Three letting agents and a Residential Leasehold Management company have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to consumers.

The Property Ombudsman received 6,649 enquiries related to leasehold and investigated 1,313 cases in 2024

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The TPO received enquiries from 57,635 people seeking support with their property and housing-related issues in 2023.

The Kent-based firm has been expelled due to a "systematic disregard for professional standards and landlord-tenant obligations", according to the TPO.

Two London companies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay compensation to consumers, bringing the total number expelled this year to 13.

The Property Ombudsman has welcomed two new non-executive directors to its Independent Board.

The TPO has been informed that a letting agent expelled from the scheme - owing a landlord £10k, appears to still be trading illegally, offering properties to let.