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Despite several fires in rented properties, the government is proposing to double the maximum legal power of e-bikes. A Department of Transport...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Countryside campaigning charity CPRE has given a warm welcome to Michael Gove’s clampdown on short lets. Earlier this week Housing Secretary Michael...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning announced wholesale changes to planning and regulations surrounding short lets. His proposals include: - planning permission...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The letting agents’ trade body Propertymark says one of the UK governments should go further in ensuring the safety of tenants...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Letting agents’ body Propertymark is throwing its weight behind a mandatory licensing and registration scheme for short let landlords. Anyone who lets...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has listed a string of legal reforms it wants as part of the government’s modernisation of the court process -...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Repairs and maintenance supplier Fixflo is warning agents of a surge in demand for Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the short...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is issuing a stark warning to be aware of the dangers of carbon...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Harlow council says it wants to take a harder line against agents and landlords who knowingly let unsafe and substandard properties...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is urging agents to give it their views on two consultations on health and safety issues coming out of Northern...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
New directives issued by the government put the emphasis firmly on private landlords and their letting agents to take responsibility for...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The company which owned and was responsible for a five-storey block of rented flats in Bridlington has been ordered to pay...
23 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...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Three property management companies and a landlord have been fined approaching £80,000 for health and safety failings. Mohammed Ali Abbas Rasool, Cadogan...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has made a strident set of demands of the government in a bid to end the so-called Sex For Rent...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark is backing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in all residential buildings in Wales. The Welsh Government is proposing to amend...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A trade body says inventories are set to play an increasingly important role in the private rental sector as fire regulations...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
New legal provisions within Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 that form the latest part of the Home Office's...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The head of a property management company has been fined £25,800 after serious safety issues were discovered at a shared house...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A combination of regular inspections and pro-active installation of ventilation can help to reduce the risk of dangerous damp and mould...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Lettings agents will be able to book their exam this week for the new Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A national campaign warning about the dangers of damp and mould could help save lives, a property industry insider says. A recent...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A former lettings agent who now helps tenants take legal action against landlords says 25 per cent of the complaints he...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is hosting a webinar this evening for letting agents and other industry employers responsible for...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
A safety training service is warning of “alarming statistics” showing an increase in the number of fires and fatalities and a...
01 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The first step within the UK to officially monitor Airbnb-style short lets comes into effect on Saturday, which is October 1. Scotland’s...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark, the letting agents’ trade body, has issued this guidance for agents to pass to landlords. It coincides with Gas Safety Week,...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
B-hive Block Management Partners has been chosen by a senior industry figure to launch her own block and estate management venture,...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A retired estate agent has pleaded guilty to three charges of breaching fire safety in Devon. Retired Force and Sons agent David...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A warning has been issued that as many as 250,000 homes - some likely to be in the private rental sector...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Yet another revision to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations takes effect from October 1 - that’s just under...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Renters are being placed at unnecessary risk due to a delay in reforms that would allegedly give them greater protection, it’s been...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A council claims that a pilot licensing scheme has discovered a very high proportion of rental homes requiring improvement. Plans to extend...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Airbnb says that its so-called ‘party ban’ - introduced in 2020 at the height of the pandemic - is being made...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent agency lettings chief is alerting the industry that new smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules are changing from October 1. Since...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord has been fined a four figure sum for failing to produce documentation for a council. Fathima Syeda Kauser of Luton pleaded...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents are being urged to prepare for changes to the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Regulations which may come in this...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Lettings accreditation and training service Safeagent is calling on the government to make more public cash available for councils to exercise...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark has hit back in this week’s debate on the quality of private rental property, following sharp criticism in a...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Thousands of tenants have no choice but to accept “appalling conditions” according to the chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter. Polly Neate...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Private rental property conditions and the enforcement of regulations by councils and government have all been in the firing line from...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Rightmove’s April webinars for agents continue today with Daryl Mcintosh, Policy Manager at Propertymark, giving a legal and compliance update for...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Activists in the Acorn campaign group are lobbying a council in a bid to - in its words - “ban slum...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A property management company has been fined for failing to repair an open sewer in the garden of a rental property. SRA...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A fast-expanding PropTech business has opened a new office in London to serve a growing client base in the capital and...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Trade body UKALA has cautioned letting agents to act now following the government announcement that it intends to extend the need...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
