Lettings & Management
Breaking News and opinions affecting Letting Agents and Property Managers operating in the UK Private Rented Sector
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Questions over legal scheme for tenants to fight eviction
Questions are being asked over a new government initiative that offers free expert legal advice – including having a lawyer in...
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Letting and estate agent complaints ‘remain high...
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) dealt with 14,000 complaints from landlords and tenants last year about letting agents, it has been revealed.
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London landlords warned over ‘too good to be true...
A lettings firm says private landlords in London need to be wary when dealing with agents who make enticing promises of rent increases.
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City’s landlords warned to get a licence or face he...
Landlords in one city are being warned they have less than a month to apply for a licence under a council’s selective licensing...
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Tenants earning £30k are not eligible for affordable rent...
Some London residents earning more than £30,000 are being excluded from so-called affordable rent schemes provided by social housing...
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Average UK rent shatters the previous record
The average UK rent has soared by 19% to reach £1,137 in July from June and voids are dropping quickly to highlight the strong competition...
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Call for financial help for landlords to carry out energy...
Rightmove says that just 40% of homes for sale and 50% of homes for rent on its platform currently have an energy performance certificate...
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