Compliance
Ombudsman Services rejects 80% of initial complaints against agents
Only a fraction of initial complaints against agents are upheld
News
Law
Nightmare for landlord whose tenant claimed false disrepair
Evictions specialist Paul Shamplina warns that problems set to get worse for landlords
Finance
House sales down nearly 18% on last year
House purchase mortgage approvals dip – but opinions differ on level of buyer demand
Other News
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Law
Ex-policeman jailed for valuations scam
Court hears that fraudster ran similar swindles in New York
Compliance
New online toolkit launched to help landlords keep houses safe
New service from Residential Landlords Association will assist compliance with law
Agency
Franchise firm drops tie-in periods from its contracts
EweMove says it got the idea from America
Agency
Property finding boss appointed to ombudsman board
Property finding agents now represented at TPO
Agency
Rightmove’s dominance ‘set to grow’ further with rise of OnTheMarket
Only Rightmove will be able to attract listings from all agents, says finance website
Lettings
Properties being let in shortest time on record
Tenants increasingly snapping up homes for more than asking price before previous tenant moves out
Politics
Labour leadership contender wants Right to Buy for private tenants
Private tenants would be able to buy their landlords' properties at discount after three years
Compliance
Immigration checks: Landlord fined in first Right to Rent case
ARLA trying to get more detail on case before Right to Rent scheme is rolled out
Other News
Sales volumes take a dive, says Land Registry
Sales fall 12% across England and Wales in March – and by 20% in London
Compliance
County’s trading trading standards to write to over 200 agents
Trading standards to warn agents of legal obligations
Lettings
ARLA hits out at city’s plans for additional licensing scheme
'Entirely unnecessary layer' of bureaucracy for Cardiff landlords, says ARLA
Agency
New build-to-rent committee aims to sell concept to the public
Knight Frank and Savills among those represented on new body
Agency
Are estate agents really the worst bosses in the UK?
New survey says estate agency firms are worst places to work – really?
Finance
Landlords’ Barometer – #19: When a tenant dies
Death of a tenant and removal of tax breaks for landlords among trending topics
Compliance
Letting agent banned after nearly £600,000 goes missing
Agent failed to safeguard deposits and did not hand rent money over to landlords
Agency
High street agents ‘must come clean on fees’ if PR war is to be won
Property PR firm tells high street: Be open, brave and constructive