Southwark Council upholds the rights of private rented sector tenants, not to be charged banned fees by landlords and lettings agents. The council raised a case against Portico Property Limited that saw the company pay a financial penalty of £2,000, for breaching the Tenant Fees Act. This relatively new legislation was introduced to protect tenants,
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Letting agents that fail to comply with the law on protecting tenants’ and landlords’ money, or other legal requirements, are being issued with fines of up to £30,000 by council trading standards officers in a London-wide enforcement operation aiming to crack down on rogue elements within the renting sector. Since April 2019 letting agents have
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London Trading Standards (LTS) has today issued a stark warning to tenants: understand your rights or you risk being ripped off by rogue letting agents. This caution comes as figures released as part of London Trading Standards Week show that letting agents were fined over £1.2million for breaking the law; either for not displaying fees
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LTS Week, Day 4 – Housing Trading Standards services in London are working together to help tackle problems with letting agents who aren’t complying with the law and are leading nationally on this issue. In June this year, a website survey of letting agents in the capital revealed an extremely high level of non-compliance with
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High levels of non-compliance found across the Capital A survey carried out by London Trading Standards (LTS) has revealed that many letting agents in London are not being transparent about their fees and how they will protect tenants’ money. In May 2018, councils checked the websites of 137 letting agents across London to find out
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Organisations create free webinar for letting agents As part of this year’s SAFEagent Awareness Week, London Trading Standards and SAFEagent have partnered to produce a webinar which helps agents refresh their knowledge and ensure their compliance is up-to-date. The webinar – which is free for all to access – features Donald Silcock, Vice Chair of
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Effective Enforcement Day, 22 May 2018 Trading Standards teams across London are supporting ‘Effective Enforcement Day’ on Tuesday 22 May, part of SAFEagent Awareness Week, to highlight the work they do protecting tenants and landlords in the private rented sector (PRS). Every day, trading standards keep renters safe and ensure letting agents are adhering to
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London Trading Standards is taking the lead in seeking to stimulate and encourage more partnership working, in order to help stand up for London’s tenants and reputable landlords, and improve the rental experience for consumers. On 25 January 2018, London Trading Standards held its first ever lettings focused seminar entitled Agenda for Change – London
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Trading Standards is standing up for London’s tenants and landlords by cracking down on rogue letting agents who flout the law. As part of London Trading Standards Week (25-29 September) representatives from 15 departments will visit Letting and Property Management agents today in a bid to identify rogue agents and improve the rental experience for
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