- Written by: Marc Da Silva
The Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference takes places in London tomorrow. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
The deputy director the private rented sector in the Ministry of Housing, Anne Frost, has been confirmed as one of the main speakers at the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) Future Renting conference that will take place in London on Thursday ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to his new rental property, he did not expect a few weeks after moving into the flat to be contacted ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Tickets are now on sale for the Residential Landlords Association’s (RLA) next Future Renting Conference in London. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
A single housing ombudsman is crucial to ensure that the current system for complaining about housing is no longer confusing, according to the Ombudsman Services. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has released its latest annual report revealing an increase in the number of consumers contacting the scheme for help. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Almost seven in 10 people find the current system for complaining about housing confusing, according to the results of Ombudsman Services' major dialogue, Building Balance, which sought views from more than 400 renters, tenants, homeowners and people working in the ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
A letting agent in Hove has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme for 18 months for not passing on more than £12,000 in rents paid by tenants to landlords. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Using an ombudsman has long been a pretty successful way of trying to resolve a complaint with a property firm without going to court, but Ombudsman Services (OS) sprung a surprise yesterday when it announced that it was withdrawing from ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
It is a statutory duty for letting agents to fully publicise the fees they charge to landlords and tenants, and yet there are still some agents that are breaking the law by not displaying their fees. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has opted to extend its exclusion of a letting agency by an additional four years after seven more landlords raised disputes against the company. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to his new rental property last year, he did not expect a few weeks after moving into the flat to ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A landmark court case heard in the Midlands is believed to be the first to issue a Criminal Behaviour Order on a landlord including a provision insisting he instructs a managing agent to handle his portfolio of properties to let. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
A Staffordshire letting agent who stole £123,000 from landlords and tenants has been given a suspended prison sentence which has been criticised by his victims. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
London estate agent Foxtons has been sent a “letter of claim” by a law firm acting for a group of landlords who say the agent has been overcharging landlords for work. ...
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