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Alistair Oswin

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Owner of Allied Management Limited. Based in Guisborough, North Yorkshire.

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15 Years Experience . ARLA Member.

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Why has this article even been published!

From: Alistair Oswin 16 May 2020 13:02 PM

I totally agree it was a very 1 sided documentary. Over on Channel 5 they were evicting tenants for rent arrears (can't pay - take it away) and on Panorama we had the flip side depicting 'naughty landlords' for seeking possession at the end of a fixed term. They System is fundamentally in need of a major overhaul and clean up. Regulating the industry would empower us agents more and a licensing (local authority) would hopefully weed out some rogue landlords. I doubt the local authority has neither the time or resources to roll out the scheme with funding in short supply. The fees ban looks like being put back to 2019 due to time constraints, it would make perfect sense to tally up the fees ban with a draft of legislation including Client Money Protection for all Agents & a revision of both the court & deposit processes. Both are outdated and time consuming.

From: Alistair Oswin 24 February 2018 09:45 AM

"Not concerned by its passage" ? I haven't met an agent yet who isn't concerned or threatened by its passing. The ramifications within the industry could be massive. A response to the Government during the consultation of the bill might of made sense.

From: Alistair Oswin 20 December 2017 14:07 PM

I wish i had a product i wanted to market on this site!

From: Alistair Oswin 02 November 2017 12:58 PM

Hurting Agents and making them vulnerable????? It's the agent/landlords decision to steal the deposit, nobody is holding a gun to their heads! What a load of rubbish. We all know whats morally right and wrong. If you want to damage your reputation and risk a prison sentence then that's your decision! Zero Deposit means big risk!

From: Alistair Oswin 20 October 2017 09:59 AM

Take the displaying off Fees as a prime example of failed obligations. How many local authority Trading Standards officers are aware of the regulations and secondly have the time to visit the local agents in the town!

From: Alistair Oswin 19 October 2017 15:43 PM

My point was aimed at the whole industry. Things like this could easily be avoided Mark. The industry has a terrible reputation. Just a month ago a local 'letting agent' was found guilty of living in a landlords property! Not handing over money for repairs and not forwarding funds to landlords. I personally witnessed a Section 8 he had issued to a tenant (charged the landlord £300 for the notice) and my 14 year old son could have drafted a better notice! The Conservatives have proposed Regulation within the Industry, how long that will take who knows. As an ARLA Propertymark member these proposed changes can't come soon enough.

From: Alistair Oswin 06 October 2017 11:30 AM

Begs the question why on earth did the agents release the keys to him in the first place? Bring on the regulation bill!!!!!

From: Alistair Oswin 06 October 2017 10:07 AM

Giving tenants the right to sue Landlords? when will this end............ Regulate the industry or roll out the licensing scheme throughout the local authorities. Weed out the poor landlords and tidy up the sector once and for all. One problem with Licensing is our local authority funding, we don't even have a point of contact in the local trading standards office anymore!

From: Alistair Oswin 21 July 2017 10:03 AM

I totally agree with Michael regarding the industry being regulated. I also agree with the licensing scheme. Day after day i am encountering Landlords who have NO IDEA about the current legislation, quite happy collecting their rent without the basic health and safety regulations being in place. With regard to repairs - any agent worth his monthly commission would carry out regular inspections on all their properties and ask the tenant if there were any issues or repairs that required attention. The article above makes no mention of the Deregulation Act 2015?

From: Alistair Oswin 14 July 2017 10:06 AM

Guarantor Fees? Permitted Occupier Fees? check-in fee? Renewal Fees? The mind Boggles!

From: Alistair Oswin 23 November 2016 11:34 AM

great point Michael, our Admin fee is £50 per application & we only take one application per property at at one time. I see the application fee as a sign of good faith from a potential client as Michael mentioned. I always advise potential tenants if there is a pending application too. How many agents take multiple application fees on a particular property? I must agree some fees of High Street agents are scandalous but the tenant does have an informed choice whether to make an application in the first place. I think our application fee of £50 represents a fair indication of the time and expense of completing a credit check, address verification, right to rent, landlords ref & employment ref. My only fear is that many agents have become used to making massive margins on Application Fees and this income will need to generated elsewhere, passing those costs onto a landlord will only increase rents.

From: Alistair Oswin 23 November 2016 10:03 AM

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