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09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Shock rise in compensation paid by letting agents last year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The Property Ombudsman received a record number of enquiries with 57,635 people seeking support with their property and housing related issues...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Eviction Court Delays still in place for new government to resolve](/upload/images/shutterstock_1850873275.jpg)
A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ground Rents defended by investors’ group](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
The ongoing debate over ground rents within Government is rapidly becoming a Parliamentary farce that could soon lead to an economic...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Renters Reform Bill - groups still lobbying for further changes](/upload/images/shutterstock_2078570446.jpg)
A coalition of higher education and student housing organisations have called on the government to make further changes to the Renters...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gove hits back at critics after Renters Reform Bill wins key vote](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Michael Gove’s Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities hit back overnight at critics of the government’s Renters Reform Bill. The Bill...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark guide helps tenants complain and challenge rent rises](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ single demand of government - solve the housing emergency!](/upload/images/shutterstock_2315839575.jpg)
Propertymark has urged the Scottish Government to resolve the country’s ongoing housing emergency. The news comes as Scottish Labour MSP Mark Griffin...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Banks Closing Pooled Client Accounts - agents urge government action](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Propertymark is urging the government to tackle the problem of banks closing down undesignated or pooled client accounts of letting agents. HM...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Powers to evict anti-social tenants set to be beefed up](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Eviction-400x310.png)
Propertymark has welcomed proposed reforms to evict tenants who show persistent anti-social behaviour. In 2018, a Northern Ireland Department of Justice consultation...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Regulating agents will make property ownership more transparent - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_173521997.jpg)
Propertymark says the regulation of property agents and the creation of a statutory Code of Practice can improve the transparency of...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Data Protection - agency advice from the Information Commissioner’s Office](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued advice to agencies on how to comply with data protection law. The UK data protection regulator...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![No rent controls in England - government confirmation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Rent controls as currently in force in Scotland and under consideration in Wales will not be put into effect in England,...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents call for root and branch housing court reform](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Propertymark says it hopes that a Welsh Government White Paper proposing that nine devolved housing tribunals are consolidated into a single...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords’ and tenants’ money lost in agency administration](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyFinancing-400x310.png)
Thousands of pounds of landlords’ money may be lost as a result of the administration of high-profile London lettings agency Douglas...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Watchdog to Probe Five Issues Involving Agents and Landlords](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The Competitioin and Markets Authority is to probe five activities involving letting agents and landlords and their responsibilities to private tenants. Sarah...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Incentives for private rental sector could help cut homelessness - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2156575995.jpg)
The private rental sector could play a far greater role in helping to end homelessness in Scotland, according to a new...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Not Good Enough! Property Ombudsman criticises private rental quality](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HouseInspection_400x310.png)
New figures released this morning from The Property Ombudsman show that the overwhelming number of disputes in the past year involved...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Threat of pets in lets shows need for inventories - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Pets/CoupleWithDog-400x310.png)
The increasing likelihood that the private rental sector will be obliged to allow more pets into lets simply demonstrates the need...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents demand government clarity to combat Anti-Social Behaviour](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents-400x310.png)
Propertymark is supporting a new Anti Social Behaviour Awareness campaign, calling for greater clarity from government on how agents and landlords...
07 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![5 regular checks to keep any rental portfolio in tip-top shape](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/PayProp/rental-portfolio-maintenance%20(1).jpeg)
Any lettings portfolio should receive ongoing care and maintenance. A disorganised portfolio, weighed down by junk data, loose ends or lax...
24 April 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Introduce yourself A: My name is Sean Hooker. I have worked for the HFIS group for sixteen years, originally helping set...
23 March 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
![New tool for agents “to assess climate change risk”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1857484450(1).jpg)
A new tool is being marketed by industry supplier Landmark with the claim that it helps agents “assess climate change risk.” The...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Council brands lettings agency “dodgy” and issues big fine](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Fine-400x310.png)
The agency and landlord responsible for letting a two-bedroom flat in Dagenham have been found guilty in court for providing extremely...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government rental mediation scheme flops - change needed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tenant_Dispute-400x310.png)
A much-hyped government proposal to introduce a Rental Mediation Service to resolve disputes, sustain tenancies and reduce pressure on the courts...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Yields rising - but enough to stop landlords quitting the sector?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-2-400x310.png)
Buy to let specialist lender Fleet Mortgages says almost every region of the UK is now seeing increased yields for investors. The...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buy To Let tax rise - agents angry at damage to rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/TaxRefund-400x310.png)
Letting agents in Scotland are angry at the Scottish Government for increasing the tax surcharge on buyers of buy to lets...
