Tag: Letting Agents

RICS survey reveals rising rents and falling house prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th October 2023, 3 years ago | 2

The UK’s housing market is facing a tough time, with the latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

Scottish government rent control proposals slammed by expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th October 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The Scottish government’s recently launched consultation on a range of issues affecting the private rented sector (PRS), including rent controls...

Rental market frenzy: Tenants face 25 enquiries per property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The rental market in the UK is experiencing a frenzy of activity, as letting agents report an average of 25...

Updated ‘How to Rent’ guide launched next month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2023, 3 years ago | 4

An updated version of the ‘How to Rent’ guide will be published next month with details of the new Housing...

Landlords and agents need more detail about the Renters (Reform) Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th August 2023, 3 years ago | 1

The government needs to offer more details about its proposed Renters (Reform) Bill to landlords and agents so they can...

Clarity required for replacement tenant?

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9th August 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, we are the landlord of a student HMO. The tenancy has been signed for the upcoming year but one...

Landlord told to act as guarantor in bizarre twist

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2023, 3 years ago | 12

In a strange situation, a letting agency has asked a landlord to be a guarantor for their own tenants. This...

Am I still a guarantor?

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31st July 2023, 3 years ago | 47

Hi, a bit of of advice needed. I was a guarantor on an AST for 6 months and at the...

Can letting agent increase fees without agreement?

Author: Readers Question

1st June 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Hello, I have a property which is rented out via a letting agent with full management service. The current agreement...

Letting agents who ban children are breaking equality rules – ombudsman

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2023, 3 years ago | 27

The Property Ombudsman has ruled that a blanket ban on letting a property to a family with children is discriminatory...

Letting agents predict rise in arrears and drop in landlord numbers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th January 2023, 3 years ago | 1

Most letting agents say they expect to see more landlords leave the market in 2023 – against a backdrop of...

Housing market will be hit by strike action at Registers of Scotland

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12th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Scotland’s housing market will slow down at a time when it is already facing delays after the Public and Commercial...

Propertymark says banks are still misinterpreting AML rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Propertymark says that letting agents still face difficulties maintaining their pooled client accounts from high street banks that are still...

East Midlands Property Owners Expo – Date for your Diary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2014, 12 years ago | 0

East Midlands Property Owners is a professional residential landlords association but also a not-for-profit organisation. Its members own somewhere in...

Deposit dispute handling courses available for Letting Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th February 2014, 12 years ago | 0

Mydeposits is hosting introductory courses for letting agents in order to help them better deal with their tenant’s deposit disputes....

Letting agent workshops on the sharp end by Paul Shamplina

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th January 2014, 12 years ago | 0

Agents are being educated on making the most of the ‘sharp end’ of the industry in Letting agent workshops. When...

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Landlord’s guide to client money protection schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Letting agents regularly go bust amid claims of owing landlords and tenants thousands of pounds, so here’s a quick guide...

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Estate agent secretly tried to let home he should have sold

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

An estate agent tried to make some money on the side by renting an empty home he was trying to...

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Letting agents slammed as fees go through the roof

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28th May 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Letting agents are charging fees of up to £600 to tenants who want to privately rent a home in Wales,...

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Landlords urged to only deal with ‘safe’ letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Letting agents are urging landlords to make sure they only do business with firms offering a money protection scheme. Firms...