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Some 68% of tenants say the single biggest factor that would make them stay in their rental home long term is the relationship with their landlord or agent,

Since 14th May 2025, letting agents have been brought formally into the UK’s financial sanctions reporting regime. This means they are now legally required to screen landlords, tenants and guarantors against the UK sanctions list and to take action if concerns arise.

A new report warns that rogue locksmith scams are increasing, with some operators advertising low prices before charging customers hundreds of pounds once work is underway.

Tenants have been using Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud reports to challenge rent and holding deposit payments, according to LettsPay.

The most delayed jurisdictions include Barnet, Birmingham, Brentford, Bromley, Central London, Clerkenwell, Croydon, Edmonton, Kingston-upon-Thames County Court and Family Court, Romford, Slough, Stratford, Wandsworth and Willesden.

Propertymark has set out a series of considerations for the rollout of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 in its submission to the London Assembly Housing Committee.

Landlord Licensing & Defence has raised concerns over what it describes as “double jeopardy” enforcement, in which licence conditions repeat existing legal requirements.

Three-quarters of tenants in England say they are happy with their renting experience, with only a small minority reporting dissatisfaction, research reveals.

Starmer announced the cap in a video posted on TikTok – the first time a UK prime minister has used the platform to unveil a major government policy.

Propertymark says major omissions in the Government’s new Warm Homes Plan are “deeply concerning” for landlords and agents.

The Sentencing Council has unveiled a public consultation that appears to suggest that not enough landlords are currently being imprisoned for the offences.

Mr Pennycook also said “the government do not support the introduction of rent controls, including rent stabilisation measures, for the reasons that we debated at some length during the passage of the bill.”