- Written by: Graham Norwood
Three lettings agencies have been expelled for The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to landlords. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Property Ombudsman has ordered a lettings agent to pay £200 compensation to a landlord after accepting a tenant on the strength of a screenshot of a bank transfer. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The trading standards team charged with policing lettings and estate agents is to investigate whether a new guideline on referral fees should apply to individual private landlords as well. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
A number of organisations from across the housing sector have teamed up to support landlords and tenants facing rent arrears as a consequence of the Covid-19 outbreak. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) dealt with 2,518 letting complaints last year, according to the organisation’s 2019 annual report, which shows continued demand from consumers for dispute resolution services. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
A growing number of companies and letting agents are offering deposit-free options without making it clear they could cost renters more over time, according to the BBC. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Assessing what constitutes fair wear and tear to a rental home is among the least understood areas of the lettings process, and one which can create much ambiguity and cause the most disputes when a tenancy ends. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
ARLA Propertymark is urging the government to continue taking action to clampdown on unscrupulous agents in the letting industry. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Although new capital gains tax rules could cost some landlords thousands of pounds when they sell up, property is still a relatively safe long term investment, according to a leading property investment firm. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
There was a significant increase in the number of disputes under the Property Redress Scheme last year, according to the organisation’s newly released annual report for the year 2018. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Landlords are being urged to seek guidance to ensure that they are clear on the ‘bombardment’ of regulatory changes that could affect their buy-to-let investments. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
For the first time ever, buy-to-let landlords will be legally required to become members of a redress scheme, as part of measures for a new Housing Complaints Resolution Service for the entire residential property market, it was announced yesterday. ...
- 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
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 new rental complaints system has been proposed to help support private tenants who are forced to live in shoddy housing and squalid conditions, the government has announced. ...
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