“When an estate agent offers a promotional commission fee they must ensure that they must themselves abide by the terms of the offer and the TPO Code of Practice,” Katrine Sporle, The…
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Belvoir says its partnership with Let Alliance is paying dividends as its franchisees sell more rent guarantee insurance to plug looming tenant fees ban.
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There are numerous potential issues around discrimination, says Frances Burkinshaw, you need to recognise them – rapidly.
Read MoreLetting agent jailed after failing to fit smoke alarms at house where boys died
A letting agent who has been jailed for a year after failing to fit smoke alarms to a property at which a house fire later killed two boys.
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It’s amazing, but, says BestAgent, it is true. Their new website function, allowing agents to enjoy their own fully responsive, SEO-ready, Wordpress managed agency site, is available on the same day...
Read MoreBig headlines slow sales
Designs On Property tracks and summarises the property indices. Kate Faulkner says, “Worrying headlines about huge job losses, coupled with little change to income versus inflation, people can be easily spooked and…
Read MoreRight to refund
"A buyer paid a reservation deposit and a buyer’s premium but the sale did not go ahead, so should the agent repay the fees? Katrine Sporle, The Property Ombudsman supported the claim…
Read More‘Redress in the property sector is not broken’, says ombudsman Katrine Sporle
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has been resolving consumer disputes with property agents for 27 years. Now the Government has launched a consultation that could lead to a single ombudsman for the whole…
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