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The Welsh government is tripling the Council Tax premium that local authorities can charge to second-home owners.

Estate and letting agents will soon be asked to publish more detailed property listings – and could eventually be legally required to do so.

The government is closing half of the emergency Nightingale courts set up during the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially leaving landlords with longer waits to possess properties.

Estate and letting agents are preparing for tougher compliance checks as the government steps up anti-money laundering efforts.

Agents and politicians analyse the cost of living response and its potential consequences for rental growth and arrears.

From 5 April, letting agents and landlords will have to change how they handle Right to Rent immigration status checks.

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper contains big reforms for the private rented sector in England, and agents and landlords are bracing for impact.

Landlords are calling on the government to include them in cladding remediation plans, but may still be left out in the cold.