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A so-called Cultural Awareness Course is being held to explain to landlords about their responsibilities under the 2010 Equality Act. The course...

The management of BTL properties, whether it's a modest collection of three units or a more sizable portfolio of fifteen, can...

This year is set to bring sweeping rental reforms that will change the face of lettings forever. Landlords should be following...

Renters’ Reform Bill The Renters’ Reform Bill will dominate the PRS policy agenda in 2023. Signs are encouraging that DLUHC is considering...

Propertymark has issued a guide to help landlords choose lettings agents.   Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark president, says she has five tips aimed...

The changes to Mortgage Interest Tax Relief and impact on your wallet Before April 2017 landlords with a mortgage on their buy-to-let...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent.   To many renters,...

On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...

All letting agents in England are now required to belong to an approved Client Money Protection scheme, a measure designed to...

Money Shield and the National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS) have become officially recognised Client Money Protection (CMP) Scheme operators after securing...

Landlords and tenants will continue to be able to claim back the entire amount of money that has been lost or...

Client Money Protect, part of the Hamilton Fraser group, has been awarded consent to operate a client money protection scheme when...

The government’s existing strategy to protect rent paid by tenants to letting agents will fail to provide adequate protection for landlords,...

The organisers of the National Landlord Investment Show have announced the shortlist for the 2018 National LIS Awards. The team at Landlord...

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

Automated payment systems can help to reduce letting agency fraud, it has been claimed. PropTech firm PayProp says that automating rental payment...

Given that thousands of landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), placing money held by letting agents are...

There was good news for landlords and tenants yesterday after the government took measures to prevent rogue letting agents stealing your...

Four out of five buy-to-let landlords believe that client money protection (CMP) should be made compulsory when they use a letting...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks is calling on landlords as well as letting agents to respond to the government's outstanding...

The government is considering its options when it comes to increasing protections for private landlords and tenants’ cash against fraud and...

Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...

At least one in five landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), new figures show. Fresh research from...