Compliance
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to be mandatory in all rented homes
Compulsory installation of safety measures announced by minister
Lettings
Compliance
Tenant referencing and Data Protection Act – what agents need to know
Who owns a reference? Your questions answered
Lettings
Government yet to publish response into rental market inquiry after a year
New briefing paper on licensing published for MPs as moves made to tighten up on licensing
Lettings
Tiny flat lets within 40 minutes – and tenant moves in within two hours
Quick-quick deal on tiny apartment could set new speed record
Lettings
Home Office asks agents for help in immigration checks pilot scheme
Government wants letting agents to say how pilot due for national roll-out is going
Lettings
Labour returns to battleground on ‘extortionate’ letting agent fees
Party which will ban fees says tenants are paying nearly £2,000 in upfront costs
Lettings
Nervy London market chooses rentals over sales as election nears
Specialist lettings market sees huge growth as jitters grow over Mansion Tax
Lettings
Rent rises subdued in Scotland after market ‘settles’ in wake of fees ban
Rent rises north of border half of rental inflation in England and Wales
Compliance
Too easy for ‘rogues’ to set up as letting agents and fleece people, says lender
Buy-to-let lender Paragon hits out at non-existent controls over client money
Law
More landlords go down the ‘no fault’ route to get possession
Section 21 eviction cases at 15-year high
Lettings
Survey reveals rise and rise of private renting
Private rented sector now accounts for 4.4m households
Lettings
Councils crack down on rogue landlords using existing powers
Two authorities take action without going down licensing route
Compliance
Redress scheme issues advice on letting agent fees
New guides issued by Property Redress Scheme
Lettings
More new homes plus regulation of letting agents needed, parties are told
NAEA and ARLA release election 'manifesto' – and they're not alone
Law
Record number of complaints to TPO after law change
Almost six in ten initial complaints to ombudsman are about letting agents
Events
Places being snapped up at Eye-supported landlord law conference
A must-attend conference for those in the lettings business
Law
Men jailed after hoodwinking ‘many’ letting agents in £35m drugs case
Cannabis criminals conned agents by posing as Cayman businessmen