Well we now know the companies who are going to run the tenancy deposit protection schemes. From 6 April every landlord who takes a damage deposit will have to be a member of one of these three schemes. The first is the general custodial scheme. This will be free of charge and open to everyone….
Merger Mania
The word on the street is that ARLA (the association of Residential Letting Agents) and NAEA (National Association of Estate Agents) are to merge. See this report. The official verdict is that this is a ‘major step in the protection of the consumer, the professionalism of the residential property industry and a benefit for all…