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A clampdown on the lettings sector is needed to stop rogue agents turning it into "the property industry's Wild West", the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) warns today.
22 November 2012
Homebuyers with smaller deposits should be benefiting from a Government scheme to cut borrowing costs, insists a consumer lobby group.
23 October 2012
Rising rents have prompted a record 12,000 tenants who are struggling with arrears to contact a debt advice charity this year.
18 October 2012
Private rents have soared for the fifth month in a row to reach a new high as pressure on the sector continues to be ramped up, a study has found.
21 September 2012
Almost a quarter of people feel they have been ripped off at some point in their lives by letting agent charges, research has found.
4 September 2012
Rents soared to a new high last month, with "fierce competition" from frustrated would-be home buyers continuing as the market enters its summer peak, a study said today.
17 August 2012
Rents are up for the third month in a row as mortgage lenders tighten their borrowing criteria and people struggle to get on the property ladder, a study says.
20 July 2012
House prices have managed to weather the recession by recording their first monthly increase since February, a study said today.
31 May 2012
22 March 2012
The rush by first-time buyers to beat a stamp duty holiday deadline has triggered a short-term dip in rents, a lettings network said today.
16 March 2012
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