The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) have launched Propertymark – altering their emphasis from industry faced licensing to consumer protection. The new organisation will speak with a single voice uniting the interests of all its audiences. Although both ARLA and NAEA have represented the property sector to key ...

A former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee says tenants face potential rent increases of between 20% - 30% as a result of tax rises hitting landlords. David Miles, now Professor of Financial Economics at Imperial College, London, says he wants the current 3% stamp duty surcharge and the imminent start of the phased reduction of landlord’s mortgage ...

A new report claims right to rent checks are not working, with more and more landlords afraid to rent to those without British passports. The paper by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) produced with assistance from the RLA, shows that the Government’s crackdown on illegal immigrants is creating a climate of fear amongst landlords. The charity is calling ...