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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...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year. The analysis, carried out by...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit...
06 April 2024
From: Tax & Finance
A rental sector insurance firm has hit back at claims made about Section 21 by the charity Citizens Advice. A spokesperson for...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Changes put forward to the Renters Reform Bill to crack down on rogue landlords, protect vulnerable residents and improve the safety of...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s been a clampdown on imprecise wording used in lettings listings. The National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agency Team - which...
17 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Hawks Properties Limited has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to honour a compensation award. The agency - with...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill has been unveiled, as Ministers bid to address the housing crisis and create a fairer rental...
17 June 2023
From: Agent Advice
This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...
02 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Landlords have again become the focus of HMRC. The government department is currently using data from rent deposit schemes to assess...
13 May 2023
From: Tax & Finance
A landlord’s company called Trophy Homes Limited, based in Liverpool, has pleaded guilty to failing to apply for an HMO licence...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s been a significant drop in the number of students passing referencing. It’s down from 50 to 40 per cent this autumn...
09 November 2022
From: Breaking News
A Selective Licensing scheme introduced by a council back in 2016 is set for expansion. Middlesbrough council claims that its scheme has...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Landlord Today has been approached by researchers at the University of York and University of Bristol doing a study on tenant...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
An analysis from PropTech firm Goodlord claims that landlords would have lost a combined £1m over the last year without anti-fraud...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Letting agents are relied on to make the letting process easier for landlords and tenants. As a landlord, there is a long...
20 June 2022
From: Legislation, Regulation & Compliance
The homelessness charity Step By Step is demanding that rival bidding on rental property be outlawed to give the poorest prospective...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
PropTech supplier Canopy has launched a new service to help tenants affected by the pandemic. Last year Canopy was awarded a grant...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Wealthier tenants will benefit from stiffer affordability criteria as stock levels fall and demand increases according to DJ Alexander Ltd, part...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A major supplier to the lettings industry has just acquired a pet referencing company and suggests that greater due diligence could...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The government’s pledge to scrap Section 21 eviction powers for landlords and agents is “the worst form of gesture politics in...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A new fixed-rate platform has been launched that says it will save landlords thousands of pounds in management fees. Rentd claims to...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The New Year is typically a time for people to take stock of their finances and ensure that they’re on strong...
15 January 2022
From: Top tips & guides
Airbnb can make life easier for UK landlords by increasing yields, simplifying the rental process and providing peace of mind against...
11 December 2021
From: The Big Issues
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Rajiv Singh |Founder & CEO RentOnCloud www.rentoncloud.com Tell me about RentOnCloud, what does...
04 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
A new PropTech platform says it allows easy digital contact between tenants, landlords and third party suppliers avoiding the need to...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A national accountancy firm says HM Revenue & Customs has discovered huge numbers of landlords avoiding paying tax - as many as...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News
There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...
29 September 2021
From: Lettings PropTech
Propertymark wants to hear about examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement from the ARLA wing...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A pet referencing service is courting controversy by suggesting more animals should be allowed in rental properties - and that landlords,...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Yet another lettings agency says the private rental sector would be wise to encourage tenants with pets. Earlier this week it was...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Online lettings platform Mashroom says there are four tips for tenants who want to boost their credit ratings to have a...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Tenants with arrears accumulated during the pandemic are finding it tough to secure alternative accommodation because their credit scores have been...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords in a Midlands city are being asked to help find safe places to live for homeless individuals and families. The council...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
Three lettings agencies have been expelled for The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to landlords. And as they are now...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A PropTech supplier claims landlords and letting agents can now offer tenants a new service potentially boosting credit scores with Equifax...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Landlords with London properties have a short-term opportunity to list and let them for free - but they’ll have to be...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
A London lettings agency is offering landlords the opportunity to list and let properties for free this month. The offer comes from...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News
The Advanced Rent Option, which offers landlords a year’s rent up-front, is being rolled out across the UK. The ARO is the brainchild...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...
30 October 2020
From: Tax & Finance
With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
Landlords and tenants are being warned that Foremost Lettings Ltd (trading as Foremost Lettings), based in St. Leonards-On-Sea, has been expelled...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The coronavirus crisis has hit the UK's economic outlook, and many buy-to-let landlords are understandably worried about their post-lockdown rental property...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News
A new online property management platform has been launched by Herddle. The new service, which combines proprietary technology and traditional property management...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Landlords should be aware that eight estate and letting agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO), which means...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News
All buy-to-let landlords and letting agents are being offered a comprehensive tenant screening service absolutely free of charge by Canopy. Available with...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Two years ago, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ordered the nine largest UK current account providers to open up their...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Most landlords are wary of the potential damage, smells and noise complaints that can come with accommodating a tenant with pets....
