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09 April 2018
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A property management company which ignored a series of housing safety regulations and flouted laws designed to protect tenants’ rights has...
03 April 2018
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Two landlords have been hit with hefty court fines for failing to comply with a local licensing scheme. The pair are the...
21 March 2018
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents is reminding its members - and all letting agents - of the need to be...
05 March 2018
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A PropTech firm that simplifies utility billing, with the aim of reducing property management effort by letting agents, has received £650,000...
02 February 2018
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Agents and landlords with responsibilities to ensure gas checks are carried out in private rental properties may have more flexibility over...
25 January 2018
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Letting Agent Today understands that Foxtons has been asked to appear at a hearing staged by a London council to prove...
15 January 2018
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Buy to let expert Kate Faulkner says tenants should undertake more research on agents, landlords and properties before choosing a place...
10 January 2018
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The new online database identifying rogue letting agents and landlords will save lives according to the London Fire Brigade. We wrote about...
21 December 2017
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A buy to let investor who a judge said “cut corners” and exposed his tenants to “significant risk” has been ordered...
08 December 2017
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Foxtons has been fined £35,000 for failing to prove to a local council that a house it was letting was safe...
04 December 2017
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Gascoines agency at Southwell in Nottinghamshire is celebrating the retirement of one of its most loved staff members after no less...
01 December 2017
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A new online service backed by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror says it wants to enable tenants to bypass lettings agents. HomeRenter offers what...
07 November 2017
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The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on draft regulations and guidance to implement the Fitness for Human Habitation requirements for...
18 October 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has issued a 10 point guide for tenants - with the emphasis very much on...
13 October 2017
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents has thrown its weight behind Gas Safety Week, which runs until tomorrow. “As Gas Safety Week...
22 September 2017
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NALS is urging letting agents and other property professionals to get behind Gas Safety Week, which runs until Friday,. It says thousands...
20 September 2017
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New figures assembled by the Nationwide reveal precisely how much, on average, it costs to operate a privately rented property. The numbers...
18 September 2017
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A landlord from Cornwall has been fined after failing to maintain gas appliances at his rental properties in Launceston. Truro Crown Court...
11 September 2017
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ARLA Propertymark says letting and managing agents should be aware that they can raise ‘safeguarding alerts’ if they are concerned about...
22 August 2017
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A landlord has been fined over £15,000 after failing to maintain gas appliances at the domestic property in Haverfordwest. Llanelli Magistrates’ Court...
24 July 2017
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A south London property firm has been prosecuted by a local authority over its HMO management and may now have to...
14 July 2017
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Agents and landlords are unwittingly issuing incorrect Section 21 notices, resulting in thousands of pounds being wasted on aborted possession claims...
28 June 2017
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Spark Energy - the specialist energy supplier to the UK lettings sector - has announced the acquisition of broadband firm Home...
17 May 2017
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A man who rented out rooms above a town centre bar has been banned from being a buy to let landlord...
09 May 2017
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The landlord of a west London property, described by a judge as a "deathtrap" and an "accident waiting to happen", has...
03 May 2017
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It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
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A property company owner who waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation against a young mother he wanted to illegally evict...
17 March 2017
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A property firm has been fined £32,134 and ordered to pay costs of £260 and a victim surcharge of £170 after...
16 March 2017
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Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
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Tenant referencing and insurance firm FCC Paragon says its own referencing sector, as well as independent letting agents and smaller corporate...
01 February 2017
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Specialist insurer Direct Line for Business is warning agents and landlords that while winter has so far been relatively mild, February...
27 January 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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The landlord of a property risked the lives of his tenants and their young family by not undertaking annual safety checks...
19 December 2016
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Unsafe gas appliances have been found in 21 per cent of privately-rented flats and houses according to Gas Safe Register. Investigation data...
17 November 2016
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A buy to let investor has been fined £29,200 after being prosecuted for 56 offences in what a local authority describes...
11 November 2016
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A landlord has been given a suspended prison sentence following his failure to maintain or check the gas fittings in one of his properties. A...
20 October 2016
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A Norwich landlord has been prosecuted “for putting lives at risk” according to the local council. Piang Fui Pun has pleaded guilty...
17 October 2016
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The property industry is set to pledge its support to Gas Safety Week 2016, which starts today. The sixth annual event aims...
19 September 2016
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Rent4sure is pleased to announce we are now working with Home Telecom to give your tenants fast, flexible and unlimited broadband plus...
13 September 2016
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The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
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A landlord who endangered the lives of his tenants has been prosecuted and fined for failing to comply with 16 issues...
