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22 January 2021
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The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their...
14 January 2020
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The Welsh Government has started a formal consultation on proposals that include extending the minimum notice period applicable to a section...
15 July 2019
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Weak regulation of private renting is leaving hundreds of thousands of tenants living in hazardous homes in England, claims Citizens Advice. A...
27 June 2019
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A regional fire service says a tragic anniversary is a good opportunity for agents and landlords to remember their legal obligations...
01 March 2019
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A warning has gone out to the lettings sector to check that rental properties are ‘Gas Safe’ as the colder weather...
02 November 2018
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A letting agent responsible for a property in Huddersfield which caught fire and killed two young boys has been jailed for...
20 July 2018
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A consumer group which conducted 30 undercover viewings in five different UK cities claims letting agents are showing potential tenants around...
03 July 2018
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The government has announced that it’s launching a review into the requirement for carbon monoxide alarms in homes across England. The review...
01 May 2018
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Yet another formal government consultation is under way, this time into smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the private rental sector...
09 November 2017
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Almost a third of renters in the UK do not have a life-saving carbon monoxide alarm in their property, with four...
13 October 2017
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Letting Agent Today has been contacted by the Council of Gas Detection and Environmental Monitoring - the trade association for gas...
19 December 2016
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A health and safety product manufacturer is issuing a warning about the dangers of carbon monoxide alarms, citing figures that up...
09 December 2016
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A trade body has accused some letting agents and landlords of “failing to get to grips” with several recent legal changes...
12 October 2016
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The Associaton of Independent Inventory Clerks is warning agents and others in the lettings sector to be careful when preparing advertising...
29 September 2016
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A lettings sector supply company has had to amend an advertisment after a complaint about its “misleading” statement over smoke and...
31 August 2016
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Letting agents will be pleased to hear that landlords who manage all aspects of tenancies on their own are being warned...
09 June 2016
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The National Landlords Association (NLA) has launched a new version of its Fire Safety Logbook which has been endorsed by the...
25 May 2016
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One of the UK’s largest suppliers of carbon monoxide and smoke alarm testing products has launched a record-pad to help agents...
23 February 2016
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A legal expert is claiming that changes to S21 eviction procedures introduced back in October are not being adhered to by...
08 February 2016
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A letting agent's life is a varied one, with the profession requiring agents to undertake a wide range of activities in...
16 October 2015
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A mortgage chief has spelled out what many in the rental sector already know - that the new laws, rules and...
07 October 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents says it strongly supports new health and safety legislation coming into effect today - but...
01 October 2015
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The Trading Standards Service has issued a warning to agents, landlords and consumers after independent tests on CO carbon monoxide alarms...
30 September 2015
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Letting agents and landlords can use AIIC independent inventory clerks to conduct the checks on smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms...
29 September 2015
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Parliament has approved the Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 - the regulations which looked in jeopardy after a...
17 September 2015
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The property industry has hit out at what appears to be government confusion over a raft of new rules coming into...
10 September 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is stepping up its advice to agents head of Gas Safety Week on September 14-20,...
09 September 2015
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A group of estate agents have teamed up with a local fire and rescue service to launch an initiative aimed at...
27 August 2015
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York Council is seeking the introduction of fixed penalty notices for letting agents and landlords in the city who are found...