Tag: Letting Agents

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Letting Agents Close Owing Landlords and Tenants Cash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2012, 15 years ago | 42

Midlands landlords are chasing rents and deposits from a letting agent who suddenly closed for business. Police are looking at...

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The 21st Century Letting Agent – Letting & Re-letting

Author: Roger Lancaster

23rd January 2012, 15 years ago | 3

In the last article we looked at how a 21st Century Agency can ensure the security of a landlord’s portfolio...

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The 21st Century Letting Agent – Protecting the Landlord’s Interests

Author: Roger Lancaster

19th January 2012, 15 years ago | 11

In the previous article I tried to make the point that a Letting Agent should act like an Asset Manager,...

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A 21st Century Letting Agent

Author: Roger Lancaster

17th January 2012, 15 years ago | 15

What should a landlord expect? ARLA have been complaining that the Government should regulate Letting Agents in the same way...

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Letting Agent Plans £8 Million Stock Market Float

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Lettings firm Belvoir intends to join the City’s Alternative Investment Market to raise capital for further expansion. The specialist lettings...

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Getting Letting Agents to Bid for Your Business

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th December 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Landlords can take the strain out of comparing letting agents to find the best deal with a new online service....

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Letting Agent Ripped Apart by Social Media

Author: Mark Alexander

9th December 2011, 15 years ago | 109

I am writing this blog to balance out another article on this website and to raise a question about whether...

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Protecting a Rental Business Against Rogue Letting Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Dozens of letting agents have gone bust in recent months leaving landlords struggling financial with unpaid rents and unprotected deposits....

Agents Need to Use Technology to Stay a Step Ahead

Author: Mark Reynolds

25th November 2011, 15 years ago | 11

One of the most important aspects of running a business is keeping one step ahead of the competition and providing...

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NALS – “No Agent Loves Sarcasm”

Author: Nick Stott

16th November 2011, 15 years ago | 15

Why does the general public have such a poor perception of agents? Is it because they are often image-conscious, relatively...

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Letting Agents Accused of Rip-Off Card Charges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Letting agents are cashing in on debit and credit card surcharges on services for landlords and tenants, warns consumer champion...

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Fraudster Letting Agent Faces More Time in Jail

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A jailed letting agent who stole cash from landlords to fund his ailing business risks another 15 months in prison...

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Crooks Have Plagued us for Years, Says Leading Letting Agent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Theft and fraud by letting agents has always been a problem in the industry, claims the managing director of the...

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The New Kids on the Block

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

12th September 2011, 15 years ago | 7

What do you think of the way councils operate in relation to housing in your area? Do you think they...

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Struggling Letting Agent Dipped in to Client Funds

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A letting agent confessed to a judge that he dipped in to rents and deposits paid by tenants to keep...

Government Undermines Our Work, Claims ARLA

Author: Neil Patterson

6th September 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Letting agents have turned up the heat on the government to regulate the private rental sector another notch. The spat...

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OFT launches new customer code for letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Property Ombudsman finally has government go-ahead to tighten up on rogue letting agents who exploit landlords and tenants. After...

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OFT warns letting agents about unfair contracts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th July 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Letting agents have been warned that they must offer landlords clear and fair contracts or face action from government consumer...

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SAFEagent closes on 1,000 member mark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around 1,000 letting agents have pledged to offer better protection to landlord and tenant monies by signing up to the...

What to do if your letting agent goes bust

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th June 2011, 15 years ago | 6

Landlords are regularly falling victim to rogue letting agents who suddenly shut up shop and take their money and run....

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Letting agent’s slug out a ‘regulation’ turf war

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Opposing groups of letting agents are lining up to fight over who takes the official title of industry regulator. In...