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New borough-wide licensing for all landlords renting out properties in Brent, northwest London, will be come into force next week. Every privately rented property in Brent, except for Wembley Park, will be legally required to apply for…

A managing agency in north London has been ordered to pay a £15,000 fine for operating a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) without the required license on Berwick Road, N22. Following an investigation which was carried out in March 2023,…

The cross-party inquiry will examine the transaction process, the information available to buyers, and the role of conveyancers and estate agents. Clive Betts, chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, said: “The process of buying and selling a…

Sally Lawson Agent Rainmaker’s Sally Lawson will be hosting a two day virtual event on the 9 and 10 May designed to help agents create more revenue, increase profit margins, and build a system for generating consistent daily leads. The…

Key Lettings and Property Management, based in Kent, has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman (TPO) following their failure to comply with an adjudicated award totalling £3,100. This expulsion comes as a result of Key Lettings and Property Management’s negligence…

Two letting agencies and a director who broke licensing laws have been prosecuted by Enfield Council. Mansur Duzgan, a sole director, and his company, Guaranteed Rent GD Limited of Kendal Parade, were both prosecuted over the failure to obtain a…

Ofqual intends to fine awarding organisation City & Guilds £200,000 for failing to resolve problems with its governance and incident management systems. The fine covers a series of breaches of Ofqual’s Conditions of Recognition over two time periods, during 2018 to 2019 and…

A new TA6 Property Information Form that supports National Trading Standards material information guidance has been released by the Law Society of England and Wales. It includes the information that the National Trading Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) says…

Quicklet in Northern Ireland has announced the acquisition of property management company, ACE Property, for a seven figure sum. Located in Bruntsfield, just outside Edinburgh city centre, Ace Property is a property management and lettings agency established in 2005 by…

A number of agents attended the Guild Conference and Awards, held last Friday at the QEII Centre in Westminster, London. Under the theme ‘Sharing Success,’ the full-day conference brought together Guild members alongside industry pioneers for an event exclusive to…