Feb 22, 2022 | Legislation & Regulations
22 Feb 2022 Landlords are likely to be obliged to supply agents with additional details in future, before their properties are listed to let on portals. The National Trading Standards and Estate and Lettings Team, which presides over consumer-related activity by...
Jan 17, 2022 | Other News
17 Jan 2022 A Trading Standards team is to carry out what it calls “unannounced inspections” of lettings agencies in one part of London – but the local council has issued a press release ahead of the visits. The Labour council in Newham, east London, says its...
Jul 14, 2021 | Eviction, Other News
14 Jul 2021 The UK Association of Letting Agents trade body is warning of “widespread evictions” unless government support is offered to tenants. UKALA chairman Tim Clark says: “The restrictions on evictions during the last year, whilst very appropriate for the time,...
Jul 14, 2021 | Other News
14 Jul 2021 Complaints referred to the Property Redress Scheme against its members grew by more than a quarter during 2020. In its annual report for the period December 1 2019 to November 30 2020 – only just released this week – the scheme received 1,829...