08 September 2016
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A fundamental part of any tenancy agreement is the tenant’s obligation to pay rent to live in the property. In return,...
30 August 2016
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A 35-year-old self-employed worker from London has been given two suspended jail terms for falsely claiming to be Gas Safe Registered and signing off certificates for privately...
23 August 2016
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The local authority in Manchester is proposing to introduce a landlord licensing scheme in the north of the city and has...
22 August 2016
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Our latest infographic shows figures of how the majority of deposits are repaid at the end of tenancy and goes into...
05 August 2016
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Yet another council private rental sector licensing scheme is being drawn up with the claim that it will improve standards of...
01 August 2016
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Highly publicised stories of property damage allegedly caused by short-let tenants using Airbnb and similar online platforms highlights the advantages of...
17 June 2016
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A former letting agent has received a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to ten counts of fraud. Nicholas Dowse, also known...
23 May 2016
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Investors and landlords are putting tenants’ lives at risk and could face a substantial fine for flouting gas safety law, according...
18 May 2016
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A leading trade body says it’s time for the private rental sector to take gas safety more seriously following a spate...
11 May 2016
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A landlord has received a suspended six month prison sentence after he ignored repeated warnings about arranging an annual gas safety...
26 April 2016
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The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants through a dangerous gas boiler installed in the...
12 April 2016
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Who are you? Patricia Barber What does it say on your business card? Chairman of the Association of independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) How long has...
08 April 2016
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An unregistered gas fitter has been received a suspended prison sentence for illegally installing a gas boiler and undertaking landlord’s gas...
07 April 2016
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Around three quarters of young Britons believe they are unlikely to ever own their own property and will instead rent for...
22 March 2016
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A London landlord has been given an eight week suspended prison sentence after failing to have a gas boiler in a...
22 March 2016
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Millions of people remain at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning despite the recent legislation aimed at protecting private tenants, a new...
10 March 2016
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A buy to let landlord in Stockton-on-Tees, has been sentenced after illegally uncapping and reconnecting a gas supply. Teeside Magistrates’ Court heard...
07 March 2016
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The operators of the Gas Safe registration scheme and a pivate rental sector lettings organisation are joining forces to promote gas...
26 February 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 private landlord has been prosecuted after failing to provide gas safety certificates for two rented properties. Harrogate Magistrates’ Court heard that...
11 January 2016
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ARLA has issued guidance to students who may be using the Christmas break to line-up accommodation for the coming year. Looking for...
04 December 2015
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The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants through a dangerous gas boiler installed in the...
02 December 2015
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An energy supply company that specialises in the lettings market has announced deals with three major businesses that allows it to...
01 December 2015
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A rogue landlord has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £3,343 costs as well as a victim surcharge of £120...
02 November 2015
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A landlord has been fined a meagre £265 after a defective gas appliance was found to be in operation at his...
21 October 2015
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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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Tenant Shop, which currently assists around 1,000 letting agents manage utilities and media for their properties, has relocated and aims to...
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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Who are you? I’m the managing director of Fixflo and before starting Fixflo I worked as a property lawyer in London and...
14 September 2015
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As if to prove the lettings industry’s concern over a lack of publicity for upcoming health and safety regulation changes, a...
11 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 mother and her young son were put at risk of suffering carbon monoxide poisoning for seven years at their home,...
07 September 2015
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The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has announced that it has joined forces with the Gas Safe Register to provide...
26 August 2015
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Some 71% of landlords have not yet organised a carbon monoxide alarm in their rental property, according to a survey of...
25 August 2015
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A letting agency has announced that it has formed a partnership with a heating installer to provide support for its managed...
21 August 2015
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No one likes to be called and told, your boiler has broken down or a burst pipe has caused damage to...
13 August 2015
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A landlord who did not have the required licence for the number of tenants living in his property, and who also...
20 July 2015
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The council which became a standard bearer for so-called ‘landlord licensing’ - Enfield in north London - appears to have abandoned...
10 July 2015
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A long-time safety campaigner is reminding agents and landlords that from October 1 the new Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England)...
02 July 2015
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A kit explaining how homes to let can be made more secure and legally-compliant has been launched by the Residential Landlords...
30 June 2015
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A landlord has been fined £1,000 after leaving his tenant without any hot water. Reading council received a report of a fault...
22 June 2015
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It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...
02 June 2015
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A landlord has been left with a £1,600 bill for failing to comply with an improvement notice over a four year...
06 May 2015
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Property industry figures opposed to Labour plans to impose three year tenancies and rent caps should lobby candidates in a bid...
30 April 2015
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Roy Fuller, owner at Everything Lettings’, says: did you know that you can call our emergency help line 24/7 365 days...