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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...

In this guides and tips piece, Kerry Barber, head of Compliance at Goodlord, and Leanne McCarthy, claims facilitator at Goodlord, discuss why this month's...

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...

A council says it’s going to clampdown on landlords who are “keeping deposits unnecessarily” and agents “charging unpermitted fees.” The pledge comes...

The number of private rental homes has increased by 18,610 in the last five years - defying those suggesting an exodus...

A finance chief is warning that the threat of possible rises in Capital Gains Tax should be dismissed by the government to...

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...

A lettings agency being put into liquidation owes landlords almost £500,000 in unpaid rent.  Local media in the Midlands report that the...

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...

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...

A new study of over 2,000 landlords reveals that only a quarter of them instruct agents to fully manage their investment properties...

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...

Rental yields in the private rented sector have dipped marginally since the introduction of the ban on tenant fees in June...

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...

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

Despite increased rent prices, the proportion of income spent by tenants on rent decreased between 2016 and 2019, according to The Deposit...

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...

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...

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

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...

It is now illegal for tenants to be charged by landlords or letting agents in Wales in order to set up or...

On Sunday 1st September 2019, the Renting Homes (fees etc) (Wales) Act will come into force in Wales. The Act means that...

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 Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019, banning landlords and letting agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into...

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 Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Act 2019, banning landlords and agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into effect...

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 is no such thing as 'no-fault' eviction under Section 21, according to evictions specialist Paul Shamplina. The founder of Landlord Action insists...

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 a significant rise in tenant demand in recent weeks after the change to tenant fees came in on...

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 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...

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’...

Rents are expected to increase over the next few months, according to the latest survey from Just Landlords. The study found that almost half of...

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...

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained sluggish in March with landlord investors taking out just 5,000 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 9.1%...

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...

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

Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK increased by 1.2% in the 12 months to March 2019, up from...

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

As many of you already know, the ban on tenant fees will come into force on 1 June 2019, and the...

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

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

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

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

Private rental prices in the UK increased by 1.1% in the 12 months to February, according to the Office for National...

There has been a significant increase in the number of letting agents signing up to the Zero Deposit Guarantee, which currently...

Buy-to-let landlords collectively contribute £16.1bn to the British economy through pre-tax spending, which is almost double the estimated £8.5bn a decade...

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

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

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

The so-called housing charity, Shelter, targeted Ludlow Thompson a few months back, asking its supporters to block the letting agent’s telephone...

Landlords and tenants are being urged to sign a new online petition calling for the government to better support tenants with...

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