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There are over 200 amendments to the Renters Reform Bill having its Third Reading in the Commons today. PropTech supplier Goodlord has...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

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 controversial proposal for permanent rent controls in Scotland, published just ahead of the Easter holiday, doesn’t go far enough for...

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

Trading Standards has defended the introduction of ‘material information’ requirements on details of properties for sale, after a conveyancer warned landlords...

The Property Redress Scheme, one of two approved ombudsman-style schemes for the private rental sector, has published the findings from a...

There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property...

A controversial proposal for a £300m tax grab on landlords appears to closely follow a policy suggestion put forward by activists...

The letting agents’ trade body has made the unexpected move of calling on banks to cut mortgage rates. Rates are typically decided...

A London council is consulting on another controversial landlord licensing scheme. Barking and Dagenham council’s existing Selective Licensing Scheme has been applied to...

Private landlords and letting agents are being offered free advice and information at a networking event hosted by Cumberland council.  Property owners...

The Renters Reform Bill will not go for its Third Reading in the House of Commons for at least another fortnight. The...

The Generation Rent activist group says the government must “make it clear that landlords and letting agents can let homes to...

The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...

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

An estimated 1.6m private renters are set to receive an uplift to their housing support for 12 months from April 2024,...

There’s a warning this morning that stricter Energy Performance Certificate measures for the private rental sector may not have gone, after...

Letting agents’ trade body Propertymark has issued a warning to the rental sector about scams based on energy efficiency measures.  An increase...

Tenants value location, flexibility and direct landlord relationships according to new research from specialist lending bank OSB Group.  The Future Tenant Standard...

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

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

Housr, a student living start-up, says it’s started its second year by adding 45,000 properties to its platform ahead of the...

The two most aggressively pro-tenant activist bodies have accused landlords without mortgages of “cashing in.” According to a poll of more than...

How can letting agents attract new landlords when they’re all selling their portfolios? That’s a major question for the lettings industry –...

A controversial ‘housing emergency’ declared by a city council is the result of decades of low investment in social housing according...

Two new forums for landlords and others serving the private rental sector are being held this month. The North Yorkshire council initiative...

New guidance has been launched on how to conduct thorough electrical safety checks on private rentals, and how to report any...

Landlords and letting agents are being invited to attend a free event aimed at providing updates on new housing legislation and...

An online lettings platform is attacking agents for their fees, which it describes as a “waste” of landlord funds. Hello Neighbour, a...

Next month Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association, will be one of the experts at an Agent...

A new rental property listings platform - called Krispyhouse - allows landlords and tenants to communicate directly, without letting agents acting...

A local authority’s teach-in for private tenants this weekend is to be addressed by a group which is known for its...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Louis Musgrove – Group Managing Director   What is Southernbrook Lettings and...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

Failed government policies are to blame for the chronic supply shortage in the private rental sector. That’s the view of the National...

A Conservative politician has named an individual who he claims is responsible for high rent rises and increasing homelessness. Murdo Fraser, the...

Over half of letting agents say they are uncertain as to whether they want to remain in their jobs for the...

The Renters Reform Bill is the latest of many factors leaving little choice for some private buy-to-let landlords but to sell...

A survey of thousands of landlords, agents and tenants has provided new evidence of buy to let investors quitting in droves. Over...

Sweeping tax changes for landlords have been demanded by letting agents group Propertymark. The group has analysed the impact of changes using...

A survey of some 2,000 landlords, agents and others in the private rental sector show renewed concern over Section 21 and...

While there has been a shortage of all types of rental accommodation across the UK for several years now, the student...

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

Only two per cent of Propertymark letting agents say tenants “always” want to know the EPC rating on a property they...

The lack of available housing stock is creating huge problems throughout the Private Rented Sector, including the supply chain. We all know...

A loans company, Moneyboat, has issued a series of tips for renters before and during their tenancies.  It claims that by avoiding...

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been accused of using landlords to do her dirty work for her. In a response to the...

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

The University of Dundee and letting agents’ body Propertymark want to understand more about the future plans of landlords.  This is happening...

The letting agents’ trade body ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to regulate Airbnb and other short let platforms but to...

A small poll of 100 letting agents by PropTech firm Goodlord has revealed that a strong majority believe the current pressures...

