The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, says Jane Dockeray, PSL Counsel at Hogan Lovells, provides a real and achievable direct route of redress for tenants living in substandard conditions.

Referral fees fall under Government scrutiny but maybe offering the opportunity to improve the practice of charging referral fees by increasing transparency.

Belvoir says its partnership with Let Alliance is paying dividends as its franchisees sell more rent guarantee insurance to plug looming tenant fees ban.

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.

The looming demise of tenant fees is not your only problem, says Adam Walker, it’s time to look at the effect of long term tenancies and landlord fees.

"Councils are contributing to homelessness. Unfair? Sadly not, says Adam Walker, as they only take responsibility for a tenant once he’s out on the street."

"Tax is no longer optional. I never thought I’d write an article on this subject, but I am going to talk about why you need to pay your tax.”

Access to properties can cause serious issues if the right of way is not documented, says Katrine Sporle, The Property Ombudsman.

I have written before on the continual complaints that I receive from consumers, and occasionally agents, with concerns about For Sale or To Let boards. I should first state that the TPO…