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A wealthy landlord who set up a fake lettings agency in Hull has been jailed for 11 years for allowing ‘ghost tenants’ to...

Police are urging letting agents and landlords to act swiftly if they think one of their properties is being used as...

Five regional police and crime commissioners have written to letting agents highlighting the problems of cannabis farms in private rental properties.  The...

Two agents who helped establish a multi-million-pound drugs ring in two cities have been jailed. Ossama Omar and Mohamed Latif ran Platinum...

Six agencies have been excluded from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to wronged complainants. One was the Belvoir...

Police officers are this week raising awareness among agents about the signs of potential cannabis grows. The campaign is being led in...

Agents need to be diligent regarding the the growth of cannabis in rental properties and the devastating lengths tenants will go to...

A law firm is warning that agents and landlords should carefully follow correct procedures if they suspect a rented property is...

New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity,...

A joint operation between Avon and Somerset Police and North Somerset council has uncovered a string of issues connected with rental...

Letting agents were amongst those duped by a Merseyside builder who rented 33 homes and then sub-let them to allow the...

Police officers have seized well over £6,000 worth of cannabis and drug manufacturing equipment after being tipped off by a letting...

With a host of changing regulations hitting the private rental sector, some landlords may be put off using letting agents, but...

The problem of cannabis ‘farmers’ using privately rented properties to mass-produce the drug is at its worst in the West Midlands,...

A trio of criminals have been jailed for 18 years after using the cover of a lettings agency to allow them...

Landlords and agents are being warned to remain vigilant as new figures reveal the extent of cannabis cultivation in the UK.  Direct...