All letting agents will want to ensure that, when instructed by a landlord, they comply with the applicable legal requirements and the obligations set out in the TPO Code of Practice. However…
Read MorePatchy forecast for sales
Report Headlines Rightmove: “Biggest September rise for 13 years to new record high benefits the property-rich.” Home.co.uk: “Average London house price up £60,000.” NAEA: “Supply of available housing dwindles to eleven year…
Read MoreRental prices continue to rise at slower pace
Private rental values continued to rise across the UK in October, albeit at a slower pace, led by gains in Scotland, the latest HomeLet rental index reveals. It was the second consecutive…
Read MoreHousing supply contracts
Designs on Property tracks and summarises the monthly property indices. Kate Faulkner says, “The reality is that people will not move unless they can find a property that they really want to…
Read MoreHonesty and evidence is always the best policy
Honesty and evidence is always the best policy” says Jane Erskine, Casework Director, The Property Ombudsman.
Read MoreMulti-agency fees and fairness
This case study concerns a dispute referred to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) from a seller complainant concerned about the fee that the agent (Agent 1) charged upon the sale of the property.…
Read MoreTraining for staff development
Estate agency is still a job where someone can walk out of sixth form college one day and be selling houses the next, with no formal qualifications or training required. Most agents,…
Read MoreAgreed – agents need transaction volumes to rise!
REPORT HEADLINES: Rightmove: “Hottest demand for two bedrooms or fewer as prices hit new high.” Home.co.uk: “Prices push on up as property drought continues.” NAEA: “Housing demand at an 11 year high.”…
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