- Written by: Graham Norwood
A housing law expert says landlords should consider using not-for-profit letting agencies, claiming they have “no big overheads” and have a strong record of vetting tenants accurately, reducing void periods and guaranteering rent income. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A local agency in Essex is accusing an unspecified number of rival firms in the area of not publicising their fees in line with consumer legislation. ...
- Written by: Conor Shilling
Sales and letting agents who enter a new awards event will be given the chance to promote their property business on national TV. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The controversial campaign group ACORN, which has made headlines by protesting outside letting agency offices in Bristol, is launching a new branch. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A think-tank is calling for the creation of ‘social’ letting agencies with staff who not only find housing but also get people off welfare and into work, and who resolve problems such as drink and drug addiction. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Countrywide is to lead a group including Connells and Zoopla in a partnership with the proptech company Fixflo, currently best known for its online lettings repair software. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The National Landlords Association has launched a new campaign - Reinventing Renting - to encourage landlords to make their lettings businesses more profitable. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A local authority is considering introducing measures to prevent landlords turning family homes in one of its conservation areas into HMOs. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Prime central London’s sales market has been in the doldrums for some time - now at least one high-end lettings agency says the same thing is starting to happen in segments of the capital’s rental market. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A rogue landlord has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay £3,343 costs as well as a victim surcharge of £120 after admitting a string of offences. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The chairman of Choices letting agency says the government is wrong to say its proposed tax changes will create a level playing field between buy to let investors and owner occupiers, because the cards are still stacked against landlords. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Atlantis has sold its Reading-based lettings and estate agency to the Romans Group, with £5m being paid to Atlantis’s ultimate owner, John Sykes. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Reading Council in Berkshire has confirmed that a voluntary ban on letting agents boards in part of the town will be made permanent - and may spread to another area. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
One of Britain’s best known and highest profile lettings agencies, Finders Keepers, has produced what it calls the definitive guide to the lettings sector, aimed chiefly at landlords. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A landlord has been fined £1,000 after leaving his tenant without any hot water. ...
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