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11 April 2024
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A high profile lettings agency has had to pay almost £22,000 in damages to an employee who raised concerns about safety...
01 March 2024
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The head of a major supplier insists the Renters Reform Bill provision making it easier for tenants to keep pets is...
02 January 2024
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Propertymark has given details of how it believes the Scottish Government rent control system has backfired and works against the interests...
11 July 2023
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Attempted fraud in the letting sector has risen sharply over the past two years, it’s been claimed. Tenant reference provider Homeppl claims...
27 January 2023
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Agents have only until the end of tomorrow, December 2, to feed into Propertymark’s response to a new consultation on the...
01 December 2022
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OnTheMarket is today revealing another deal for agents - and this time it’s with insurance broker Simply Business. There are four new...
08 November 2022
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Emergency legislation containing a private sector rent freeze is to be debated by Scottish politicians this week - and the surprise...
05 October 2022
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The average private rental tenancy deposit last year exceeded £1,000 new figures show. At an average of £1,005 per tenancy, the cost...
13 June 2022
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An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...
07 April 2022
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Letting agents are to be quizzed to establish the true cost of damages to rental accommodation by tenants. The “What’s the damage?”...
04 April 2022
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Propertymark has expressed a sigh of relief at a decision this week by the Appeal Court, which ruled in favour of...
28 January 2022
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New research by MoneySuperMarket reveals that dogs cause £1.5 billion of property damage per year. Labradoodles are the UK’s most destructive dog...
22 December 2021
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Agents need to be diligent regarding the the growth of cannabis in rental properties and the devastating lengths tenants will go to...
21 September 2021
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The latest research by lettings agency Benham and Reeves has analysed how the pandemic has affected the UK rental market when...
17 September 2021
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I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...
15 July 2021
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Another lettings agency has been found to have unlawfully discriminated against a tenant receiving benefits. Worthing County Court declared that Michael Jones & Company unlawfully...
21 April 2021
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A letting agent and property management expert says the likely introduction of the Renters Reform Bill in 2021 is a chance...
11 December 2020
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A warning about illegal fees by letting agents has been produced by a local council Trading Standards team. It has come from...
04 December 2020
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An insurance firm claims many tenants “make the mistake of thinking the items in their home aren’t worth” and so do...
13 July 2020
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A tenant is thought to be the first ever to have been awarded damages under new Scottish lettings legislation. Dambaru Baral was...
20 January 2020
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Owners of buy to let properties across the UK could be entitled to compensation due to onerous ground rent charges according...
10 December 2019
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It’s that time of year again when pencil cases are fully stocked and the smell of dusty books opening fills the...
13 September 2019
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The Association of Residential Lettings Agents has taken legal advice on what can be charged to tenants for so-called ‘contractual damages’. ARLA...
10 September 2019
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A Cardiff lettings agent claims to have become the first in Wales to stop charging fees to new and existing tenants. CPS...
07 August 2019
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A dispute concerning a ‘no deposit option’ put forward by a letting agency has reached the Daily Mail. The newspaper’s online service...
12 April 2019
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New ‘best practice’ guidance to letting agents and landlords has been introduced ahead of the introduction of the tenants’ fees ban...
27 March 2019
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With the government already on the ropes over Brexit, there’s a call today for one of its flagship immigration policies to...
22 March 2019
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Nottingham council - which recently introduced one of the largest and most controversial selective licensing schemes in the country - now...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News
A former City marketing executive is suing a lettings agency for £1.4m in a row over alleged harassment in 2010. Agent Caroline...
06 November 2018
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MPs have proposed a series of amendments to the Tenant Fees Bill as part of its Report Stage and Third Reading...
06 September 2018
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The popular belief that equity release damages the housing market is being challenged by claims from ER company Retirement Advantage. It claims...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News
Airbnb is facing more attempts to regulate its short lets, this time with the European Commission calling on the platform to...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...
31 August 2017
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A leading trade body says a cap on damage deposits paid by tenants - as proposed by the government - could...
23 August 2017
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An alternative to traditional deposits, already tested in the German rental market, is now being introduced into the UK - and...
28 June 2017
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Just over a quarter of all tenants across private and public housing would not say if they had caused significant damage...
11 April 2017
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The Property Ombudsman scheme’s annual report, just released, reveals that there has been a dramatic 32 per cent surge in the...
04 October 2016
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One of Britain's best-known landlords, Fergus Wilson, has launched an appeal after losing a case regarding a damp property. The tenants, Attila...
23 September 2016
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A fundamental part of any tenancy agreement is the tenant’s obligation to pay rent to live in the property. In return,...
30 August 2016
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Suzy Hershman, Head of Dispute Resolution for mydeposits, covers her top tips for preparing your dispute evidence If I had a £1 for...
12 August 2016
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For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike; this is...
15 July 2016
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An analysis of 100,000 buy to let insurance policies reveals that storm damage, burst pipes and damage from break-ins are the...
19 April 2016
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The scores are in - we have asked 20 senior agents and analysts for their forecasts for capital values the 2016...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News
The UK Association of Letting Agents has teamed up with around 30 other European professional property bodies to consider how to...