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Covid-19 has upended most industries, at least for a short while, over the past two years. But the tourism sector has...

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...

The government is not budging on the Tenant Fees Act and will not amend it to allow separate and additional charging...

A council in the Lake District is inviting new and existing private landlords to register with Property Links, its free matching...

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...

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

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

A high number of landlords are struggling to keep up with new policy reforms, new research suggests. Market Financial Solutions has surveyed...

From tomorrow, it will be illegal for tenants in England to be charged letting fees, with deposits capped at five weeks’...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019, banning landlords and agents from charging fees to tenants, will come into effect on Saturday in...

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 government’s announcement earlier this week that there will be radical reforms of the PRS will not just create open-ended tenancies...

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

Buy-to-let mortgage activity remained subdued in January with landlord investors taking out just 5,500 new buy-to-let home purchase mortgages, down 1.8%...

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

After the Tenant Fees Bill received Royal Assent last week, landlords and letting agents will, from June 1st 2019, no longer...

The ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents will be introduced in June after the Tenant Fees Bill passed...

The introduction of a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents look set to finally come into force on...

The tenancy security deposits that tenants leave with landlords or their letting agents will be capped at a maximum of five...

Trading standards will almost certainly need help from consumers to help police the ban on letting fees, according to PayProp. As part...

The government’s plan to introduce a ban on fees charged by landlords and letting agents is likely to come into force...

Landlords and letting agents could be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales under plans for a new...

Tenant Fees Bill that will ban most charges set by landlords and letting agents to tenants in England will continue its...

Tenants living in some of the most deprived areas in England will face some of the steepest rent price hikes in...

The next stage of the Tenants’ Fees Bill through Parliament will be a Second Reading in the House of Lords this...

Trading Standards services in London are warning landlords and letting agents to ensure that they comply with the law and not...

Landlords are set to lose out on millions of pounds through a clampdown on rental fees after the government yesterday announced...

Buy-to-let landlords could save hundreds, if not thousands of pounds every year by not instructing a letting agent to let their property. The...

Landlords and letting agents could soon be banned from charging fees to private tenants in Wales under plans for a new...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to prepare for the introduction of the letting fees ban, which will make it illegal to...

As a property professional working in the lettings market, I feel that the moves to stamp out poor landlord practice and...

The government’s Tenant Fees Bill now introduced to the Commons is a ‘missed opportunity’ to make quicker and more lasting improvements in...

The ban on letting fees charged by landlords and letting agents is on its way, along with new rules on deposits,...

Recent research from Fixflo shows that nearly 42% of all agents in the UK believe the looming letting fees ban will...

A mix of tax reforms and tighter regulation for the buy-to-let sector must not prevent private landlords from being able to...

A high number of landlords plan to scale back buy-to-let investments over the next 12 months, according to a new study....

The government announced yesterday that the implementation of the ban on letting agents’ fees levied on tenants will not take place...

The government’s plan to ban letting agents in England from charging fees to tenants will deter up to 30% of buy-to-let...

Buy-to-let landlords could soon be hit with an empty homes tax after the Chancellor Philip Hammond yesterday gave local councils the...

In order to solve tenant disputes, landlords will soon be required to register with a redress scheme, helping to improve operating...

As the letting fees ban looms ahead, it is clear that however it plays out we are seeing more and more...

The government’s decision to introduce a draft bill to parliament this week to ban letting agents and landlords from charging introductory...

The government introduced a draft bill to parliament yesterday to ban letting agents and landlords from charging introductory fees to tenants...

Rogue landlords in Hackney face heavy fines after the local council gained new powers to issue penalties of up to £30,000.  Landlords...

New research from Fixflo shows that nearly 42% of all agents in the UK believe the looming letting fees ban will...

It is currently a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government prompting concern that...

A free mortgage advice clinic has been launched by The Happy Tenant Company in conjunction with the mortgage broker Lee Grandin...

Almost a third of buy-to-let landlords are unaware of the proposals for a draft bill banning letting agent fees, according to...

Buy-to-let landlords should be responsible for paying letting agent fees in Wales, despite some concerns that this will lead to higher...

After lobbying Tower Hamlets Council for three years, private renters in the east London district have finally been granted a new...

A host of Brexit bills dominated last week’s Queens’s speech, while there were also a few main non-Brexit proposals announced outlining...

The proposed ban on any letting fees charged to tenants by landlords and letting agents is widely viewed as a draconian...

The Queen’s Speech was unsurprisingly dominated by Brexit, with a host of proposed new laws designed to prepare the UK for...

The consultation period for the proposed ban on letting agents’ fees in England should either be extended or suspended until after...

Following a raft of changes, including tax measures, in the buy-to-let sector, the government has now published its consultation on banning...

The government’s plan to ban letting agents in England from charging fees to tenants will not deter the vast majority of...

Nearly 17% of properties currently available on the private rented sector could become unrentable by 2018 if government plans for new...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has reiterated its call for the government to reconsider banning letting agents in England...

Letting agents in England will be banned from charging fees to tenants under plans announced by the chancellor in his Autumn...

All letting agency fees should be paid by landlords, rather than tenants, as is the case in Scotland, according to Citizens...

The Labour party has announced plans to reform the private rented sector should it come to power. It would introduce legislation to...