1. Extra mortgage costs While anyone who owns a property runs the risk of not being able to pay their mortgage, the...

There have been several examples of local councils asking private landlords to help find accommodation for refugees - but now the...

London landlords and letting agents have so far been hit with more than £900,000 in fines in the first half of...

The BBC says discussions are underway to extend the Renters Reform Bill to specifically outlaw any rental listing banning families and benefit recipients...

A Labour MP has expressed concern at the speed of progress on the Renters Reform Bill - pushing Leader of the...

A council chief has spoken out in support of landlords who lost money to a “despicable fraudster” who is now in...

Landlords, prospective landlords and letting agents are invited to join a Landlord and Letting Agents support event. The free event takes place...

TV property guru Phil Spencer has offered a series of tips to letting agents on how to retain landlord clients, especially...

Three-quarters of landlords want to raise rents in the face of the new Renter’s Reform Bill - mostly because of pets. When...

Propertymark says it’s spotted what may be the first sign of a U-turn on one aspect of the controversial Renters Reform...

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

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

Propertymark has told a group of MPs that many benefit recipients are excluded from the private rented sector due to the...

Landlords are urged to be cautious and do extensive research before signing up to a letting agent in the face of...

A key figure in the inventory sector says the Renters’ Reform Bill - scheduled for publication this week - must make...

Research conducted by activist group Generation Rent is claiming “shocking discrimination towards minority ethnic communities while navigating the private rental market.” The...

St Albans council is hosting a Landlord Forum on Tuesday May 23. This will be an opportunity for landlords and letting agents...

Labour’s shadow housing spokesperson is promoting a video claiming that ‘everyone’ in the private rental sector suffers from ‘rogue landlords and...

Research from Propertymark highlights a growing concern for the private rental sector in Scotland. As the Scottish National Party lurches from crisis...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising landlords worried about red tape to use letting agents. Neil Cobbold, managing director of rental payment service...

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

Landlords are exiting the market in droves. According to an accountancy firm who analysed HMRC data, 70,000 buy-to-let landlords left the sector...

Eight criminal landlords - three of them companies - have been fined approaching half a million pounds. They were prosecuted for offences...

Shelter says it welcomes a ruling by The Property Ombudsman that agents and landlords exercising a blanket ban on tenants with...

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

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

The government has delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document - it had been expected today.  The How to Rent...

Student lets have come under the spotlight as a result of a slowdown in the building of new university student accommodation...

A survey of 3,000 landlords and letting agents by the Property Redress Scheme has identified where these players regard the problems...

A north of England council has released figures on the number of complaints it has received about private landlords. Pendle council in...

For many years, investing in property has been seen as a way of obtaining “passive” income. Compared to other types of...

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching a three month probe into the workings of the private rental sector. It says the focus...

A letting agents’ trade group is urging the industry to sign a parliamentary petition calling for the Section 24 changes for...

Licensing for Airbnbs and similar short lets should be targeted in priority areas only and not the subject of blanket rules. That’s...

There were 108 new applicants registered per Propertymark member lettings agency branch on average in January, compared to just 64 in...

The government has published the findings of a review into the operation of Right To Rent by private landlords and letting...

Private landlords and letting agents can pick up tips on how to keep energy costs under control, stay on top of...

Charnwood council in the East Midlands is now accepting applications from landlords of private rented properties that are covered by two...

Landlords and letting agents are invited to join a virtual forum for details of a new licensing requirements and to find...

As many buy-to-let landlords continue to question their place in the market with ever increasing legislation, finance and management costs, one...

A nine-page legal document outlining landlords’ arguments has effectively stopped a controversial housing minister and campaigning organisations giving evidence to a...

There are early signs that the controversial private rental sector rent freeze in Scotland could be made permanent. The freeze, along with...

Bristol councillors who are landlords have been told they cannot speak in a debate on rent controls.  Earlier this week we explained...

January 9 this year, the first working Monday after the Christmas Break, has been dubbed Divorce Day. This is typically when enquiries...

Activist groups say landlords are being pressured by their letting agents into increasing rents. Generation Rent, led by Baroness Alicia Kennedy, and...

One of the UK’s leading letting agents has told landlords that they should permit pets because “it’s the right and proper...

Oxford council is proclaiming its citywide licensing scheme as a success - and claims it is processing more than 10,000 licence...