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Detailed analyses of the Renters Reform Bill has thrown up more information about how the provision promoting pets will be operated. If...

Many landlords have welcomed the zero deposit insurance concept - but is this being damaged by the pressure-selling techniques of some...

A group wanting pets to be allowed in private rental properties says its research shows the issue is not opposition from...

Industry supplier the Lettings Hub has brought together industry leads from across the lettings and pet sectors to discuss how to...

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

Landlord leaders are calling for a change to the Tenant Fees Act to allow renters to be charged for pet damage. Some...

The Generation Rent group of activists says it has concerns over the broad proposals to allow landlords to charge for additional...

Thank goodness the uncertainty is over - but is it all too skewed towards tenants? That’s the worry of suppliers as Daniel...

Housing has always been one of the most sensitive political issues, meaning that legislation in this area is unusually sensitive to...

Thousands of landlords are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the...

All-inclusive rents have exploded in popularity in the student rental sector over the past few years, but the rampant surge in...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says more regulation could make the rental sector fairer and more transparent - but...

Northumbria Law School and the Open University are conducting research into whether private landlords rent to tenants with pets and the...

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...

A major supplier to the lettings sector says there’s no reason landlords should not allow pets into properties so long as there...

Activists group Generation Rent is urging renters who have renewed their tenancy but not moved since May 2019 to check if...

The government is not budging on the Tenant Fees Act and will not amend it to allow separate and additional charging...

A respected political website claims that over 30 MPs from a range of political parties have written to the Housing Secretary...

The first-ever history of Tenancy Deposit legislation, legal challenges and proposed future changes has been published by the House of Commons...

A controversial PropTech service that proposes agents charge prospective tenants £30 or more simply to view a property on the market,...

One of the leading industry suppliers has given a warning to government that continual regulation and legal changes restricting landlords will...

Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell, who is moving a Bill through Parliament urging landlords to accept pets, says he backs a law...

The National Residential Landlords Association has called for flexibility from government when it comes to insisting private rental sector properties have...

The coronavirus pandemic has brought instability to the UK rental market, with tenants struggling to pay rents and landlords battling to...

The government has provided clarification on deposit cap requirements following the end of the transition period on 31 May. For tenancies in...

Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has updated its Tenant Fees Matrix, initially introduced in 2019, with a view to simplifying the most...

The Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) has published updated guidance to the tenancy deposit protection (TDP) legislation in England and Wales. The information...

Carter Jonas, Marsh & Parsons and James Pendleton have become the latest letting agents to sign up to the Zero Deposit guarantee,...

If the private rental sector and sharing economy is to continue to thrive, regular engagement with your tenants is required to...

The majority of letting agents in England have experienced lost revenue from the tenant fees ban. A survey of agents by letting platform...

Is the UK on the brink of a mass landlord exodus? It may seem like an ominous question, but ask people...

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

Leading rent protection firms Barbon Insurance Group, trading as HomeLet and Rentshield Direct, and Let Alliance have today joined forces and...

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...

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

Council officers from Brent and Harrow Trading Standards have pledged to clampdown on unscrupulous letting agents in the London boroughs of...

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

A growing number of buy-to-let landlords are charging what has been described as a ‘pet rent’ of up to £50 a...

With just a few days until the Welsh tenant fee ban is introduced, landlords in Wales are being urged to adapt...

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

The most reliable indicator of rental trends in the UK As the largest provider of deposit protection in the UK, our database...

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

The letting industry needs to do more to reduce moving stress for tenants and landlords by increasing awareness of some of...

Renters who move home regularly often face excessive costs associated with moving, new research shows. The study by MoneySuperMarket reveals that the...

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

Introducing a ‘rogue landlords’ database without better enforcement would be a pointless exercise, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). A rogue...

There has been an ‘unprecedented’ drop in the cost of fixed rate buy-to-let mortgages, according to the latest research from Property...

Landlords now face the prospect of two unsuccessful tenant applications on average for every successful one, resulting in an increase in...

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

With some analysts predicting that buy-to-let landlords are about to flood the market with properties for sale, investors are being urged...

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

From tomorrow, it will be illegal for tenants in England to be charged letting fees, with deposits capped at five weeks’...

The next few months are likely to be challenging for letting agents as they adjust to an outright ban on letting...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019, banning landlords and agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into effect on Saturday in...

The Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...

Rents in London look set to rise sharply over the next few months, as the supply of rental accommodation dwindles while...

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents in Wales will be introduced in September, after it received Royal...

Landlords and letting agents are being urged to prepare for a significant increase in tenant activity from the start of next...

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is trying to help buy-to-let investors prepare for the ban on tenant fees by introducing a...

New guidance for landlords and letting agents has been released by the government. The Tenant Fees Act 2019, which applies to England...

UK rents have started to increase at a rate not seen in the market for more than two years, fresh figures...

Another tenancy deposit replacement insurance scheme has been launched – this time by Goodlord. The property technology firm is offering the deposit...

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...