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Regulation & Law
Propertymark gives surprise backing to doubling of Rent Repayment Orders
Estate agency body offers unexpected support for expanded RRO powers despite the huge scale of potential penalties.
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Regulation & Law
Minister reveals huge extension of Rent Repayment Orders to punish bad landlords
Sir Stephen Timms says following three-council trial, 38 more are to take up powers enabling them to recoup rent from landlords who let unlicensed properties to 'benefits' tenants.
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Regulation & Law
Landlords told ‘don’t blame the letting agent’ when facing Rent Repayment Orders
Legal expert warns landlords not to defend RROs unless they have rock solid evidence that they have licensed their property, and also not to rely on blaming others.
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Regulation & Law
‘Gracious’ letting agent to pay tenants £12,450 over licence error
Despite persuading a First Tier Tribunal that he and his wife had been good landlords and managed the property well, his former tenants are to enjoy a considerable cash windfall.
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Landlord duo fined £14,000 after failed attempt to blame letting agent
Muhammed Abdul and Amina Khatun Hamid inaccurately blamed EA Property for naming them instead of their son Zafar on tenancy following rent repayment order attempt.
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Tribunal rules in first case since landmark rent repayment decision
Landlord Sabour Mansour tried unsuccessfully to use the Rakusen vs Jepsen ruling to avoid rent repayment orders.
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Regulation & Law
Fines for London letting agents rise as councils ‘clamp down’
Camden Council leads the way as fines for London letting agents totalled more than £8m in the last year – an increase of £1.5m, says new report..
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Who pays a rent repayment order? Supreme Court date set for decision
Tenants in the infamous Rakusen vs Jepsen have been given leave to appeal to the UK's highest court to settle their £26,000 argument with the landlord.
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Councils push scheme to catch agents running unlicensed properties
London's boroughs are encouraging tenants to check their property is licenced and then using RROs to fine letting agencies and landlords.
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