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Labour’s housing minister Matthew Pennycook has surprised the industry with a pledge to regulate agents. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A man has pleaded guilty to tenancy fraud after unlawfully subletting his council flat by advertising it for rent via Airbnb. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Safe Suffolk Renters will be holding another conference for private sector landlords in the county this October. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
New figures from the Housing Ombudsman - who presides over social housing - suggests 47% of the cases he has determined in 2023-24 involved London social landlords, even though only one-sixth of all social residents live within the capital. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Paul Shamplina, head of Landlord Action, has admitted the Labour landslide win will cause “significant concern” amongst landlords. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A survey by agency Foxtons suggests the election has had no substantial effect on landlords’ decisions to grow or sell portfolios. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The police are urging landlords and tenants to be extra vigilant following a number of reports of rental scams. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A woman who faked documents and posed as a private landlord in an elaborate tenancy scam has been jailed. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A London council has revealed that a social housing tenant claimed their property was a private one, and fraudulently sub-let it to innocent renters. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Landlord Action founder Paul Shamplina says the government must set a date for Section 21 abolition to give all sides of the rental sector some certainty. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge “high” rent increases, and complain if they are unhappy. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
An analysis of over 600,000 tenancy applications has found that fraudulent applications rose by 140% last year. ...
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There’s been a large rise in complaints and a huge increase in compensation according to figures out today from the Property Redress Service (PRS). ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Housing Ombudsman has revealed figures showing huge increases in the numbers of complaints from tenants on social housing. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The number of new rental instructions in February was 20 per cent higher year-on-year, says London-focused agency Foxtons. ...
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