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£7k fines per mistake: agents warned over hidden Renters' Rights exposure

Alto launches free Renters' Rights Risk Calculator as compliance gaps threaten to scale across portfolios

London, April 2026 — Estate and letting agents could be exposed to fines of up to £7,000 per breach under the Renters' Rights Act , rising to £40,000 for repeat offences, with many at risk of unknowingly breaching the new rules from 1st May.

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Gold Medal Worthy First Time Buyer Homes at Leaside Lock

With the 2024 Olympics set to kick off in Paris this Summer, Olympic fever is back in the capital. Located within striking distance of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the home of the London 2012 Games, is Guinness Homes’ flagship development in Bromley-by-Bow, with 25% shares for a two-bedroom apartment available from £122,500. Offering affordable homes for first time buyers, residents can...

Barratt Homes offers new mortgage products, cutting interest rates for buyers of new-build homes across the North East

Buyers could have lower-interest-rate mortgages through a new scheme called Own Rate Reducer that is available for first-time buyers and existing home owners.

Own New has launched a mortgage product that will bring lower rates for new home purchases. For some buyers with a high deposit or equity, rates of 1.89% could be available. The scheme is available on all Barratt Homes and...

Dandara Kicks Off Celebrations for Kirkliston Children's Gala Centenary Year

Independent housebuilder Dandara has continued its sponsorship of Kirkliston Children’s Gala for the third consecutive year, helping to kick off celebrations for the Gala’s 100th anniversary.

Dandara has donated £500 which will go towards supporting the Gala’s ‘Let’s Celebrate Kirky’ party taking place on the 2nd June at Conifox, near Dandara’s Foxhall Gait development.

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Dandara Makes a Buzz with Donations for World Bee Day

To celebrate World Bee Day and help provide suitable nesting sites for bees, local housebuilder Dandara has donated ‘bee hotels’ to Kirkliston Primary School, Treetops Nursery, Carrick Knowe Primary School, Edinburgh Girl Guides and Dunblane Kids Club, close to a number of its developments.

With over 20,000 species of bee known worldwide*, World Bee Day serves to raise awareness of...

Ready, Set, Grow: Dandara Donates Seeds and Plant Pots to Local Cubs and Rainbows

To celebrate World Bee Day and National Gardening Week, independent housebuilder Dandara has donated bee friendly plant pots and seeds to Gwendraeth Valley Cubs and Pontyates Rainbows as part of its campaign to celebrate gardening.

This year’s gardening week theme, ‘Knowledge is Flower’, aims to raise awareness of the difference that gardening can make in the lives of everyone,...

Dandara makes a buzz with donation to Milton Keynes Girl Guides for World Bee Day

To celebrate World Bee Day and help provide suitable nesting sites for bees, local housebuilder Dandara has donated ‘bee hotels’ to Milton Keynes Girl Guides, nearby its Abbots Place development in Wavendon.

With over 20,000 species of bee known worldwide*, World Bee Day serves to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to...

Donation from housebuilder secures the doors for Durham’s Women’s Institutes

Durham’s Women’s Institutes has received a £1,500 donation from Barratt Homes’ Burdon Green development, which is being put towards creating much safer security at its office base in Spennymoor, and better accessibility for its members.

The Durham County Federation Of Women’s Institutes prides itself on being a trusted place for all women, to make friends, share experiences...

Friends of Old Durham Gardens receives £1,500 donation from Barratt Homes North East

Garden gloves at the ready: Friends of Old Durham Gardens welcome volunteers and donation from local housebuilder

Friends of Old Durham Gardens, the charity responsible for the maintenance, restoration and management of Old Durham Gardens, has received a £1,500 donation from Barratt Homes North East’s nearby Old Durham Gate development, and welcomed volunteers from the housebuilder’s Finance and site teams.

The £1,500 donation will go towards updating Old Durham Gardens’ 17th-century stone-built...

An Area to Call Home

Constantin and his wife, Andreea, had been living in Crawley in West Sussex for almost a decade. They weren’t keen on the area and knew that when it came to finding their forever home, they would need to look further afield for a different location.

Constantin comments: “We were renting in Crawley for 9 years - 9 years longer than planned! Our apartment was right on a really noisy...

Dandara Makes a Buzz With Donation to Notley Green Primary School for World Bee Day

To celebrate World Bee Day and help provide suitable nesting sites for bees, local housebuilder Dandara has donated ‘bee hotels’ to Notley Green Primary School nearby its Towerlands Park development.

With over 20,000 species of bee known worldwide*, World Bee Day serves to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable...

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