A senior lettings expert with almost four decades experience says evictions should not be considered during the virus crisis, irrespective of the ban ending this month. David Alexander helped set up DJ Alexander in 1982, and it describes itself as one of the...
The chief executive of campaigning charity Shelter claims some lettings agencies are ignoring the recent ruling that private landlords cannot discriminate against benefit claimants. Last month a court in York ruled that blanket bans on claimants are strictly...
Back in March 2019 we covered the story that Weymouth council in Dorset wanted a landlord licensing scheme for a town centre ward - now, 17 months later, the issue appears to be no nearer resolution. At the time the council told Letting Agent Today that the proposal...
The Leaders Romans Group says it’s opening a new virtual office in the East Midlands, with a long-standing lettings expert at the helm. The ‘office’ will cover Lincoln and is being run by Rachel Horton, who has been in the industry 15 years - over half of that...
The average rent in the UK has risen 1.5 per cent in just a month, but it is still a fraction under £1,000 pcm. When London is excluded the average UK rent is £808 and with the capital included it’s £965 according to insurance service HomeLet. Ten of the 12 regions...
Which? is warning prospective renters to beware scam lettings agencies and scam landlords following a case where £5,600 was conned out of a victim. The consumer group says the fake lettings agency called itself Villageway Lettings. A fake landlord sent a falsified...
The huge backlog of eviction and other cases anticipated in the coming months will be helped by the creation of a series of so-called Nightingale Courts - the justice system’s version of the much-praised Nightingale Hospitals. These are to be at Telford in Shropshire,...
The Association of Residential Letting Agents has postponed its conference - for a second time. Back in March it was postponed until September 2 but with Coronavirus continuing to play havoc with large scale events, this later date, too, has been postponed. It’s now...
A buy to let investor has been sentenced to two years in prison after claiming income support despite being a professional portfolio landlord. Maria Protheroe claimed she had no income but had also lied to obtain mortgages to expand her portfolio: to cap it...
A law firm is warning that agents and landlords should carefully follow correct procedures if they suspect a rented property is being used as a cannabis farm. Hägen Wolf says the lockdown has seen a proliferation of cannabis farms being created, with increased numbers...
