The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 – has now become effective and is something which all businesses are expected to comply with. The new system has...
Which?, the consumer body that appears to be taking an increasingly-aggressive line against letting agents and landlords, has now issued a five-point demand for reform of the rental sector. In an accompanying statement Which?...
More than 150 estate agency firms went insolvent last year and as many as 7,000 are at risk as high street operators face the triple whammy of online competition, a sagging property market and...
The annual report from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) which was published today reveals a 3% increase in the number of complaints made last year, bringing the total to 3,658. Of these however, 2,212 were...
Figures published by ARLA Propertymark reveal that the number of properties available to rent in London is now 46% below the national average. The data suggests that tenants are finding the task of securing...
Landlords and letting agents who reject housing benefit claimants could be flouting equality laws, due to a recent legal case. Although widespread, agents and landlords may have to review their policies and procedures after...
The City of Lincoln Council plans to ban agents’ boards it parts of the city. It has applied to the Government in Westminster for the ban over concerns that up to a quarter of...
In response to a query from the National Approved Lettings Scheme (NALS), the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed that the ban letting agents’ fees charged to tenants will not come...
A new code of practice for letting agents operating in Scotland is set to start accepting applications before the end of January. The Scottish Government has set a deadline of the end of September...
London’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has declared that rogue landlords and letting agents now have nowhere to hide after launching a new database. The Rogue Landlord and Agent Checker is the first of its kind...
