- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Housing Ombudsman - currently active in the social housing sector but tipped to take a wider role involving private renting from not year - has issued a warning about scams across the housing landscape. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Two property company bosses have been sentenced following an Insolvency Service investigation which found they had abused a £30,000 Bounce Back Loan, then folded their firm to avoid paying back the loan. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Data from London-focussed lettings agency Foxtons has found that rent is up eight per cent year-on-year, with the London average now sitting at £582 per week. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A thieving lettings agent stole over £128,000 which should have gone to landlord clients - and with it she funded an affair with her personal trainer. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The board of Foxtons is under pressure from a minority of shareholders to put the agency group up for sale, according to a media report. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The London rental market is shifting towards equilibrium for the first time since the end of the pandemic, according to Foxtons. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Foxtons has snapped up London lettings agency Ludlow Thompson for £10m. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
Not for the first time this year, a trading update from London-focussed agency Foxtons has shown that lettings is leading the agency’s growth drive. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The chief executive of Foxtons, who has been in the job exactly one year, now claims the company has enjoyed “incredible success” and is the capital’s number one agency brand. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
London-focussed agency Foxtons says there is a part of the capital which is seeing an average of 38 prospective tenants for every rental unit that comes on the market. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team is one of two new non-executive directors at The Property Ombudsman. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
The classified ad website Gumtree is issuing an alert about what it claims is the growing threat of rental fraud. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
New figures suggest soaring numbers of tenants are at risk from criminals taking advantage of the tough rental market. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
New figures from Foxtons show that average weekly rent in July 2023 was 12 per cent higher than July 2022. ...
- Written by: Graham Norwood
A rogue lettings agency in London has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme but is still thought to be trading. ...
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