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The Property Ombudsman (TPO) dealt with 2,518 letting complaints last year, according to the organisation’s 2019 annual report, which shows continued...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (The AIIC) has unsurprisingly welcomed the launch of a new deposit protection service that requires...

When it comes to buying, selling, letting or renting a property, you will likely be faced with words, phrases, acronyms and...

Assessing what constitutes fair wear and tear to a rental home is among the least understood areas of the lettings process,...

Buy-to-let landlords should be aware that Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) inventory reports are not needed to comply with...

The government’s decision to cap tenancy deposits at no more than five weeks’ rent where the annual rent is up to...

Inventory reports are increasingly showing and reporting safety and compliance issues within tenanted properties, according to the Association of Independent Inventory...

It is good practice to have a detailed and accurate inventory completed at the start of the tenancy, and again when...

The importance of having an independent inventory cannot be misjudged, especially as a poorly recorded or written report may leave the...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) remains hopeful that independent inventory reporting will become a compulsory requirement. The AIIC, the UK’s...

Buy-to-let landlords are being urged to prepare for the introduction of the letting fees ban, which will make it illegal to...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has released its latest annual report revealing an increase in the number of consumers contacting the...

InventoryBase has announced that it is supporting the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) in their bid for mandatory inventories for...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike, and because...

A new petition has been launched calling for independent inventory reporting to become a compulsory requirement. The petition, which has been created...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and letting agents alike, and because...

Buy-to-let landlords should be responsible for paying letting agent fees in Wales, despite some concerns that this will lead to higher...

Access 2 View, the online support service that provides landlords and letting agents with a range of services, including property management,...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords and tenants alike, and because it...

Following a recent report which claimed that one third of private tenants would not tell their landlord if they did significant...

Landlords should be more open-minded to tenants’ requests to make home improvements to their rental properties, according to the Association of...

Buy-to-let landlords are well within their rights to make appropriate deductions from a tenancy deposit when a tenant breaches the terms...

For a long time, fair wear and tear has been a grey area for landlords, and because it tends to vary...

A new web-based inventory software system called Inventory Genius, designed to take the hassle and legal pitfalls out of the inventory...

To help enjoy a risk-free tenancy, it is generally good practice for a landlord to have an inventory which records the condition...

Considerably more must be done to help reduce the number of tenancy deposit disputes, despite the recent improvements recorded in the...

Landlords in the UK are out of pocket to the tune of over £5bn every year because of damage to property...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced that it is now offering a comprehensive range of high quality online...

Plans to stop letting agents charging tenants for an inventory check could see costs passed on to landlords, warns the Association...

It is good practice to have a detailed and accurate inventory completed at the start of the tenancy, and again when...

The latest TDS stats show that there has been a steep 25% rise in tenancy deposit disputes, with one-third of agents...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is warning that tenants could lose thousands of pounds due to items that have...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is warning that tenants could lose thousands of pounds due to items that have...