“The law gives us limited powers to act against these cowboys, but by scrutinising their activity, and sharing information with our residents and landlords, the ratings should see the unscrupulous agents pushed out of business, while professional and hard-working agents are rewarded.” The London borough of Newham will launch the UK ’s first rating scheme for letting agents , publicly naming rogue agents in an effort to protect its residents . The borough has already mandated a licensing scheme for every rental property and the new system will ask tenants to rate letting agents from zero to five stars , with the results published on the council ’s website . The list will inform potential tenants and visitors of all the information they might need when choosing a reputable letting agent and will provide data on whether agents have failed to return payments , charged unjust fees or ignored warnings .
The London borough of Newham will launch the UK ’s first rating scheme for letting agents , publicly naming rogue agents in an effort to protect its residents . The borough has already mandated a licensing scheme for every rental property and the new system will ask tenants to rate letting agents from zero to five stars , with the results published on the council ’s website . The list will inform potential tenants and visitors of all the information they might need when choosing a reputable letting agent and will provide data on whether agents have failed to return payments , charged unjust fees or ignored warnings .