23 October 2019
From: Sponsored Content
It is now illegal for tenants to be charged by landlords or letting agents in Wales in order to set up or...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
A new utility management and transfer tool, available to both landlords and letting agents, has been launched by LetHQ. The company, which...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News
How does the idea of 12 months’ rent in advance sound? Choices Estate Agents plans to launch a new Advanced Rent...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The Lettings Hub, a major tenant referencing and let insurance provider, has joined forces with teclet, a cloud-based, automated software platform. The...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The level of fraudulent rental applications being received by letting agents is on the up, new research shows. The study by Benham...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News
There is a growing need to improve fraud detection in the private rented sector, according to Landlord Action. Paul Shamplina, the founder...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Void periods are one of landlords’ most dreaded occurrences. This is because you are not only failing to collect rental income,...
03 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content
Landlords now face the prospect of two unsuccessful tenant applications on average for every successful one, resulting in an increase in...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Tenant referencing and lettings insurance provider, Barbon Insurance Group, has teamed up with flatfair to co-market the two companies’ products and...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords need to minimise potential risks that make the difference between ‘profitable calm’ and ‘money-pit worry’ to help ensure that...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News
We all know that high quality detailed tenant references are crucial to ensure that people placed in rental properties have been...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The average cost of renting a property in the UK increased by 1.6% in the 12 months to May, according to...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News
The Tenant Fees Act, better known simply as the tenant fees ban, is coming into force from June 1 2019. It...
24 May 2019
From: Rental Reform
Rental price inflation has slowed down, with HomeLet's latest data revealing that the average monthly rent in the UK now stands...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News
Landlords and letting agents will soon be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales after a Bill banning...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The cost of renting a home in the UK is rising quicker than the rate of inflation, with the average monthly...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Who are you? Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...
15 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview
Online letting agent Upad has pledged to challenge landlords’ ‘expectations’ with the revamp of its ‘UPay On Success’ product which means...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant rise in demand from people looking to rent property amid political and economic uncertainty and this...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News
The average cost of renting a property in the UK increased by 2.5% in the 12 months to January, the latest...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Many people tend to hold off on buying property during times of uncertainty and that appears to be precisely what is...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News
It is becoming increasingly clear that some letting agents may not survive the tenant fee ban coming into force next spring...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News
The average cost of renting a property in the UK rose by 1.5% in the 12 months to December 2018, the...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News
It’s been a busy year in terms of legislation in the Scottish lettings industry. The introduction of the Private Residential Tenancy...
28 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords should invest the time in getting to know their tenants, according to new research. A survey conducted by Upad shows...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Draconian tax changes applying to buy-to-let investors will leave many private landlords with little alternative but to evict tenants and sell...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News
The average cost of renting a property in the UK increased by 1.5% in the 12 months to November, the latest...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Traditional tenant referencing is dead as it uses old and slow systems, has little technology support, and is grossly overpriced, according...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Even though the most recent Budget offered some welcome relief for landlords and the buy-to-let sector as a whole, there are...
23 November 2018
From: Sponsored Content
The average cost of renting a property outside London rose by 1.7% in the 12 months to October, while tenants in...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Landlords and letting agents could be banned from charging fees to private rental tenants in Wales under plans for a new...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Building and managing a property portfolio can be daunting, but Arthur Online claims that it has made property management simpler by...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Tenant referencing has once again been a topic of hot debate over the past few weeks, following a fresh study that...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News
A landlord in County Durham has been ordered to pay just over £450 for breaching his licence. Matthew Snowdon, of Cows Hill...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News
How many times has a potential tenant failed referencing? Too many times is probably your answer. This frustrating scenario ultimately arises because...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The average cost of renting a property in the UK rose by 1.7% in the 12 months to September, according to...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
More than half - 53% - of tenants in this country do not understand their rights and new regulations brought in...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News
PropTech startup Goodlord, which offers cloud-based software to help letting agents, landlords and tenants manage the rental process, has raised £7m...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News
A letting agency in Isleworth, West London, which was recently penalised for a number of offences, has been expelled from The...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News
We all know that landlords must carry out a series of vigorous checks on prospective tenants before letting a property, as...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News
A growing number of landlords are turning to social media to garner more information about rental applicants, according to the latest...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News
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...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News
‘Open banking’ provider TrueLayer has teamed up with Goodlord to enhance the proptech platform’s fintech integration for landlords, tenants and agents. Goodlord’s...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Tenants who have been renting for 10 years or longer should not have to have to go through the same referencing...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News
What is a tenant reference? A tenant reference is a tool for landlords to help choose the right tenants. A good tenant...
06 June 2018
From: Sponsored Content
Buy-to-let landlords are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help pay for higher letting agents...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News
PropTech startup RentalStep has recorded impressive monthly growth of landlords and tenants using its platform. Since January, the platform has recorded landlord...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News
Tenant referencing provides all the background information on prospective tenants, helping landlords and letting agents make an educated choice about who...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Recent research from Fixflo shows that nearly 42% of all agents in the UK believe the looming letting fees ban will...