News & Views
Holding Deposits – Know Your Obligations
An agency recently lost a tribunal hearing and was ordered to repay a holding deposit to a tenant even though it was the tenant who pulled out of the agreement. There were many aspects to this case (you can read the full details here), however, ultimately it...
Are your overseas landlords being put at risk?
It’s not surprising that over the last 18 months our attention has moved from the impact of Brexit to the Coronavirus pandemic. Our exit from the EU brought about many changes to rules, regulations and legislation which have, to an extent, gone unnoticed. One...
Why you wont regret joining The Letting Partnership
Find out why you wont regret joining The Letting Partnership Agents have been flocking to join The Letting Partnership and choosing to stay with us because we understand their business from the ground up. The Letting Partnership was founded in in 2006 and we...
Introducing our new Director of Operations
Congratulations to Chris Mason who has been appointed as our Director of Operations at The Letting Partnership. Chris first joined us as Client Accounting Service Manager almost four years ago and was promoted to Operations Manager in 2019. Since then, he’s been a...
Royal Seal of Approval for The Letting Partnership
We have some wonderful news to share! The Letting Partnership has been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021! Not only that but we’ve been commended for being ‘outstanding’.Now in its 55th year, The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most...
Welcome to the team
We’re delighted to welcome three new members to The Letting Partnership team this week who will be helping our business to meet the needs of our ever-growing list of clients.Our client accounting team has been given a boost by Megan Keenan and Alex Paine, who have...
Hiring apprentices is good business
As we begin to emerge out of the pandemic, with the vaccine roll out bringing fresh hope, it’s important that as an industry we do what we can to help young people rebuild their lives – better than ever before. The latest figures from the Office for National...
Letting agents unite to support their community
It’s been amazing to see how letting agents have supported their local community during the pandemic. At The Letting Partnership we donated money to local schools to pay for laptops so that children could continue to learn from home. But it got us thinking –...
How to ensure your letting business remains compliant
The Letting Partnership has worked with countless new entrants to the lettings industry and understand how complicated the multiple rules and regulations around business compliance are. Even if you’re a letting agent with years of experience, it’s always worth...
Keep client accounting on track – even during a pandemic
As we make our way through this next and hopefully final lockdown, the Government remains committed to keeping the housing market open and letting agents can continue to work from their offices. Just a few weeks ago there were calls from some quarters for the...
How to overcome barriers to entry as a start up
The Letting Partnership has seen an increasing number of start-ups coming to us for advice about how to set up a business, as banks refuse to open client accounts for them. Here’s our advice in Estate Agent Today about how to navigate this process:...
Agents Stand Proud!
Letting agents should be proud of the important & valuable service they provide As we head into new year and yet another new lockdown, letting agents should take a moment to reflect with pride on the essential role they carry out. The industry has responded...