20 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![What do agents want in 2023? New survey reveals all](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023Loading-400x310.png)
This may be 2022’s least surprising research finding - most property professionals want interest rates to fall. A webinar poll undertaken by...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![allAgents removes ‘endorsements’ by national newspapers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The allAgents review website has removed a claim suggesting it had been ‘endorsed’ by The Times and the Sunday Times newspapers. The...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agencies with banking disputes have three months to act](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_2-400x310.png)
Small and medium sized lettings agencies which have had running disputes with banks are being offered a lifeline - but must...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Big rise in lettings enquiries to The Property Ombudsman](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Forecast-400x310.png)
The Property Ombudsman has reported a big rise in enquiries over last year and a huge rise since the pre-Covid year,...
02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Another council hits Airbnbs and holiday homes with higher taxes](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
The owners of second homes in a key short lets and tourist hotspot are set to have to pay a premium...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agencies have six months left to register banking complaints](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/360x280%20Bank%20Sponsored%20Content%20September.jpg)
Many agencies have long-standing and unresolved banking complaints, for example regarding client accounts: now it’s been declared they have only six...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents will save time on routine chores says PropTech lettings service](/upload/images/Back-link-images/how-to-get-a-bridging-loan.png)
An end-of-tenancy PropTech platform set up by a high profile agent has announced a major enhancement to its service. The Depository was...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Warning To Agents - compliance crackdown starting shortly](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ComplianceStamp-400x310.jpg)
Fourteen Trading Standards authorities across a swathe of England are embarking on an enforcement project to check lettings agency compliance. The Central England...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket’s teclet reveals latest integration with PropTech supplier](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/3dhousepic.jpg)
Automated lettings and management platform teclet - which is owned by OnTheMarket - has completed another integration with a PropTech supplier. This...
11 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Amend Tenant Fees Act before pets allowed - demand to government](/upload/images/Pets/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.jpg)
New details from a survey conducted by industry organisations concerning pets in rental properties show the extent of the problem. Some 537...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Dos and Don’ts of Deposit Disputes](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Tenancy%20Deposit%20Scheme/Lettering-Agent-Today_Web-banner_360x280.png)
At Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS), we're committed to making the deposit protection process as pain-free as possible. From our beginning of...
23 June 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Evictions - What Next? Industry must rethink process, say leaders](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/NoteOfEviction.png)
Two of the most respected figures in the lettings sector are calling on agents, landlords and tenants to consider the future...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rental Revolution - agents worried at government proposals](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
Agents have voiced their reservations over aspects of the widespread rental sector reform announced by the government in the Queen’s Speech. Yesterday...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Radical reform of private rental sector announced by government](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/HousesofParliament-3-400x310.jpg)
The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership](/upload/images/adv-2021/60-second-interview/The%20Letting%20Partnership/Cliff%20Thomas%202022%20450x350px%20(scales%20to%2090x70).jpg)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Clifford Thomas – Sales Director at The Letting Partnership What is...
