The husband-and-wife directors of a Cornish lettings and estate agency have been disqualified from being company directors for a combined 12...
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Two property company bosses have been sentenced following an Insolvency Service investigation which found they had abused a £30,000 Bounce Back...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property investment chief falsely claimed Bounce Back Loan](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_621176363.jpg)
The head of a property investment firm has been disqualified from being a director for 12 years following the discovery that...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Banned! Rogue agent abused Covid loans with string of false claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Stressed(F)Tenant-400x310.png)
A lettings agent has been banned from holding office in a company for 11 years for abusing Covid loans - but...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Banned! Property management boss wrongly took out Covid loans](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_Banned-400x310.png)
A property management chief has been disqualified as a director for 12 years after using his firms to take out £135,000...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC owed £270,000 by bankrupt lettings agent - court case halted](/upload/images/Back-link-images/equity%20release%20calculator(2).jpg)
Proceedings against a bankrupt letting agent have been delayed 10 weeks to allow mental health reports to be prepared. Madelaina Eftekhari is...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Banned! Agents “abused taxpayers” and “disregarded responsibilities”](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/CourtImage-400x310.jpg)
Three lettings agency bosses have been banned from being directors of companies for a total of over 13 years after being...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Banned for 14 years - director who targeted property investors](/img/default/lat.png)
The director of a company targeting ‘flipping’ property investors has been disqualified from holding directorships for no less than 14 years. Mitchell...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Scandal of lettings director banned for emptying bank account](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings agency director has been disqualified for seven years after he emptied its bank account following its liquidation. Ghanshyam Sarup Batra, from...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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There’s been an urgent change to the arrears process over the weekend to dovetail with the government’s new Breathing Space initiative. From...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Banned! London agent cannot be a director after major tax offence](/img/default/lat.png)
An agent has been banned from being a company director after tax offences involving hundreds of thousands of pounds, or possibly...
02 October 2020
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![One agent’s bid to restore reputation destroyed by employee](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings agency owner has spoken about his bid to restore his firm's reputation after it was destroyed by a former employee. Earlier...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Five year ban for rogue agent who used deposits to run business](/img/default/lat.png)
An agent has been disqualified from managing companies for five years after she failed to safeguard £28,000 worth of tenants’ deposits...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Disgraced agency boss disqualified over deposit scandal](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings management boss has been disqualified for six years after failing to safeguard over £68,000 worth of tenants’ deposits. Kelly Louise Forrester...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Banned: Lettings agency boss who 'abused' tenant deposits](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings company’s management director has been disqualified for failing to protect thousands of pounds of tenants’ deposits. Kari Jade Ridout from...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![£20m property investment Ponzi scheme shut down by High Court](/img/default/lat.png)
A property investment company operating a Ponzi scheme based on claims of capital appreciation and rental income has been shut down...
05 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Lettings agency director banned from office after 'diverting' £900,000](/img/default/lat.png)
The director of a lettings company has been banned from holding company office for eight years following the revelation that he...
26 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Repossession and eviction firm wound up, says Insolvency Service](/img/default/lat.png)
An official announcement by the government’s Insolvency Service has revealed that a specialist repossession and eviction firm has been wound up...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Insolvency Service winds up two letting agencies](/img/default/lat.png)
The Insolvency Service, which probes all compulsory liquidations and individual bankruptcies, has wound up two letting agencies. Morgan Fox (Lettings) Limited, formerly...