Landlord-Agent Case Studies on Property Mismanagement - UK

If even estate agents can't see where their own duties begin, what chance does the average landlord have? I saw this post from an estate agent yesterday (unsurprisingly blaming the Chancellor 😂)...only to retreat later. On the contrary, this so-called non-story actually exposes where the real fault lies: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 and 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁. Working with landlords regularly, I’m seeing the same pattern repeatedly: agents taking monthly fees while doing next to nothing. 👉 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 👉 𝗜𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 👉 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 And when things go wrong? The landlord gets fined, not the agent who caused it. This story about the Chancellor’s property should spark a bigger question: How many agents are getting away with this daily?   𝗠𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝘅 (𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗖𝗔-𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝘆): 1️⃣ 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: minimum qualifications + annual ethics assessment. 2️⃣ 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻 & 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: written licensing checks before marketing, and quarterly thereafter. 3️⃣ 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿/𝗔𝗣𝗜: so landlords & tenants can verify compliance instantly. 4️⃣ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, not just landlords. I have personal examples of the above happening in Manchester, Liverpool, and London. 🏠 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨: 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣? 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 𝙏𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙛 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮? If you’ve been overcharged or ignored by a management agent, comment or DM me because 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. I’m gathering examples via #Mediarequest Let's stop blaming Reeves (and landlords) for this one. This is not a landlord issue. This is an 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀. We all deserve better when people are trusted with such valuable assets. #HMOs #Landlords #PropertyManagement