- 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
Given that thousands of landlords and tenants are not protected by client money protection (CMP), placing money held by letting agents are at risk, the government is being urged to press ahead with the consultation on the implementation and enforcement of ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
With more sales and letting agent branches than ever before now signed up to redress schemes, partly because it has been a mandatory requirement for all letting agents and property management agents to do so since October 2014, there has ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
Tenants and landlords accounted for over 85% of complaints made to The Property Redress Scheme (The PRS) in 2016. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
BM Solutions has unveiled a fresh approach to addressing the upcoming buy-to-let tax changes by developing a new rental income calculator built around a borrower’s individual circumstances, while also making policy changes, including increasing the maximum age limit to 80, ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
Andy Burnham, former Labour leadership candidate and now the party's candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor, has put forward a number of proposals for the city's Private Rented Sector. ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
There is a shortage of rental properties suitable for families, according to the latest rental index from 170 branch letting agency Belvoir. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
There has been a sharp rise in the volume of agents that have signed up to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme’s Lettings Code of Practice following mandatory redress legislation. ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Rents will continue to rise over the next few months, owed in part to a reduction in housing supply in the private rented sector (PRS), as more buy-to-let landlords exit the market as a consequence of recent tax changes, according to ...
- Written by: Marc Da Silva
Rental prices in the private rented sector (PRS) rose by an average of 2.6% over the year to March 2016, unchanged when compared with the previous month, the latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveal. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
Two estate agent firms have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) for a minimum of two years. ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
As Scotland awaits the introduction of the Private Tenancies (Scotland) Bill later this week, the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has urged the government not to 'demonise' the private rented sector. ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
Two of the three government-approved property redress schemes have made announcements in recent days. ...
- Written by: Emma Lunn
The rate of rent price increases across the UK is slowing – but rents are still 10.5% higher than a year ago. ...
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