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Regulation & Law
Complaints against letting agents jump 47%
Growing compliance and administrative demands are reducing the time agents can spend on customer service, warns Propoly's Sim Sekhon.
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Regulation & Law
Leeds letting agent dismissed over alleged benefits discrimination
Parklane Properties says remarks about filtering out the “dross” were unacceptable and not company policy.
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Regulation & Law
Eviction cases ‘jumped 6%’ before Renters’ Rights Act came in
Sim Sekhon at LegalforLandlords says that "many landlords accelerated possession proceedings while Section 21 was still available".
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Regulation & Law
Prime Minister champions the Renters’ Right Act
The Prime Minister has championed the Renters' Rights Act, saying it has given more rights to tenants and stopped unfair rent hikes.
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Regulation & Law
CLAIM: Tenants doubt landlords’ RRA compliance
Managing agents risk falling short of their legal obligations if they do not adapt to new rules, warns Rushbrook & Rathbone's Roma Sharma.
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Latest property news
CLAIM: Renters’ Rights Act means half of tenants will need rent guarantor
Tenants will fail standard rental affordability checks in 47.6% of local authority districts, says Zero Deposit’s Sam Reynolds.
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Regulation & Law
New rental rules lock landlords into lettings market
Once landlords “pull the trigger” to sell, they are unable to re-let for 12 months if buyers fail to materialise, says NRLA's Chris Norris.
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Rental market
Industry franchise giant points to “attractive opportunity” from Renters’ Rights Act
TPFG led by Gareth Samples has seen an increase in enquiries from landlords since the Act came into force.
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Rental market
Landlords ‘far more selective’ about tenants now Act in force
The NRLA's Ben Beadle says it is a "worrying picture" for renters with property owners being more choosy.
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Regulation & Law
Goodlord deletes misleading Information Sheet website guidance
The error was spotted ahead of the 31st May deadline for the Government’s new Information Sheet to be given to tenants.
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