The first fine has been issued to a landlord for not being registered or licenced under the Rent Smart Wales scheme. Landlords who rent out properties in Wales have, since November 2016,…

An international coalition, including RICS, has launched a property measurement standard for floor space to benefit residential property investors, developers, real estate agents, professionals and ultimately consumers. This new international measurement standard…

There is now a wider choice of schemes for landlords and lettings agents to protect their tenants’ deposits. Until now, the Deposit Protection Service (DPS) was the only choice for those wanting…

ARLA and the NAEA have welcomed their new presidential teams for the year ahead. Nik Madan succeeds Peter Savage as President of ARLA, and Sally Lawson is appointed ARLA’s President Elect. Nik…

Vent your rent: How bad is your home? Very bad, according to tenants contributing to a social media campaign launched by Generation Rent.

Homes that were designed and built specifically for the rental market used, generally, to be called council houses. Not any more, councils gave way to housing associations who do indeed still build…

A series of promotional packages will help agents to gain qualifications.

The National Housing Federation (NHF) last week released data about the cost – borne by the taxpayer – of housing benefit, which has risen to £9.3billion, double the amount paid out 10…

Joining the media bus that thinks every agent is a ‘rogue’, Which? can’t resist adding agents’ fees to its banning demands.

The doom mongers who said escalating costs for landlords created by the recent tax squeeze and the looming letting fees ban would encourage more to self-manage appear to be wrong. Research by the…