Lettings
Demonstration at letting agent’s office after touting letter row
Petition signed by over 11,000 demands agent withdraws letter telling landlords they could get more rent
Lettings
Compliance
Agents and landlords call for help with immigration checks on tenants
Right to rent Home Office helpline gives out some numbers
Lettings
Three in ten landlords with just one property fail to turn a profit
Nearly one in four landlords are 'accidental' says NLA
Law
Letting agent goes to jail after theft of up to £30,000
Woman who took rental money from tenants pleads guilty to theft and fraud
Lettings
Scottish Government moves to make tenancies ‘indefinite’
Proposals could be a template for a Labour government's plans in England
Lettings
Why politicians’ talk of banning letting agent fees is wide of the mark
Eric Walker says politicians should stop condemning lettings industry – and listen to us
Acquisitions
Countrywide to continue buying spree of letting agents
UK's largest chain buys four lettings businesses in first three months of year
Law
£1m worth of unclaimed tenants’ deposits could be handed over to Crown
Tenancy deposits scheme calls for a change in the law
Lettings
New briefing paper for MPs on regulation of letting agents
Briefing covers a possible ban on letting agent fees
Lettings
So much unfinished business over private rented sector, says CLG committee
Government has dragged its heels over research proposal into letting agent fees
Law
Tenant who sub-let via Airbnb is told to quit by landlord
Case highlights issue of Government's move to make 'no sub-letting' clauses illegal
Lettings
… but Manchester launches new voluntary initiative
Manchester launches new Renting Pledge and aims to target rogues
Law
Don’t panic but prepare: Agents warned over change in evictions law
Deregulation Act set to bring in major changes to use of Section 21 procedure
Law
Tenants ‘could deliberately damage properties’ to avoid eviction
ARLA warns new law on retaliatory evictions could have serious consequences
Lettings
Property owners in London will be able to turn homes into ‘pseudo hotels’
ARLA says reform must be reconsidered because of threat to security and society
Finance
One in five London tenants now paying entire rent up-front
Costs of over £200,000 paid before tenant moves in – as more tenants avoid checks
Charity
Citizens Advice calls for ban on letting agent fees saying new law won’t work
Charity insists it does not make call lightly but says two-thirds of agents are flouting ASA ruling
Law
Superstrike hits the dust as new law overturns controversial judgement
June 23 deadline to register all deposits taken on older tenancies but no need to keep re-serving prescribed information
Lettings
Private rented sector continuing to power ahead
Demand and rents both on the rise as supply fails to keep up