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A statement from a city council claims that a property company failed to attend court in a case of deposit protection,...

Companies House has new powers from this week to combat fraud. These are measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act...

The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting...

A register launched to shed light on overseas property ownership in the UK now has over 30,000 registrations.  The Register of Overseas...

Two property company bosses have been sentenced following an Insolvency Service investigation which found they had abused a £30,000 Bounce Back...

The company which in 2021 tried to introduce the concept of asking potential tenants and buyers to pay to view a...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

The Register of Overseas Entities, which came into force back in August, requires all overseas entities owning property in the UK...

The government is urging all overseas entities who own property in the UK to register at Companies House. The Register of Overseas...

Five agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme - all for compliance failures. The first is Home Trader Properties, in...

Owners of some rental properties, and agents acting on their behalf, can now apply for grants to contribute towards the cost...

While the number of companies set up by individual landlords to hold buy to lets reached a record high last year,...

Three lettings agency bosses have been banned from being directors of companies for a total of over 13 years after being...

A London lettings agency - that has now entered bankruptcy - has been cleared of any involvement in a rental scandal...

Propertymark wants agents to come forward with examples of fraudulent tenancy applications - a growing problem in the rental sector. A statement...

Lloyds Bank says tenants will “within the next few weeks” move into the first of a series of new developments it...

It’s been reported that the Lloyds Banking Group is set to buy its first property as it seeks to become a...

Another lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme for failing to pay an outstanding compensation award - but...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents is advising member companies to file their accounts on time in order to remain transparent...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

There’s been another large increase in the number of buy to let mortgages sought by limited companies - they accounted for...

A landlord has set up a company to handle the ownership and management of buy to let properties - and the...

The Charity Commission is to probe the links between a letting agency that has allegedly been paid more than £5.5m in...

The BBC is investigating a letting agency that has allegedly been paid more than £5.5m in housing benefit after its owner...