Follow Up from the Debate on RoPA
In 2018, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group Chaired by Lord Best examined the options for raising standards across the property agent sector.
The working group made recommendations on:
a model for an independent property-agent regulator
a single, mandatory Code of Practice for property agents
minimum entry qualifications and continuing professional development for property agents
clarifying processes and charges for leaseholders
MPs Debate Regulation of Property Agents
2nd July 2026, sees House of Commons sit from 09:30 am. The primary business will centre around oral questions to government ministers, the Business Statement, and backbench debates as follows:-
09:30 am: Oral questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade Peter Kyle
Following Trade Questions: Business Statement to the Leader of the House
The DPS releases Webinars on Renters’ Rights Act
Videos created with The Guild of Letting & Management
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) has released a series of webinars for landlords and letting agents about the Renters’ Rights Act. The free-to-view videos cover:-
Changes to tenancy structures
Rules on raising rents
Pets in rented properties
Enforcement powers
The Government hints at ending Insured Deposit Schemes
The Government has announced plans to abolish insured tenancy deposit schemes which means landlords and letting agents will no longer be permitted to hold tenants' deposits in their client accounts, even where those deposits are protected through an approved insurance-backed scheme.
Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook confirmed that the Government intends to move to a single custodial model, requiring all tenancy deposits to be transferred to an authorised custodial tenancy deposit scheme at the outset of the tenancy.
The proposal forms part of the Government's wider programme of housing reform and is intended to strengthen consumer protection by ensuring that tenancy deposits are always held by an independent third party.