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A lettings agency trading as Bowden Property Group Ltd has been fined £4,000 and £1,470 for failing to protect two tenancy...
29 May 2024
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A statement from a city council claims that a property company failed to attend court in a case of deposit protection,...
19 April 2024
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Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. These are measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...
05 March 2024
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The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting...
29 December 2023
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A register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has over 30,000 registrations. The Register of Overseas...
27 December 2023
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Two property company bosses have been sentenced following an Insolvency Service investigation which found they had abused a £30,000 Bounce Back...
20 December 2023
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The company which in 2021 tried to introduce the concept of asking potential tenants and buyers to pay to view a...
23 November 2023
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Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...
06 April 2023
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The Register of Overseas Entities, which came into force back in August, requires all overseas entities owning property in the UK...
19 January 2023
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The government is urging all overseas entities who own property in the UK to register at Companies House. The Register of Overseas...
30 November 2022
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Five agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme - all for compliance failures. The first is Home Trader Properties, in...
04 October 2022
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Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...
30 March 2022
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While the number of companies set up by individual landlords to hold buy to lets reached a record high last year,...
17 January 2022
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Three lettings agency bosses have been banned from being directors of companies for a total of over 13 years after being...
14 December 2021
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A London lettings agency - that has now entered bankruptcy - has been cleared of any involvement in a rental scandal...
04 October 2021
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Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...
27 July 2021
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Lloyds Bank says tenants will “within the next few weeks” move into the first of a series of new developments it...
08 July 2021
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It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...
21 June 2021
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Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...
16 April 2021
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is advising member companies to file their accounts on time in order to remain transparent...
03 April 2020
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The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...
29 August 2018
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There’s been another large increase in the number of buy to let mortgages sought by limited companies - they accounted for...
12 October 2017
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A landlord has set up a company to handle the ownership and management of buy to let properties - and the...
02 May 2017
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The Charity Commission is to probe the links between a letting agency that has allegedly been paid more than £5.5m in...