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For this month’s case we are going to take a look at a claim for cleaning with a bit of a twist. Whilst at first glance this seemed to be a standard end of tenancy cleaning claim, the tenant presented…

Self-employed estate agents have helped vendors to move faster over the last 12 months when compared to the other 24 top estate agency brands, claims eXp UK. The platform for personal estate agents and estate agency businesses has based its…

Two agents and a property auctioneer have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme for failing to pay awards to consumers after upheld complaints. In 2024 to date, there has been a total of three businesses expelled compared to…

Southwark Crown Court Five individuals and two companies have been convicted of a total of 15 offences following a six-month trial at Southwark Crown Court prosecuted by Tower Hamlets Council. This followed an investigation and operation by Tower Hamlets’ trading…

L-R: Nick Webber, Lindsay Pickles and Sue Powell Westcoast Properties has completed the acquisition of City Property Lets, a well-regarded rental and student letting business located on Gloucester Road in Bishopston, Bristol. City Property Lets will now rebrand, marking the…

Propertymark has welcomed the Welsh government’s policy to aggregate Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO) to be regarded as one single dwelling with a single council tax bill.    Council tax bills are likely to be reduced for contract holders by…

There was a 3% drop in homeowner mortgages in arrears to 93,630 in Q3 2024, compared with Q2 2024, UK Finance’s latest arrears and possessions data shows. The number of BTL mortgages in arrears fell 4% decrease compared with the previous…

Three landlords operating eight unlicensed and unsafe houses of multiple occupation (HMO) in Northampton have been fined for a multiple failings. Convictions against Faiz Hameed, Victoria Cebotari and Ahmed Saeed included serious fire safety failings, inadequate information for tenants and…

Spicerhaart appoints new property management area director   Sam Cable Sam Cable has joined Spicerhaart as a new property management area director with a view to growing the managed book in the East Midlands. Cable’s experience includes spells as area…