Four separate estate and letting agents have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) and from registration for lettings redress for two or more years, after failing to pay awards made by the Ombudsman or to comply with parts of the TPO Code of Practice for Residential Letting Agents
On 1st October, The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme will issue updated versions of all its Codes of Practice in order to address emerging industry issues; primarily the manipulation of internet portals, coined ‘portal juggling’.
TPO launches online survey for UK lettings industry to support the Government’s CMP review
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme is delighted to announce that BBC Radio 4 Presenter, Winifred Robinson, will be joining its national Conference on 12th October 2016 as a consumer panellist.
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme is delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for its 2016 Conference “Raising Standards”, taking place on Wednesday 12th October at The National Conference Centre (previously the National Motorcycle Museum), Coventry Road, Solihull, West Midlands B92 0EJ. The National Motorcycle Museum is located directly on the J6 island of the M42, directly opposite the NEC.
The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO) is in full support of a new initiative launched yesterday by The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS), an Effective Enforcement Toolkit, created to help local authorities tackle rogue letting agents who fail to comply with the law.
Congratulations to TPO members who celebrated success at the Lettings Agency of the Year Awards
New figures confirm a record number of agents are now following TPO’s Lettings Code of Practice, which offers enhanced safeguards for consumers.
Consumers are being warned by the UK’s largest property redress scheme about the actions of two lettings agents based in Southampton. Both agencies, trading as ‘The Flat Agency & Michael Browns Ltd’ and ‘Property Vibe Ltd’, were expelled from lettings redress membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme for a minimum period of three years.
TPO shares an 'Open letter' from the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) which issued a press announcement today…
A new Service Level Agreement (SLA) between the UK's largest government-approved property redress scheme, The Property Ombudsman (TPO), and The British Association of Removers (BAR) has been announced. The new agreement entitles all 420 BAR-registered firms to automatically gain TPO membership, which will enable TPO to help more home movers resolve their complaints through the scheme’s independent and impartial dispute resolution service.
Following the success of its first ever industry conference last year, The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme is delighted to officially announce that there will be a 2016 conference which will take place on Wednesday 12th October at the same venue, The National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull.
Have you updated your branch windows, websites and contract terms in-line with the new Regulations?
Sales agents across the country celebrate their success at national awards and fly the flag for TPO
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark McLaren to the TPO Council. He joins following nine years with Which?, the largest consumer body in the UK.
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark McLaren to the TPO Council. He joins following nine years with Which?, the largest consumer body in the UK.
Two more agents, A S Moon & Partners, a sales and letting agent based in Northumberland, and CityWest.co.uk Limited, a sales and letting agent based in Hounslow, have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman (TPO) for a minimum of two years. Both had failed to comply with parts of the TPO Codes of Practice, failed to co-operate fully with the Ombudsman’s investigations following complaints and failed to pay awards made.
After thirteen successful years with The Property Ombudsman (TPO), twelve years as Board Chairman of TPO, Bill McClintock will be officially standing down on 1st January 2016, and Gerry Fitzjohn, currently Vice Chairman of the Board, has been appointed to take up the position.
Following the recent announcement from the Home Office that from 1st February 2016, the Right to Rent scheme will be extended across England, and several industry press articles, Christopher Hamer, the Property Ombudsman, has issued a warning to agents about their responsibilities under the new checks.
The latest interim report released by The Property Ombudsman reveals more than half of the 9141 enquiries received related to lettings disputes, nearly double that of sales. This not only reinforces the importance of legislation introduced a year ago, making it a legal requirements for all letting agents in England to register with an approved redress scheme, but has left Christopher Hamer, Property Ombudsman, calling for a Property Agents Act.
