Increasing numbers of complaints about agents are being resolved without formal investigation but issues are becoming more complex, The Property Ombudsman...
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02 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Within weeks the focus of the industry will be on the White Paper to be issued on rental reform before Christmas. Let’s...
16 October 2021
From: Features
No fewer than seven estate and lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme today. Most of them are now...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News
The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The Property Ombudsman scheme has taken action against another six rogue agents in recent days, bringing the total number expelled this...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News
An estate agency trading under two different names has been expelled by The Property Ombudsman after refusing to refund a £2,000...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News
The Property Ombudsman has expelled a London lettings and estate agency for a year and is warning that the firm may...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Three agencies have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman for two or more years, after failing to pay awards...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News
The industry’s three government-approved redress schemes have this week issued an updated version of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News
When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...