Property Listing Guidance Updated by Trading Standards

Posted on December 13th, 2023

National Trading Standards has published guidance for letting agents and landlords to improve material information in property listings.

Material information is any information that a letting/landlords agent provides, which will help a customer make a decision.

Information includes;

Council Tax
Rent
Holding deposit
Tenancy deposit
Physical description of the property
Number and types of rooms
Utilities
Parking
Building safety, restrictions/rights, flood/erosion risk, planning permission/proposals, accessibility/adaptations, location issues (eg in mining area)

For full information and guidance; Material Information in Property Listings (Lettings) v1.0.pdf (nationaltradingstandards.uk)