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Sharp Increase in Rental Frauds as Con Artists Pose as Agents
The rising incidence of rental scams, with tricksters masquerading as letting agents, has become a cause for concern for renters in the private sector. National…
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Six agents excluded from The Property Ombudsman scheme
UK landlords are being warned to be vigilant as six agents have been excluded from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme for failing to pay compensatory…
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Rental market in good health
There was little sign of the Coronavirus Crisis dampening the rental market in August, according to ARLA Propertymark’s latest survey of its letting agent members….
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Welsh Housing Market opens for Business
Wales has re-opened of its housing market for business. ‘The threat of coronavirus hasn’t gone away but thanks to the efforts we have all made…
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Landlords free to conduct viewings
From today (13 May 2020) private landlords and letting agents may conduct viewings of empty rental properties, and of properties from which tenants are moving…
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TPO in flurry of agent expulsions
Failure to pass on rent to a landlord client, failure to undertake promised work prior to letting, failure to evict a tenant as instructed and…
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Belvoir Report Buy to Let Investors Forced to Sell Up
Punitive government legislation is causing buy to let investors to sell up, with a Belvoir report saying that in one of its branches 17 rental…
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Labour Party Pledges to Shorten Tenancy Deposits
The Labour Party have made the statement that tenancy deposits should be capped at a mere three weeks, in a radical move attempting to make…
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Tower Hamlets Council Collects £150,000 from Landlord Fines
Tower Hamlets council has collected a total of £150,000 from rogue landlords and letting agents charging hidden fees. Tower Hamlets council has 401 landlords on…
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MakeUrMove Finds Property Investors Suffering Under Problem Tenants
Buy to let property investors are suffering under problem tenants who fail to pay their rent on time, according to a new survey from online…