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![Property management firm hit with £500,000 health and safety fine](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined400x310.jpg)
A housing company has been fined £528,000 after an employee repairing a fence post inadvertently struck an underground cable, suffering burns...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![10-branch brand and thousands of lets become part of fast-growing agency](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after a major deal involving a 10 branch agency, Beal's. Beal’s employs...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lettings firm to be managing agent for council Build To Rent scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Portsmouth and Southsea lettings agency Chinneck Shaw has been appointed to manage the first purpose-built Build to Rent project from Ravelin...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - webinar teach-in for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
There’s another free webinar for agents to learn about the Renters Reform Bill next week. This one is organised by lettings-focussed PropTech...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency makes five rapid acquisitions and aims for more](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Bridging%20image2%20695x400.jpg)
Portsmouth-based agency Pink Street has completed its fifth acquisition in two years in its bid to create the largest letting agency...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Mystery agent refuses to pay £150,000 owed in guaranteed rent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
The Property Redress Scheme has expelled an agent operating a guaranteed rent scheme which failed to pay £150,000 to a former landlord client. The agent...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![2021 will not hold back Agents who are prepared to adapt](/img/default/lat.png)
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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![Agents can do more to speed up transactions by adopting technology](/img/default/lat.png)
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
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![Keeping the property market moving](/img/default/lat.png)
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
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![Suspended jail sentence after rental property’s safety failure](/img/default/lat.png)
A landlord from Plymouth has been sentenced after failing to maintain gas appliances and failing to have landlord’s gas safety checks...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Shock warning that agents could be sued under selective licensing laws](/img/default/lat.png)
A long-term legal critic of selective licensing is warning that letting agents could be held jointly accountable with the landlords, -...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Dangerous asbestos release in rental property leads to big fines](/img/default/lat.png)
A landlord and building contractor have been fined after quantities of asbestos fibres were released from the demolition of a conservatory...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Gas fitter jailed after carrying out unsafe work on buy to let units](/img/default/lat.png)
A self-employed gas fitter has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after he carried out unsafe gas work while falsely...
06 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Gas check changes give more flexibility to agents and landlords](/img/default/lat.png)
Agents and landlords with responsibilities to ensure gas checks are carried out in private rental properties may have more flexibility over...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Suspended jail sentence after failing to maintain gas appliances](/img/default/lat.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Bill of £17,500 for failing to maintain gas appliance at rental property](/img/default/lat.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![4 Reasons Why Virtual Furnishing Really Is The Future](/img/default/lat.png)
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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![Guarantee blue skies! Bad weather doesn’t mean bad photos when you use Doctor Photo](/img/default/lat.png)
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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![Expert advice to agents and landlords over carbon monoxide alarms](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting Agent Today has been contacted by the Council of Gas Detection and Environmental Monitoring - the trade association for gas...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Suspended prison sentence after private tenants' lives were endangered](/img/default/lat.png)
The landlord of a property risked the lives of his tenants and their young family by not undertaking annual safety checks...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Large independent snaps up county lettings and estate agency](/img/default/lat.png)
Beal’s, a 13-office independent in Hampshire, has snapped up another independent in the county, Baker & Elder in Southsea. Currently Beal’s -...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Suspended sentence after failure to check rental gas fittings](/img/default/lat.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Belvoir snaps up independent, says more acquisitions to come](/img/default/lat.png)
Belvoir's Portsmouth office has acquired the local Lettings Direct business, adding a further 100 managed properties to its portfolio. The move coincides...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![How can Agents survive in an increasingly competitive market?](/img/default/lat.png)
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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![Lifting the Lid on Deposit Disputes](/img/default/lat.png)
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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![Suspended sentence, curfew, tags and costs for ignoring gas safety](/img/default/lat.png)
A landlord has received a suspended six month prison sentence after he ignored repeated warnings about arranging an annual gas safety...
26 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Another day, another landlord fined for endangering tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants through a dangerous gas boiler installed in the...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Suspended sentence after dangerous boiler installed at private let](/img/default/lat.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![Suspended prison sentence for failing to have gas boiler safety-checked](/img/default/lat.png)
A London landlord has been given an eight week suspended prison sentence after failing to have a gas boiler in a...
22 March 2016
From: Breaking News
![Failure to provide gas certificate leads to community service and hefty fine](/img/default/lat.png)
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
From: Breaking News
![£23,000 fine and costs after property risked tenants' lives](/img/default/lat.png)
The landlord of a property in Plymouth risked the lives of his tenants through a dangerous gas boiler installed in the...