06 May 2022
From: 60 Second Interview
![Shelter slammed by industry over “exaggerated” Section 21 claims](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Eviction2-400x310-min.jpeg)
Propertymark is the latest part of the lettings sector to fight back against criticism and claims of extreme evictions made by...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Group campaigning against agents must pay £100,000 damages](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/ComplianceStamp-400x310.jpg)
An activist group that has staged many protests against letting agents must pay just under £100,000 in costs and damages to...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Clampdown on agents by council officers with qualifications](/upload/images/Locations/GreaterLondon-400x310.jpg)
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants is introducing a new qualification and training for borough council housing enforcement officers to...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Landlord licensing will cut stock and hike rents, warns top agency](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordLicensing-4-400x310.jpg)
One of the leading lettings agencies in Liverpool has issued a warning about the city’s controversial new licensing scheme. The Labour council...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stop Sniping At Private Renting! Agency chief tells politicians to stop](/upload/images/Locations/ScotlandFlag400x310.png)
The coming year should be about promoting harmony in the lettings market says the head of an agency that’s now part of a...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors may quit buy to let, leading agency chief warns](/upload/images/library/Investment-Image-1-400x310.jpg)
The lettings agency boss at the centre of a major industry takeover has fired a warning shot about rent controls and...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will rental sector benefit from growing pessimism over scale of housing crisis?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/HousingCrisis-400x310.jpg)
Only 15 per cent of adults are confident the housing crisis will be resolved in their lifetime. New research among 2,000 individuals...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![What’s Damp and What’s Mildew? How inventories can help](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
The classic winter time arguments between tenants and agents over what is damp and what is mildew can be resolved by...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency given penalty notices for operating illegally](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined400x310.jpg)
A letting agency has been issued with penalty notices worth £3,000 for operating illegally. Back in 2014 it became a legal requirement...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why Scrap Section 21? Possession cases are plummeting anyway...](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/agent_and_homes_360x280.png)
New figures from the Ministry of Justice show a dramatic long-term decline in the number of possessions in the private rental...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tenancy Disputes: Resolution system could avoid court last resort](/upload/images/new-story-stock-images/CourtImage-400x310.jpg)
ARLA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a new dispute resolution service as a quicker and less expensive alternative to court...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords hit back as Welsh Government extends notice periods again](/upload/images/Locations/WalesFlag-400x310.jpg)
Landlords in Wales have been told that rules giving tenants six months’ notice to vacate a property will remain in place...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Dispute evidence – don’t throw the kitchen sink at it!](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/DPS_Computer_share/Iron.jpg)
When it comes to gathering evidence for deposit disputes, the need for thoroughness is understandable. However, on occasion some landlords take...
20 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Ombudsman complaints led by management, comms and record keeping](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Sad-Tenants-Evicted-400x310.jpg)
Lettings once again dominated the complaints received by The Property Ombudsman according to its latest annual report - out today but...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark steps up attack on government benefit cuts](/upload/images/Logos/NAEA-ARLA-Propertymark-400x310.jpg)
Earlier this week Propertymark revealed it had co-signed an open letter criticising proposed government cuts to benefits. That open letter was co-signed...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Was agent fined merely for helping his mother manage a property?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined-400x310.jpg)
A bizarre fine imposed on a managing agent by a local authority appears to have been reversed because the council flouted...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Free to agents: Banking dispute service endorsed by Propertymark](/upload/images/Logos/ARLA-PropertyMark-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark has given its support to a free and independent dispute resolution service, the Business Banking Resolution Service, which is being offered to...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents offered new repair management app](/img/default/lat.png)
A new maintenance management app connecting agents and their tenants allows the tracking of repairs. Refectio compiles tenants’ faults onto a dashboard,...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Watchdog intervenes over agent’s letting fees](/img/default/lat.png)
Westcountry agency Stags has been the subject of a low level complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint concerned fees not...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government told to 'big up' agents role in helping fix rental repairs](/img/default/lat.png)
ARLA Propertymark says a new government online checker to help private tenants establish what repairs they may be entitled to should...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government launches online checker for private rental repairs](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has launched an online checker in a bid to avoid disputes between landlords and tenants over the entitlement for...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Relief for letting agents as mandatory mediation threat is lifted](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Relief for lettings sector as mandatory mediation threat is lifted](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has surprised observers by announcing that compulsory mediation over Covid-related arrears would happen in the commercial sector - but not...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Show Us The Results: Agents demand mediation pilot evidence](/img/default/lat.png)
The Association of Residential Letting Agents’ wing of Propertymark is demanding to see the results of a mediation project initiated by...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agent uses council to secure electrical inspection at private flat](/img/default/lat.png)
A local authority has explained its role in ensuring that a private landlord could arrange for an electrical safety inspection to...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government revises Mediation guidelines for ‘life after eviction ban’](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has revised its guidelines for its new mediation scheme, which it says will avoid some possessions now that the...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Tenancy Disputes? These webinars may help you resolve them...](/img/default/lat.png)
The DPS is hosting free dispute webinars to enable landlords and letting agents to navigate the dispute resolution process. More than 2,000...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Government reveals details of arrears mediation scheme](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has at last released details of its mediation scheme - this was hinted at when Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Client Money Protection bank deadline nears, agents warned](/img/default/lat.png)
Letting agents have only 10 days to open segregated client accounts or they could face being expelled by their client money...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![It’s Time To Talk About PropTech](/img/default/lat.png)
Real estate as an industry has remained unchallenged throughout all of these years. For the industry worth more than 217 trillion...
19 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![David Alexander is joint Chief Executive Officer of apropos](/img/default/lat.png)
As we emerge out of the pandemic there is a growing need for agents to reflect on how the lettings business...
