Sean Hooker
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Renting reforms to be within tomorrow’s ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper, sources reveal
Government reveals both landlord register and redress for tenants to be included in its big policy push on 'rebalancing' the UK.
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Government criticised for ‘piecemeal’ regulation of the private rented sector
Official report by National Audit Office says local and national policing of letting agents, landlords and properties remains inconsistent and patchy.
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Political and industry figures back campaign to help landlords accept pets
New report highlights how a simple change to the Tenant Fees Act could enable thousands more landlords accept pets in their properties.
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Estate agents have to be members of a redress scheme, so why not landlords?
As the NRLA backs government plans for compulsory landlord redress scheme membership, PRS chief Sean Hooker explains why it's needed.
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88% of agent poll give thumbs down to charging for viewings
Although an interesting idea on paper, in reality most agents are against monetising property viewings using new platform.
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Agents who charge tenants £30 for viewings risk Tenant Fees Act prosecution
Warning is made by Sean Hooker, Head of Redress at the PRS following the launch of a revenue generating property viewings site View Rabbit.
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Redress boss: Agents must take ‘material information’ seriously or face problems
Sean Hooker of the PRS says inconsistent information uploaded to portals could increasingly expose agents to legal and regulatory action.
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Key property industry groups sign up to ‘service pledge’ as RoPA nears
Organised by the Home Buying and Selling Group, the pledge is designed to introduce much more transparency into the way estate agents and other players operate.
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Shock GDP figures: What does the property industry think will happen next?
We ask leading figures and experts with their nose to the ground what the recessional data published yesterday will mean for sales and letting agents.
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Lettings drive 77% of all complaints about estate agents, says PRS
Redress scheme also says its membership has increased by 50% over the past 12 months, as more and more agents joined Brexit despite the fees ban and other industry headwinds.
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