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14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government appears to have admitted that the long-awaited Rental Reform White Paper has now been delayed yet again, this time...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A new voluntary redress scheme has been launched to help landlords and tenants solve disputes. The scheme - by the National Residential...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...
12 March 2022
From: The Big Issues

A proposal that landlords be fined up to 36 months rent has been put forward in a consultation paper. The Scottish Government’s...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A council says it’s going to clampdown on landlords who are “keeping deposits unnecessarily” and agents “charging unpermitted fees.” The pledge comes...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Last October, stakeholders across the private rented sector were told by ministers that the Government needed extra time to create a...
12 February 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

The activist group Generation Rent says it’s celebrating a victory in its campaign to secure a national mandatory landlord register. Newspaper leaks...
01 February 2022
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The government is expected to announce the introduction of a national landlord register in England on Wednesday as part of its...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A House of Lords report claims that the private rental sector has become ”increasingly unaffordable” and says out welcomes the proliferation...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading experts on the private rental sector predicts it will take three years for the government to scrap Section 21...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark has launched a radical programme of reform for the private rental sector - getting in before the government’s own...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A report by the National Audit Office has sharply criticised the government and councils for not doing enough to help tenants...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The National Residential Landlords Association has thrown its weight behind the recommendations of the National Audit Office report urging the government...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A landlord is going to court to try to recover £150,000 allegedly owed by an agency in the form of guaranteed...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

As founder of Landlord Action and chief operating officer at Hamilton Fraser, I’ve been talking to landlords for over 25 years...
09 October 2021
From: The Big Issues

A small proportion of private landlords grab the spotlight because of their poor treatment of tenants and properties - yet figures...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The leader of a council in one of the areas of the UK with the highest number of Airbnb-style short lets...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Perhaps unsurprisingly, landlords formed the bulk of the complainants about letting agents in the 2020 calendar year according to The Property...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A new scheme has been launched encouraging tenants to complain about their landlords and seek compensation. Ajay Jagota - who used to...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has pledged to bring forward a White Paper in the Autumn, focussing on its commitments to reform the private...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has issued a guide to help landlords choose lettings agents. Angela Davey, ARLA Propertymark president, says she has five tips aimed...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Shelter says tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech should herald the start of a widespread reform of all renting, particularly the private sector. In a blog...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Three lettings agencies have been expelled for The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to landlords. And as they are now...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A webinar being held tomorrow will consider whether mediation is a valid way of addressing tenant arrears during the Coronavirus pandemic. A...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

With new regulations and rules now in place for landlords, our in-house property experts outline their 10 essential safety requirements for...
29 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

Landlord Action and the Property Redress Scheme, both part of the Hamilton Fraser group, have teamed up to help buy-to-let landlords...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new tenancy mediation service for landlords and tenants has successfully resolved 50% of cases where the renter was willing to...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A number of organisations from across the housing sector have teamed up to support landlords and tenants facing rent arrears as...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The majority of letting agents think their working conditions are unsafe, according to a new survey. More than 70% surveyed by the...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has announced that Rebecca Marsh, the existing chief ombudsman at the Legal Ombudsman, will become the new...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords should be aware that eight estate and letting agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO), which means...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has launched a tenancy mediation service for residential and commercial landlords, or their appointed letting agent, and...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A deluge of taxes and an uncertain market has seen a number of landlords abandon the buy-to-let industry in recent years. Some...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Landlords have welcomed the news that Labour has dropped its proposed ‘right to buy’ policy that would have allowed long-term tenants...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Letting agents are being urged to do more to raise consumer awareness about rogue operators in the industry by demonstrating their...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Council officers from Brent and Harrow Trading Standards have pledged to clampdown on unscrupulous letting agents in the London boroughs of...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to continue taking action to clampdown on unscrupulous agents in the letting industry. A significant number...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

With new figures showing that almost half of letting agents do not comply with the law, London Trading Standards (LTS) has...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Labour Party’s planned ‘right to buy’ policy could cost landlords almost £50bn, an average of £18,400 each, according to calculations...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Labour Party’s proposed ‘right to buy’ policy would have a devasting impact on the private rented sector and lead to...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Private landlords will soon need to obtain a new licence to rent out property with multiple individually let rooms in Slough,...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a significant increase in the number of disputes under the Property Redress Scheme last year, according to the organisation’s...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...
09 April 2019
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Landlords are being urged to seek guidance to ensure that they are clear on the ‘bombardment’ of regulatory changes that could...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Paul Shamplina What does it say on your business card? Founder and Director of Landlord Action and Brand Ambassador of...
15 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

