A government-backed anti-fraud organisation reckons tenants are losing £5.25 million every year to rental scams.

The government is to conduct a lengthy review of the UK's 550 or more selective licensing schemes operated by many local authorities.

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team (NTSEAT) has today launched a survey to find out how widespread the use of referral fees from solicitors, surveyors, financial advisors and removal firms is…

The Welsh government has revealed its planned letting fees ban legislation after it was introduced to the country’s Assembly on Tuesday and, like its English counterpart, is likely to become law next…

Warwick District Council will be the first in the UK to offer home buyers an online Local Land Charges services in the UK.

A plumber who took 'employer' to court over his entitlement to holiday and sick pay may trigger a rethink at many hybrid estate agent headquarters.

Western Australian industry body claims Purplebricks advertising claims about its service are "false" and "misleading.

Leicester is the latest city to go live with a scheme that requires letting agents to apply for planning permission to erect boards in areas heavily dominated by students. The council yesterday…