Official: Letting agent fees will be BANNED and landlords to be fined £5,000 if they try and charge them

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm1st November 2017

Mirror The days of endless bills for everything from a broken light to a new name on a lease are about to be over – and the better news is that if your landlord tries it on they’re risking a £5,000 fine the first time and jail time the second No more letting agency fees.…

Majority of affordable homes lost due to legal loophole exploited by developers, show figures

UncategorizedBy hardwood_adm1st November 2017

The Independent Property developers drop plans to build thousands of affordable homes each year due to ‘viability assessments’ as number of new social rented homes falls to lowest level on record Housing charity Shelter is calling on the Government to change national planning laws so developers can no longer use this loophole to get out of…