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“When it comes to housing policy, there is little difference between the two major parties” says Aneisha Beveridge, head of research...

A prominent solicitors’ firm says the failure of the Renters Reform Bill to become law may have attracted headlines but the...

A website is being prepared to assist private renters know where to turn if their landlord or lettings agent fail to...

A new guide from Propertymark explains the rights which private rental tenants have - and sets out how they can challenge...

The identify of the service running the upcoming Private Rental Sector Ombudsman scheme has been thrown into doubt once more. The Renters...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

Former housing minister Rachel Maclean - the victim of a shock sacking by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last month - has...

The government claims that millions of homeowners in England and Wales will be given greater rights, powers, and protections over their...

There’s been a large increase in the number of complaints registered with The Property Ombudsman - with lettings agents in the...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill has been unveiled, as Ministers bid to address the housing crisis and create a fairer rental...

The current Housing Ombudsman, who presides over redress within the social housing sector, says private landlords should not fear the extension...

A landlord representative is to be a member of a new advisory panel which has been set up by the Property...

A senior committee of MPs claims that it’s “too difficult for renters to realise their legal right to a safe and...

It goes without saying that any decent landlord wants to provide their tenants with a safe and secure home and to...

The Ombudsman Services (OS) is no longer handling consumer complaints in the property and housing sector after withdrawing from the industry. The...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) remains hopeful that independent inventory reporting will become a compulsory requirement. The AIIC, the UK’s...

In order to solve tenant disputes, landlords will soon be required to register with a redress scheme, helping to improve operating...

With more sales and letting agent branches than ever before now signed up to redress schemes, partly because it has been...

After a tenant paid his rent, he did not expect a few weeks later to be contacted by the landlord wanting...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

The recent closure of Morgan Hampton letting agents in Wimborne, Dorset, has been ceased upon by the CEO of Keep It...

The government will not force landlords of leasehold properties to belong to a redress scheme, despite growing pressure from conveyancers pushing...

One of Britain’s largest local authorities has beefed up its powers so it can issue fines of up to £5,000 on...

Two of the three government-approved property redress schemes have made announcements in recent days.  The Property Ombudsman Scheme (TPO) has revised its...

Mystery surrounds the redress scheme membership status of a letting agent expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO). Bruten & Co Ltd, an agent...