http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/blog/press-releases/nals-drives-forward-private-rented-sector-agenda The LandlordZONE Weblog - news, economic and legal developments, current affairs and a knowledgebase for those involved with Rental Property, residential and commercial: Investors, Landlords, Property Managers, Letting and Estate Agents, Tenants and Professionals. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:26:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/blog/press-releases/nals-drives-forward-private-rented-sector-agenda/comment-page-1#comment-6653 Dave Jobson Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:57:01 +0000 http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/blog/?p=771#comment-6653 I once complained to the Estate agent ombudsmen about an agent that wouldn't take the property I wished to purchase off the market unless I got a mortgage through their agency. The ombudsman decided there was no case to answer. But then they would wouldn't they. The Estate agent ombudsman is funded by estate agents so it's hardly likely to uphold complaints about estate agents. Especially as I discovered afterwards that the agent I was complaing about is a major funder of the ombudsman. I wonder if the letting agent licensing scheme will be the same. That is to say funded by letting agents & therefore not impartial or independant. I once complained to the Estate agent ombudsmen about an agent that wouldn’t take the property I wished to purchase off the market unless I got a mortgage through their agency.
The ombudsman decided there was no case to answer. But then they would wouldn’t they. The Estate agent ombudsman is funded by estate agents so it’s hardly likely to uphold complaints about estate agents. Especially as I discovered afterwards that the agent I was complaing about is a major funder of the ombudsman.
I wonder if the letting agent licensing scheme will be the same. That is to say funded by letting agents & therefore not impartial or independant.

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