Property Ombudsman

Property Ombudsman

The Property Ombudsman appoints new chief operating officer ...
A London lettings agency has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for not paying compensation to a landlord following a failure return a property with vacant possession.  ...
A rogue lettings agency in London has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme but is still thought to be trading. ...
Propertymark has hit out at a proposal from a group of MPs that there should be a single Ombudsman covering the entire private rental sector. ...
It’s been revealed that agents have been kicked out of The Property Ombudsman in recent months for failing to pay compensatory awards. ...
The Queen’s Speech has confirmed that a radical re-shaping of the rental sector in England is being pushed ahead by the government. ...
A lettings agent has been jailed for three years for defrauding tenants and landlords out of more than £182,000.  ...
Letting agents should stand proud of their record helping both landlords and tenants, especially in these more difficult times. ...
A new rental system allowing licensed lettings agents to offer landlords a year’s rent up-front has had hundreds of responses in its first few weeks. ...
An overwhelming 98 per cent of agents who are members of The Property Ombudsman scheme pay compensation when an investigation is concluded in favour of the complainant. ...
A survey by PropTech firm Goodlord suggests a growing number of agents want to sell up. ...
The Times claims there have been well over 200 complaints lodged with redress schemes, alleging that lettings agents tried to charge illegal fees. ...
A branch of a regional agency has expanded its managed portfolio following its third acquisition in 18 months. ...
A crackdown on letting agency websites by a Trading Standards team has found the significant majority of them to be breaking the law. ...
The Property Redress Scheme, one of the two government-backed redress operators for the lettings and sales service, has outlined its work in 2018 - and it’s given details of its largest compensation award, against a lettings agent. ...
Reeves to slash Right To Buy discount on Wednesday...
It’s been revealed by Propertymark that HM Revenue & Customs...
A regional agent says the fear of further taxes on...
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