The lettings industry has launched a kite mark-style scheme to protect tenant and landlords against unscrupulous operators within the sector.
Over 1,200 have already registered with SAFEagent prior to its formal launch, and even though membership is voluntary, it is expected that many more will follow fast.
All agents displaying the SAFEagent mark will already belong to a client money protection scheme operated by such organisations as the National Approved Letting Scheme, the Association of Residential Letting Agents, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor and the National Association of Estate Agents.
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