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From 4 May 2021 your agency could be blocked from charging late fees, compounding interest on missing rent and taking any enforcement action over debts, thanks to the new Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space) Regulations in England and Wales.

It’s been a year since the start of lockdown in the UK and I’ve been impressed by how well letting agents have adapted and kept delivering great service throughout.

Evictions law – get specialist advice if you’re unsure

PayProp's new report, ‘The impact of COVID-19 on the UK rental market, June – August 2020’, is our most in-depth analysis yet of the effects of the effects of the pandemic on our sector – and it is now available to everyone who wants it, for free.

In July 2020, property industry bodies joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact one of the key proposals from the 2019 Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) report – creating a new set of industry standards for estate and lettings agents.

Landlords are struggling – they’ve been caught in a perfect storm of low mortgage approvals; bigger tax bills through the reduction in tax relief and higher stamp duty; and ever-increasing numbers of tenants in arrears.