New measures to reduce the impact of Airbnb and other short lets in Scotland are “hugely disproportionate” a property group claims. The Scottish...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A council is warning letting agents to adhere to health and safety laws or else face the legal consequences. Telford & Wrekin...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News
MPs and the wider public have been presented with a lengthy report on the growth of Airbnb and similar platforms across...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News
A report by the National Audit Office claims that the way private renting is regulated makes the sector unfair to renters. It...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A London property managing agent has been ordered to pay more than £80,000 for safety failings which “exposed a potentially large...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents have raised a specific concern about one aspect of a law change regarding carbon monoxide alarms. Earlier this week the government...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The government has announced that carbon monoxide alarms must be fitted in all private rental properties with fixed appliances such as...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
A checklist for agents to help ensure they steer clear of unwanted fines or claims has been provided by the Guild...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A property consultancy says it’s identified the next ‘landmine’ in the building safety saga facing agents and landlords around the country. Mary-Anne...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Agents and landlords are being warned that the Fire Safety Act 2021 will make a huge impact on their responsibilities -...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Airbnb has launched a scheme it calls the UK Trust and Safety Alliance to offer hosts information on health, safety and...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has given its broad support to a new Private Members Bill introduced into the Northern Ireland assembly, aimed at improving...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Rental and other households should replace optical smoke alarms every 12 years unless manufacturers recommend otherwise, according to a study by...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A poll of over 1,300 renters by a flat share platform suggests that over half have been deterred from moving in...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A local authority has explained its role in ensuring that a private landlord could arrange for an electrical safety inspection to...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A council is offering free training to letting agents, via online courses starting next Monday. Dorset council says it wants to work...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology” says its latest app aids safety for agents. The latest version of the...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid In your experience,...
12 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
A London council has taken a landlord company to court after complaints of poor housing conditions in five of its rented...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News
A letting agent has been fined £11,500 for breaking HMO houses and fire safety rules at a property he manages. Agent Benjamin...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Councils are failing to protect tenants in three out of four cases where they discover rental homes are unsafe, according to...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A property company and its director will have to shell out £10,000 after a blaze left six tenants homeless in the...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has issued updated guidance to include the recent extension of the bailiff enforcement...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A property company and a landlord have each been found guilty of 27 charges relating to the management of two properties...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Changes to electrical safety standards rules applying to existing tenancies came into force at the start of the Easter break and...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The private rental sector has new electricity regulations taking effect next week, putting the emphasis on agents and landlords. The Electrical Safety...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
ARLA Propertymark is asking agent members to ensure the safety of lone workers in branches and on viewings. A statement from the association...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Letting agencies are being urged to help to shape the future of the rental sector by completing a survey as part...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords and managing agents of HMOs could face unlimited fines following new measures being brought in to strengthen fire safety, the...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
An agency has been hit with a £330,000 bill after being found guilty of poor management of an HMO. Magistrates have found...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News
A first attempt to regulate Airbnb-style short lets through licensing has been withdrawn. The SNP-led Scottish Government had drawn up a licensing...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A London council describes two new licensing schemes as ‘making renting fairer’ - even though they are launched during the pandemic. Islington’s Labour...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Letting agents have been told to document all arranging, planning and scheduling of work related to electrical checks in a bid...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A council claims that as many as a fifth of all the private rental sector homes in its area have a...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Parliament has postponed new fire and smoke alarm legislation for 12 months. This move, by its local government committee, follows...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Two landlords in the same town - one the director of a lettings firm - have been prosecuted as their properties...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A lettings expert claims that many agents are failing to comply with appropriate legislation, rendering their landlord clients liable for legal...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
One person had to be rescued from a fire after their landlord failed to ensure they had a working fire alarm...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Lettings agents have until January 11 to respond to the latest consultation proposal stiffening health and safety in the private rental...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
Two suspended sentences, community service, a fine and disqualification from being a director - those form the penalty for a rogue...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News
A new report demands that online rental platforms and portals allowing direct advertising by clients do more to deter fake landlords...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
A landlord taken to court by a council has ended up with a bill in excess of £20,000. Dennis Goodwin of Highbury...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Letting agents are being warned they are likely to face a higher number of mandatory electrical checks as the sector expands...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A trade body is reminding new landlords tempted by the stamp duty holiday of the raft of health and safety measures they...
11 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Two London landlords and their lettings agents will have to pay tens of thousands of pounds after a home they were letting...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Reports into Letting Agent Today suggest there’s still some confusion over new regulations surrounding electrical checks in the private rental sector. If...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
London Fire Brigade’s deputy assistant commissioner for fire safety has praised the new safety regulations which have now come in to...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News
A solicitor involved in the Court of Appeal case which ruled in favour of the private rental sector has spoken of...