With demand for housing in the Private Rented Sector likely to soar due to the credit crunch, the Association of Residential Letting Agents, ARLA, has warned agents and landlords not to take advantage by cutting corners.
Housefund.co.uk – 22 April 2008
ARLA pointed out that both the law and best practice has moved on a long way since the early nineties when the last housing crisis produced soaring rental demand, cowboy agents and rogue landlords.
Nowadays, as well as the duty of care that landlords and letting agents owe to tenants, compliance with new legislation and operating to a code of best practice is seen by most to be in the interests of everyone – full article
I don’t know about Landlords taking advantage of the upsurge, if and when it comes. I will be looking to offset all my extra costs incurred as a result of the pathetic management skills of this and other governments. So stick that in your pipe and smoke it Alistair Darling.
Comment by james — 25/4/2008 #