Rise in number of complaints about lettings agents in UK, report from Property Ombudsman shows

[Nicholas Wallwork]

Nearly four people every hour are complaining about problems with letting*agents in the UK, mostly about them not making proper checks on tenants,*according to the Property Ombudsman.

In the three months up to the end of September the Ombudsman received*around 129 calls a week, well up on the 77 inquiries received each week*during the same period in 2008. It was the highest number of complaints*during the period since letting agents joined the scheme in June 2006.

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