...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A substantial majority of agents say sellers are being unrealistic about the asking prices of their homes This includes landlord sellers quitting...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A coalition of landlords and lettings groups has submitted a Petition to the Court of Session in Edinburgh seeking a Judicial...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
There are early signs that the controversial private rental sector rent freeze in Scotland could be made permanent. The freeze, along with...
16 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has come out in favour of private landlords being allowed to follow the example of social landlords in agreeing an...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The agents’ trade body Propertymark says it wants the Welsh Government to do more to support landlords letting in tourist hotspots. The...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark says some 85 per cent of its member agents in Scotland have landlord clients who have expressed a wish to...
15 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The future of the private rented sector in England has been back under the Westminster spotlight in the last two weeks...
12 November 2022
From: Rental Reform
The Private Rental Sector is undeniably in need of some assistance, as recent changes to legislation and global events have put...
05 November 2022
From: Rental Reform
Propertymark’s head of policy and campaigns, Timothy Douglas, will explain how investment in the private rented sector can be better incentivised when...
31 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent, the activist group led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, has given a warm welcome to the return of Michael Gove...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The government must “get realistic” over the difficulties involved in reaching Net Zero targets when dealing with older properties in the...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has joined with other landlord and agent bodies to seek legal opinion on whether Scotland’s rent...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Local authorities in one part of the UK have revealed their charges for the licensing of Airbnb and other short lets. Scotland’s...
11 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The first step within the UK to officially monitor Airbnb-style short lets comes into effect tomorrow, October 1. Scotland’s Short-Term Lets Licensing...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Industry body Propertymark is reminding landlords as well as agents in England to be ready for significant changes to the way...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has welcomed a pledge by the new Housing Secretary to boost housing supply. After he was appointed last week, Simon Clarke...
14 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Want to know more about the Scottish Government’s rent freeze policy? If so, Rightmove’s webinar tomorrow, September 14, at 10am, may be...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Gas Safety Week, which begins today and continues until September 18, is going ahead as scheduled. Now in its 12th edition, it...
12 September 2022
From: Breaking News
* Angels Media and Landlord Today are deeply saddened by the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II * - Agents are warning that...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association has issued its formal congratulations to Simon Clarke, the new Housing Secretary. But Ben Beadle, NRLA chief...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark says that this, the 12th edition of Gas Safety Week, is an ideal opportunity for landlords to make sure they...
08 September 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s taking longer and longer for property sales to move from the acceptance of an offer to an exchange of contracts...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A trade body is warning that landlords may face a new challenge if, as expected, the government agrees a controversial expansion...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has released details of its written response to a Parliamentary committee investigating the impact of Airbnb-style short lets on...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Industry supplier the Lettings Hub has brought together industry leads from across the lettings and pet sectors to discuss how to...
06 August 2022
From: The Big Issues
The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Letting agents have come out with figures to back up an argument that landlords have been making for some time -...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
As part of The Renters’ Reform White Paper, the UK government proposed that all tenants be moved onto a single system...
16 July 2022
From: Rental Reform
Lack of rental stock is now the biggest challenge facing letting agents today. That is what every agent I’ve spoken to...
09 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
Landlord leaders are calling for a change to the Tenant Fees Act to allow renters to be charged for pet damage. Some...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Now is the time to lobby the Government on the detail of the Renters Reform Bill. That’s the message from the expert...
02 July 2022
From: Rental Reform
The great rent rise continues according to new data from ARLA Propertymark. The trade body says while there has been a long...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Trade bodies have vigorously lobbied government during the two and a half year process leading to the delivery of the Fairer...
18 June 2022
From: Rental Reform
The clearest indication of the rate at which the private rented market is shrinking is revealed in new research by Propertymark. It...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Contrary to recent figures from Zoopla and others, pointing to double-digit rental inflation in the past year, official statistics show the...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlords are being invited to let the BBC know what it believes lies behind the current rental market stock shortage. The corporation...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News
An industry trade body is alerting landlords that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are likely to be introduced soon -...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The great imbalance between tenant demand and available stock continues, according to the latest market snapshot from the letting agencies’ trade...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents’ trade body Propertymark says landlords should wise-up by using a letting agent to improve yields, rather than sell-up because of...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The connection between rising volumes of red tape in the private rental sector and landlords quitting as a consequence appears to...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent country property expert has issued an urgent appeal to rural landlords to become involved in the consultation process which...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Letting agents’ trade group ARLA Propertymark is raising the alarm over what it believes is a particular shortage of landlords in...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The campaign to ensure that landlords are included in the government’s measures to alleviate the problem of dangerous cladding is gathering...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
With landlords under pressure to fund ever-stricter energy efficiency requirements, a new report appears to make the government’s ‘one size fits...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark chief executive Nathan Emerson has given his prediction as to what the big issues will be in the 2022 lettings...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark is expressing concern at the latest figures showing a fall in the size of the private rental sector. The latest...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A leading politician in Wales has spoken out in favour of second homeowners, who are under increasing scrutiny in that country...