12 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Eviction mediation scheme - lawyers raise concerns](/img/default/lat.png)
The Law Society is raising concerns about the government’s mediation scheme announced at the time of the last eviction ban decision. The...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents back new Mediation scheme between landlords and tenants](/img/default/lat.png)
Propertymark has thrown its weight behind an idea from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to create a mediation service to arbitrate in...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Eviction ban extended in England and Wales](/img/default/lat.png)
The ban on bailiff-enforced evictions for private renters has been extended in England and Wales. This will be until February 21 “at...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agent speaks out against possible ‘money making’ licensing scheme](/img/default/lat.png)
A lettings agent has spoken out at a local council landlord licensing scheme, suggesting it might just be nothing more than...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Pandemic changes the lettings market](/img/default/lat.png)
The last year was one which none of us will forget both personally and professionally. Every aspect of life has been...
01 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents face crucial role in coming months](/img/default/lat.png)
The role of lettings agents has never been more crucial to landlords and tenants than it is now and will be...
28 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![New regulations for post-ban evictions set out by government](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has set out confirmation of the new regulations and protocols that agents and landlords will have to follow if...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Just grand! Average UK rent a whisker under £1,000 pcm](/img/default/lat.png)
The average rent across the UK is now £985 per calendar month, up some 2.1 per cent on four weeks ago...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Blow for Airbnb and short lets in landmark appeal ruling](/img/default/lat.png)
A council has won a planning appeal banning the use of a property for short lets - considered a landmark case...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Redress operator bigs up its own mediation service](/img/default/lat.png)
The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-authorised redress services, claims its new mediation option is a success. In March this...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online agency’s refund for customers after portals problem](/img/default/lat.png)
Online lettings agency Upad is offering to refund users whose rental listings did not appear on Zoopla and PrimeLocation as they...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Don’t evict anyone during virus crisis says leading lettings expert](/img/default/lat.png)
A senior lettings expert with almost four decades experience says evictions should not be considered during the virus crisis, irrespective of the...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Free legal evictions advice offered to landlords by law service](/img/default/lat.png)
A service called Landlord Advice UK is offering free no-obligation consultations with landlords dealing with evictions over the coming months. Under the...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Evictions latest: SIX months notice required in Wales](/img/default/lat.png)
The Welsh Government has temporarily increased the notice period landlords must provide from three months to six months to end Assured...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![New eviction court procedures to address Covid backlog](/img/default/lat.png)
The government has outlined new court procedures to address the expected backlog of cases when eviction proceedings resume on August 24. For...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Shelter “doubling up” its checks on letting agents for compliance](/img/default/lat.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter says it is “doubling up” its efforts to make sure letting agents comply with anti-discrimination legislation when it...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Evictions could be avoided by new rental mediation service](/img/default/lat.png)
A new service claims it could help to avoid arrears by mediating in disputes between tenants and landlords or their agents. The...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Section 21: Industry relief for court ruling over possession claims](/img/default/lat.png)
A legal expert says the Court of Appeal ruling on S21 possession orders last week has resolved one of the most...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Coronavirus shows strength of franchise business model - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
The UK’s largest property franchise group says the current Coronavirus crisis shows precisely how robust its franchise business model is. In a...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour evictions policy could mean financial ruin - claim](/img/default/lat.png)
Labour’s proposal to extend the current ban on private rental sector evictions could end up with some landlords in financial ruin. Landlord...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Deposit alternative service launches tool to handle virus arrears](/img/default/lat.png)
Deposit alternative service Flatfair has launched a tool for letting agents to help administer arrears run up by tenants during the...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Mediation bid to keep agents, tenants and landlords out of court](/img/default/lat.png)
One of the official redress operators - Property Redress Scheme - has launched a tenancy mediation service for agents, landlords and...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Tenancy disputes going to court face 18-month delay warns expert](/img/default/lat.png)
A real estate litigation partner at a leading law firm is warning that the Coronavirus crisis could lead to an 18...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Communication is key for agents during virus crisis, says ARLA](/img/default/lat.png)
The Association of Residential Letting Agents says the key for getting through the virus crisis is good communications, both with clients...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Help for self employed agents and new lettings info: Conquering Corona](/img/default/lat.png)
Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Activists ‘intimidate female staff’ forcing agency branch to shut](/img/default/lat.png)
The controversial Acorn group of anti-letting agent activists has been accused of intimidation of female staff during a protest outside and...