Online fraudsters target tenants with fake reductions, agency warns
Fraudsters using Facebook to offer reductions on homes that are on the market before demanding a deposit upfront
Tag: letting agent
Landlord wins long-running case against agent after tenancy went wrong
Court refuses Sequence leave to appeal as landlord wins ‘breach of duty of care’ case
Agents claimed to be sub-letting home as HMO without landlord’s knowledge fined nearly £40,000
Two related businesses and several individual agents slapped with huge fines
Profits tumble by 28% at Arun Estates as sales fall away in ‘difficult market’
Sales impacted by difficult trading conditions but turnover and profit increases in lettings business
Long arm of the law finally catches up with fraudster who conned tenants out of £10,000 in deposits
Fraudster went on the run after being convicted in his absence
Middle-aged and millennials move to private rented sector in droves, as baby boomers pay off mortgages
Latest English Housing Survey shows private rented sector is vital to ‘housing market’, say landlords
‘Landlords who self-manage after fees ban could do a better job than agents’, claim
Generation Rent and Citizens Advice don’t expect fees ban to result in costs being passed on to landlords and tenants
WATCH: Thieves rip safe off agent’s wall in 5am raid
Agent offers £1,000 reward for information leading to conviction
Buy-to-let mortgages slip as legislative changes push more landlords away
UK Finance records fall in buy-to-let mortgages but there’s some cheer when it comes to first-time buyers and home movers
More legislation on the way: Tenants to be allowed to take landlords to court over poor housing
Government shifts its position and adopts proposals in Labour MP’s Bill