29 May 2014
A landlord has been fined £250 and ordered to pay over £7,000 in costs.
29 May 2014
Several London councils have chosen to set up rental accreditation systems rather than use landlord licensing
22 May 2014
The National Landlords’ Association, which has been outspoken in its opposition to local councils licensing landlords, has stepped up its demand for what it calls a more workable alternative – accreditation.
21 May 2014
Ahead of tomorrow’s local and European elections, lobbying group Generation Rent has stepped up its attacks on letting agents and landlords.
20 May 2014
Since April 6th 2012, landlords have been legally required to place deposits from assured shorthold tenancies (started or renewed after April 6th 2007) into a government-approved tenancy deposit protection scheme.
19 May 2014
Lobbying group Generation Rent is to maintain its campaign to have letting agent fees banned.
19 May 2014
The checking of prospective tenants’ immigration status by landlords and agents is set to become mandatory in October.
15 May 2014
Since the introduction of tenant deposit protection in 2007, cleaning has been the main cause of disputes and the problem is getting worse, according to the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC).
15 May 2014
Letting agents will be required to publish full details of the fees they charge under plans announced by Government ministers on Tuesday.
14 May 2014
Agents can breathe a sigh of relief – but possibly only for the time being – after yesterday’s motion by Labour in the Commons to ban fees to tenants was defeated.