Here is a question to the blog clinic from Veena who is a landlord I have used an agent for letting my property for the last 5 years it has always been yearly contracts. This time the tenant is … [Read more...]
How to get rid of your letting agent – a new guide for landlords
One of the main reasons why landlords join my Landlord Law service is that they want to manage their property themselves, having had a bad experience with a letting agent. However - how do you go … [Read more...]
OFT v. Foxtons case costs Foxtons £4.4 million?
Regular readers of this blog will remember the Office of Fair Trading v. Foxtons case a couple of years ago. Foxtons were sued by the OFT claiming that three of their landlord agency agreement terms … [Read more...]
Agents renewal commission is unfair says Judge
After the Foxtons case, many landlords wondered how the courts would treat renewal commission clauses in landlords contracts with their letting agents. A recent case reported in the Legal Action … [Read more...]
OFT v Foxtons case summary of posts
This summary of my posts on the Office of Fair Trading v. Foxtons case was written last year but I have done a few posts since then. So it is being updated so it includes my later posts on the … [Read more...]
Foxtons case concluded – now is the time for agents to review their agency agreements
I have just learned that a final order has been made in the case of the Office of Fair Trading v. Foxtons, which I have written about in the past (see here). Foxtons have now made ‘significant … [Read more...]
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