Compliance & It’s importance for your Letting Agency
Compliance features heavily on the list of priorities for the letting agent - with health and safety matters at the forefront of the duties letting agents must deal with. However, compliance must also be taken into consideration when dealing with administrative processes, ranging from AML checks to ensuring who ownership of the property is verified.
The reasons behind having strong systems in place to ensure that a letting agent is compliant are multi-layered and can raise concern if there are gaps in the letting agents processes. For example, the introduction of the Deregulation Act 2015 (1st October 2015), changed not only the section 21 notice template in England (the Form 6A was introduced), the additional documents required to ensure validity of the notice, as well as the period during which the notice could NOT be served, caused confusion and placed great emphasis on the importance of compliance and demonstrating to a very strong audit trail.
The Benefits of the Video Doorbell
In 2016 Ring! officially launched in the UK. With the following announcement this innovative doorbell was to be embraced by millions of households across the country. Ring! said “We are excited to officially bring our mission to the United Kingdom! With help from Crimestoppers, the largest crime-fighting charity in the UK, and support from Ring investor and advocate Sir Richard Branson, Ring now makes it easier for UK residents to monitor and secure their homes from anywhere.”
Autumn Budget & the Property Sector
Almost a week after the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his Autumn Budget 2022, we look at the content of the ‘mini budget’ and how it will impact the housing sector.
From the extended support for energy bills to a number of tax changes, there’s a lot for landlords and property professionals to think about.
