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Agents given 11 extra weeks to comply with new Welsh holding deposits law
The decision by the Housing Minister Julie James follows meeting a with representatives of ARLA Propertymark, including its Chief Executive and Welsh board member.
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PICTURES: ‘I know what it’s like to be stared at now just because you LOOK homeless’
Estate agents and suppliers at last night's charity event in Stratford's Olympic Park raised £57,000 for Centrepoint but also found out what it's like to be homeless when travelling there with their overnight gear.
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John Hards completes Countrywide’s transition to a ‘post tenant fee ban world’
One of the letting industry’s key figures and former Countrywide National Lettings Director leaves the company after rejoining in March 2018.
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Government was warned tenant fees bill would lead to pet rents, says legal expert
Tessa Shepperson says restrictive nature of legislation means landlords have no option but to charge pet rent now that all deposits are capped at five weeks.
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Liberal Democrats vote to scrap Section 21
Annother attack on the private rented sector, as the Liberal Democrat party conference passes its new policy, 'F44: Protecting Private Tenants'.
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Agents can’t charge for arranging to fix a loo, says tenant fees ban advice
Legal counsel sought by ARLA over 'contractual charges' has highlighted how fees charged for arranging a plumber to fix a toilet, and services like it, cannot be added to bills.
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Ask a question! ARLA chief to appear in live evictions webinar this week
Agents have the chance to as questions direct to the David Cox on Thursday at 9.30am online.
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Industry warns hard line on EU immigration will cause ‘distress’ for renters, landlords and agents
ARLA says a planned transition following Brexit was the agreed path with government, not Priti Patel's proposed sudden hard border on 31st October.
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Welsh fees ban differs to England’s legislation in two major ways, guidance shows
Welsh agents are bracing themselves as ban looms on September 1st but won't face a cap on security deposits and that default fees will cover a wider range of charges, unlike in England.
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Housing charity attacks industry over its tenant fees claim
Shelter says ARLA's claim that ban is pushing up rents is 'absurd' and 'scaremongering' but latest RICS data backs Propertymark up.
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