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November 5th 2013

Government must prioritise regulation of agents, says ombudsman

The requirement for all letting agents to belong to a recognised ombudsman scheme does not go far

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November 1st 2013

Regulation of all letting agents in Wales comes a step closer

The Welsh Government will next month introduce its Housing Bill, which will make licensing of all letting

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October 17th 2013

Pickles unveils reforms package for private rented sector

New regulations are to be published “within days” by the Government, which will require all letting and

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October 4th 2013

Landlords on hunt to expand their portfolios

Landlords increased the size of their rental portfolios in the third quarter of this year, a survey

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October 4th 2013

New tenants charter will highlight good practice on fees

A new tenants’ charter will tackle the subject of letting agent fees. The charter will lay emphasis

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September 26th 2013

Labour pledges mandatory register of all private landlords

Mandatory licensing of all letting agents and a national register of all landlords in England would be

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September 24th 2013

Thousands more landlords warned their mortgage costs will rise

A buy-to-let lender has written to 6,700 borrowers– one quarter of its entire landlord loan book –

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September 18th 2013

NALS supports Gas Safety Week

The third annual Gas Safety Week is under way this week (September 16-22) and is being supported

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September 5th 2013

Most rental properties flout law on EPC, say officials

Most rental properties do not have Energy Performance Certificates, an answer to a Freedom of Information request

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August 23rd 2013

The Property Ombudsman reveals why Client Money Protection is a necessity for the UK lettings market

  ““We passionately believe that CMP is great for consumer protection and will ultimately result in a

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