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A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

The check-out report is a critical point in the tenancy and has the power to make the moving-out process run smoothly...

Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...

Purplebricks chief marketing officer Ben Carter is quitting the company; he was appointed late last year. Carter tweeted this afternoon: “Some personal...

The mandatory qualifications expected of agents have not been forgotten and will come into effect in two or three years. That’s the...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Every week we carry reports of how great causes are helped by individual agents and other property professionals - this week...

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

This week, as the title suggests, I turn my attentions to the world of deposit protection schemes. Landlords have been legally obliged...

In 2007, the government introduced a compulsory deposit protection scheme as part of the Housing Act 2004 to help protect tenants...