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Since the start of the pandemic we've only encountered 2 instances of fraud (out of a couple hundred references) which were immediately flagged by our 3rd party referencing company.

From: A W 20 May 2021 13:19 PM

"The charity says it can keep letting costs for students affordable due to levying no hidden charges" - You mean they adhere to the Tenant Fee Act 2019?... so does the rest of the industry. "to be honest, transparent, and fair in our actions" - You mean they adhere to the Consumer Rights Act 2015?... so does the rest of the industry. I don't mean to detract from their achievement in anyway, but it is a legal requirement to be transparent, not to charge prohibited payments and to treat everyone fairly and honestly etc... But well done on the award!

From: A W 20 May 2021 13:12 PM

You're obviously not understanding what's going on here: 1. This is a fluff piece (likely paid for by Gavl) 2. It is highly unlikely (check out the named agent) a. They only have 29 available properties "to rent" b. some of those are commercial units as well 3. You obviously don't understand nor have ever dealt with the fallout of virtual viewings. There is a difference between embracing proptech, and what the reality and aftercare of a situation brings.

From: A W 03 February 2021 11:32 AM

Not overly, in most boroughs a selective license costs around £500-600. Although it is 100% a cash grab by councils.

From: A W 19 November 2020 14:00 PM

It is a problem that a properly educated and qualified property professional takes a different view to someone who little to no knowledge of the property industry? Or is it a problem that that said person disagree's with their "vote grabbing" policies? Lets disregard planning inspections who've most likely been in the industry for decades and listen to the "democratically elected"... because they obviously know best? Lets put it this way; less HMO's in the city center mean more people commuting in. Meaning a greater burden on the infrastructure. Where then is the plan to deal with this... not to mention the housing plan to re-locate these individuals? Surely the "democratically elected" persons have thought about where they will move to, how this will economically impact the city with workers being unable to commute to work and indeed how they will cope with the increased stress on transport and infrastructure.... no? This is why MP's should not be in charge of such policies, they are rarely around to see the impact of their decisions i.e. 19 housing ministers in 21 years.

From: A W 02 March 2020 10:04 AM

Note: Edited, due to more consideration given. "He says almost 1,500 properties in Westminster alone are under investigation" - Well that's 1500 that the council could serve notice on and bring back into use immediately. How long does an investigation take? Is it listed? Yes. Is that a breach of their lease agreement? Yes. So serve notice and stop wasting time, didn't they hear, there's a housing crisis at the moment? Surely after demonizing landlords for their entrepreneurial skills, they should take immediate action against their own tenants who breach their lease agreements, instead of complaining about landlords who're trying to help by providing housing stock? A few things to remember, investigations take time & money. Time & money which is being wasted instead of serving notice and bringing these properties back under the councils purview and provided to those in need. Edited: Depending on what kind of agreement their "tenant" is under, means that either a section notice could be served or more likely the council could serve an NTQ - Council's tend not to use "lease agreements" as we understand them, but licence agreements. I would like to be clear - as Kristjan below kindly pointed out - A lease is a contract outlining the terms under which one party agrees to rent property owned by another party. Therefore from my understanding of the article, is that they are using "lease agreement" in its general term, not technical term. Please see: gov(.)uk/council-housing/types-of-tenancy

From: A W 02 March 2020 09:43 AM

Yet another article showing the glaring ignorance of people who do not understand basic supply and demand economics. Instead of blaming the landlord's who simply capitalize on market conditions, why not change the market conditions i.e. BUILD MORE SOCIAL HOUSING? They should be lauded for their entrepreneurial skills and benefit to society (providing housing stock), not demonised. "Housing conditions tend to be worst in the private rental sector although there have been some improvements since 2010" - Evidence? "The private rental sector has come under attack for its conditions and costs to tenants" Ermmmm Tenant Fee Act 2019 & Fitness For Human Habitation (Homes) Act 2019... does nobody keep up with current legislation? And just as another side note, of course prices rise over the years - let me introduce these people to another revolutionary economic term "inflation". "many more keep silent about these conditions as private landlords can evict tenants if they complain" - Again Deregulation Act 2015, retaliatory evictions are illegal. "around 1.9m private renters reported an issue with condensation" - condensation mould is generally due to the tenant not properly ventilating/ heating a property and is rarely (though occasionally is) due to the structure of the property. Here's a property management term; acting in a "tenant-like" manner.

From: A W 26 February 2020 09:16 AM

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