What is a Client Money Protection Scheme? Since 1 April 2019 it has become mandatory for all letting agents to join a Client Money Protection Scheme for the benefit of their clients, typically tenants and landlords, in order to safeguard money they hold on their clients’ behalf. Without it the letting agents will be operating […]
AST Lettings Ltd are now listing our rental properties via TheMarket.com, the third biggest UK property portal in terms of property-seeker visits. Our landlords now benefit from having their property placed in front of a different audience that may not use Zoopla or Rightmove. “We believe that digital marketing in today’s letting market is the most important way […]
AST Lettings Ltd is a member of The Property Redress Scheme membership number PRS000603
Property Agents Must Join a Client Money Protection Scheme by April 2019 The Government has set out regulations to implement mandatory membership of a client money protection scheme for all property agents in England from 1st April 2019. The maximum penalty for non-compliance will be £30,000. Tim Frome, Associate Director at Hamilton Fraser, administrator […]
This post is to remind Landlords of the impending mandatory licensing requirements & minimum room sizes for HMO’s of 5 or more bedrooms which come into effect on 1st October 2018 . Under the old HMO mandatory licensing rules a rented property had to have 5 or more bedrooms over 3 or more storeys to […]
This post sets out a brief guide regarding the Data Protection laws and how they will affect you & your property letting business if you self manage some/all of your property portfolio. All Landlords should register with the Information Commissioner’s Office if you receive data about your tenants to enable you to self manage the […]