London council left a homeless family in a cockroach-infested, dirty and mouldy houses. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman have published a report about an incident where London Borough of Haringey placed a homeless family in two properties and did not correctly handled the disrepair issues present. At their first property, the family reported […]
Category Archives: Rent
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Jun
Jun
CMA investigates mis-selling of leasehold properties Despite the initial refusal, the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has finally began to investigate possible mis-selling in the leasehold property market, reports The Times and The Daily Mail online. This decision was made after up to 100,000 families were left with crippling ground rents. The investigation is looking […]
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Aug
Aug
The government has announced some good news for renting tenants. New rules were introduced, banning unnecessary and unfair fees from letting agents, as well as capping tenancy deposits. The new act prohibits letting agents and landlords from charging tenants a letting fee when they apply for a property. The letting agents and landlords are only […]