Latest figures from Barbon, the UK’s biggest tenant referencing company which includes HomeLet, Let Alliance and Rent4sure, reveal the extent to which tenancy application fraud is on the rise.
Read MoreProperty managers face new wave of fire safety rules, White Paper reveals
In addition to last year's Fire Safety Act, the government is to introduce more regulations to make high-rise blocks safer to live in.
Read MoreJudge awards employees £25,000 against property investment consultancy
Daniel Clover and Marzena Ozimek are awarded the cash after their employer Mayfair Estates Planning Ltd made unauthorised deductions from their wages.
Read MoreOriginal RoPA now ‘very unlikely’ to make it into law, claims industry leader
Eddie Hooker of Hamilton Fraser, believes that because RoPA regulation was left out of Queen's Speech again, it's clearly in the long grass.
Read MoreMore details emerge of how agents will be involved in new PRS ‘portal’
Government plans to force every private rental property to be registered including detail of any managing agent involved.
Read MoreBeware tenants making dodgy property repair claims, warns legal expert
Property solicitor Carly Jermyn says new legislation has led to surge in claims by tenants, often supported by 'no-win, no-fee' legal firms.
Read MoreHMRC charged estate agents £6 million in 2021 for AML supervision
Latest data pulled together by AML firm Credas Technologies reveals that money extracted from the industry is escalating.
Read MoreUPDATED: Ministers reveal more details about looming Renters Reform Bill
Full details are due in the much-anticipated White Paper due out next month, but the Queen's Speech has provided some updates.
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