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KEYWORD "Custodial" - 29 RESULTS
Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...
27 April 2022
From: Features
Do you have an 'open API'? We use 'X' who have an 'open API' so we would need you to integrate with...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The work of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team is “vital” it claims - and the case of the...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A banned West Midlands estate agent has today been sentenced to a custodial sentence of six weeks, suspended for two years, and fined £4,000 at Wolverhampton Crown Court after pleading guilty...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Thirty-five years after London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh disappeared, the trust that bears her name is calling for action to address...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...
22 May 2021
From: Features
The TDS annual review 2020 indicates that deposit disputes have remained low over the last year, at around 1%. This is...
24 April 2021
From: Features
Deposit disputes can be time-consuming and difficult for all parties involved whether it be a letting agent, landlord, or tenant. Although at...
09 December 2020
From: Features
Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30...
27 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance
Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...
20 June 2020
From: Features
To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...
13 June 2020
From: Features
Last November, as part of the Conservatives’ general election campaign, Boris Johnson made a surprise announcement that his party would introduce...
01 February 2020
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
07 December 2019
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
31 August 2019
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
27 July 2019
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
29 June 2019
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
25 May 2019
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
20 April 2019
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
23 March 2019
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
23 February 2019
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
02 February 2019
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
22 December 2018
From: Features
The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
01 December 2018
From: Features
Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales. You need to go a...
08 April 2017
From: Features
With effect from the 1st December 2016, amendments to the Immigration act 2014 were made through the Immigration Act 2016. The soundbite...
09 December 2016
From: Features
For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...
26 August 2016
From: Features
This week, as the title suggests, I turn my attentions to the world of deposit protection schemes. Landlords have been legally obliged...
15 April 2016
From: Features
An estate agent who has pleaded guilty to 13 counts of fraud involving around £450,000 has been warned he is likely...
