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  • Ombudsman backs landlord in rent-to-rent dispute
  • Five property firms expelled for failing to pay awards
  • Estate agent ordered to pay £790 over undisclosed buyer

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propertywire.com /3 weeks ago

Ombudsman backs landlord in rent-to-rent dispute

The Property Ombudsman has issued a provisional decision against a letting agency after finding it transferred a landlord's student HMO into a rent-to-rent arrangement without his...

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propertywire.com /4 weeks ago

Five property firms expelled for failing to pay awards

The Property Ombudsman has expelled five property businesses from its scheme following their failure to pay compensation awards issued against them after consumer complaints. The e...

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propertywire.com /1 day ago

Estate agent ordered to pay £790 over undisclosed buyer

The Property Ombudsman has ordered an estate agent to compensate buyers £790 after failing to disclose the existence of a competing purchaser during a property transaction. The cas...

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propertywire.com /1 month ago

Agent ordered to pay £575 after non-disclosure ruling

A property agent has been ordered to reimburse a buyer £575 in survey costs after failing to disclose that a property was of non-standard construction. The Property Ombudsman ruled...

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propertyindustryeye.com /4 weeks ago

Five property firms expelled from The Property Ombudsman

TPO said all five firms had failed to honour the awards, resulting in their expulsion from the scheme

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propertywire.com /1 week ago

Government outlines landlord redress scheme framework

The Government has outlined the framework for a new landlord ombudsman scheme that would enable tenants to pursue complaints against private landlords without resorting to court pr...

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propertywire.com /1 month ago

Dual fee disputes, it’s a process problem, not a people problem

By Lesley Horton, the UK’s Chief Property Ombudsman Dual fee disputes remain one of the most persistent and complex issues in the residential property sector. They are also among t...

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propertywire.com /1 month ago

Property auctions generate disproportionate complaints

Property auctions account for just 2% of home sales in the UK but generate more than four times their proportionate share of complaints, according to new data from The Property Omb...

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Renters ripped off? Shock report exposes rule-breaking letting agents

Shock report exposes letting agent failures

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Renters’ Rights Act impact on agents drives website compliance reviews

It is now essential that agencies carry out full ‘safety net’ checks across all communication channels and publicly available information to ensure compliance

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Propertymark welcomes leasehold ban proposal

The trade body is calling for stronger regulation of property and managing agents as part of new reforms

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Methodology revealed behind Citizens Advice claim on letting agent rule-breaking

Citizens Advice said the findings underline the need for stronger protections and enforcement within the private rented sector

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propertywire.com /1 month ago

Letting agent complaints rise 47% amid regulatory pressure

Complaints against letting agents in the UK increased by 47.4% in 2025, rising to 4,220 from 2,863 the previous year, according to analysis by tenant onboarding platform Propoly. T...

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news.myhome.ie /1 week ago

Don’t skip the foundation: The PSRA’s role in making property transactions transparent

The Property Services Regulatory Authority - PSRA - ensures that property agents are compliant and sales are transparent

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

ASA orders estate agency to amend ‘misleading’ ad

Advertising watchdog found marketing claims could mislead consumers and instructed the agency to amend the promotion

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Letting agency handed three-year ban

The case related to a property in east London

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rnz.co.nz /1 month ago

Cyclone Gabrielle-damaged homes not undervalued, Ombudsman finds

The Hawke's Bay property owners felt they were not compensated for trauma or financial losses, as well as costs including rents, mortgage payments and consent costs.

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oxfordmail.co.uk /3 weeks ago

West Oxfordshire estate agent backs home buying reforms

Parkers Properties - which has branches in Witney and Eynsham - said the Government’s new Home Buying and Selling Reform Roadmap could ease transactions for buyers and sellers alik...

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Is the landlord right to claim for a damaged Saniflo pump?

Saniflo woes

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propertywire.com /3 weeks ago

Kent letting agent fined £15,000 for client money breach

A Kent-based letting agency has paid a £15,000 civil penalty after operating without required client money protection. Homelet PMS Ltd was fined by Medway Council for breaching reg...

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landlordlawblog.co.uk /6 days ago

Landlord Law Newsround #444

Another week and another Newsround, let’s see what has been happening in the housing news this week. Housing Ombudsman Service revealed The government has announced this week a few...

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propertyindustryeye.com /2 days ago

Estate agency becomes corporate benefactor of architectural trust

The company regularly handles the sale of historic and Listed properties

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propertyindustryeye.com /1 month ago

Complaints against agents surge by almost 50%

More than 4,200 complaints were lodged against agents in 2025

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propertywire.com /1 month ago

Goodlord partners with Reposit for deposit alternatives

Property technology firm Goodlord has announced Reposit as its sole partner for deposit replacement products, as the rental sector continues to adopt alternatives to traditional ca...

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