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The countdown to Christmas is on, and Agents Giving has brought back its Christmas Stocking Campaign to ensure that no-one is left out of the festive fun.

The government is tightening up rules on carbon monoxide detectors in rented homes in England, and landlords and agents are being urged to make sure that their properties will still comply.

Could stricter energy efficiency rules push landlords into selling their properties? A new poll suggests they could.

With Christmas around the corner and restrictions on international travel reintroduced, holiday let owners in the UK are enjoying booming demand and rising rents.

Poor quality privately rented homes cost the NHS £340m each year, according to a new report by the National Audit Office.

The Welsh government is paying private landlords to house homeless tenants – but so far, uptake has been low.

Making the compliance burden easier to manage, focusing on the minority that don’t comply, putting in place a robust complaints procedure and shouting about the industry’s many successes are all key to improving the reputation of letting agents, according to a major new report into the sector.

We followed up our recent webinar, Trust through transparency – building landlord and tenant confidence in the lettings industry, with a Q&A, inviting agents to ask our panel more about transparency, regulation and the future of our sector.