How should landlords and letting agents prepare for the Tenant Fees Bill? Susanna Caulfield, Senior Associate in the Real Estate Group at Rosling King LLP, details the key aspects of the legislation.
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The Negotiator looks at the social and economic damage that serious and organised crime inflicts on the UK and why this makes it so important that estate agents engage in the battle…
Read MoreTenant fees? NO. Tenant References? YES!
The tenant fee ban may change the way agents reference potential tenants, says Joanne Christie, but the process is still critical.
Read MoreEstate agents heavily criticised by MPs within parliamentary report on AML
Report form Treasury Select Committee says agents are weakest link in fighting AML after hearing from NAEA Propertymark and National Crime Agency.
Read MoreWe need rental homes. We need investor landlords!
Landlords are still regular recipients of bad press and written attacks. There are people who believe that all landlords are wealthy people who should be punished for owning property. Frances Burkinshaw says,…
Read MoreWashing up
Money laundering isn’t just the preserve of upmarket estate agents selling expensive properties in central London, says HMRC chief Simon York, as criminals increasingly target property to launder their dirty cash.
Read MoreNew rules for conveyancing
New price transparency rules came into effect on 6th December 2018. TM Group asked the industry, “Will the new rules change conveyancing for the better?”
Read MoreCompulsory Client Money Protection legislation
As unintended consequences go, says Adam Walker, this tale of woe is a great illustration of how our lives and businesses can be dramatically disrupted without us doing anything wrong.
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