The Civil Justice Council has said it cannot support government plans for a specialist housing court, deeming it unnecessary. Responding to the...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

For the first time ever, buy-to-let landlords will be legally required to become members of a redress scheme, as part of measures...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Property management company Titlecroft Limited has been fined £5,000 for failing to join a government-approved property redress scheme, which is a...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill will soon become law after passing its third reading at the House of Lords...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants are on the verge of being handed fresh powers to take action against rogue landlords thanks to the Homes (Fitness...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Landlords in West Bromwich should be aware that local letting agent, The Lettings Shop (TLS), located in High Street has been...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The launch yesterday of a consultation by the government on establishing a new housing court has been welcomed by the Residential...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Tenants look set to be given more powers to take action against rogue landlords renting out properties “unfit for human habitation”,...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Private renters who complain to their landlord about problems at their rental property, including issues such as damp and mould, are...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The Ombudsman Services (OS) is no longer handling consumer complaints in the property and housing sector after withdrawing from the industry. The...
07 August 2018
From: Breaking News

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) remains hopeful that independent inventory reporting will become a compulsory requirement. The AIIC, the UK’s...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A single housing ombudsman is crucial to ensure that the current system for complaining about housing is no longer confusing, according...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has released its latest annual report revealing an increase in the number of consumers contacting the...
17 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Almost seven in 10 people find the current system for complaining about housing confusing, according to the results of Ombudsman Services'...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Plans to introduce a new rental complaints system to help support private tenants who are forced to live in shoddy housing...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A new rental complaints system has been proposed to help support private tenants who are forced to live in shoddy housing...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News

In order to solve tenant disputes, landlords will soon be required to register with a redress scheme, helping to improve operating...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Given that thousands of landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), placing money held by letting agents are...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Conservative Party’s pledge to give tenants greater rights as part of a regulatory shake-up of the private rented sector has...
03 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid, yesterday pledged to offer private sector tenants’ greater rights by...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

With more sales and letting agent branches than ever before now signed up to redress schemes, partly because it has been...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has opted to extend its exclusion of a letting agency by an additional four years after seven...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Tenants and landlords accounted for over 85% of complaints made to The Property Redress Scheme (The PRS) in 2016. The organisation's annual...
15 August 2017
From: Breaking News

After a tenant paid his rent, he did not expect a few weeks later to be contacted by the landlord wanting...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Thousands of tenants are evicted from their homes every year, but to make sure that eviction firms follow correct procedure they...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...
23 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Despite recent tax changes, buy-to-let property remains an attractive investment at a time of low interest rates and volatile stock markets,...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The recent closure of Morgan Hampton letting agents in Wimborne, Dorset, has been ceased upon by the CEO of Keep It...
31 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Private renting policy changes will undoubtedly challenge many private landlords, and could even drive some small buy-to-let investors out of the...
09 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Four out of five buy-to-let landlords believe that client money protection (CMP) should be made compulsory when they use a letting...
29 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has announced that it is now offering a comprehensive range of high quality online...
04 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content

The government will not force landlords of leasehold properties to belong to a redress scheme, despite growing pressure from conveyancers pushing...
03 August 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been a sharp rise in the volume of agents that have signed up to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme’s...
06 June 2016
From: Breaking News

It is good practice to have a detailed and accurate inventory completed at the start of the tenancy, and again when...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s largest local authorities has beefed up its powers so it can issue fines of up to £5,000 on...
13 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Two estate agent firms have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) for a minimum of two years. AS Moon...
12 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Two of the three government-approved property redress schemes have made announcements in recent days. The Property Ombudsman Scheme (TPO) has revised its...
05 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Mystery surrounds the redress scheme membership status of a letting agent expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO). Bruten & Co Ltd, an agent...
07 September 2015
From: Breaking News

City of York Council is holding a “decision session” today to discuss the introduction of fixed penalty notices for letting agents...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has expelled Croydon-based Jordan Residential following non-compliance with a redress decision. The complaint regarded a holding deposit....
10 August 2015
From: Breaking News

MT Properties Central Limited (MTPC), a Birmingham-based sales and letting agent, has been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO)...
13 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Rogue landlords are raking in £5.6billion a year for unsafe homes that fail to meet legal standards, a report by Citizens...
22 May 2015
From: Breaking News

New rules about letting agents’ fees contained within the Consumer Rights Act 2015 come into effect next week on 27 May. The...