{"id":51254,"date":"2017-04-07T22:18:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T15:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/generation-rent-promised-protection-from-rogue-letting-agents\/"},"modified":"2017-04-07T22:36:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T15:36:27","slug":"generation-rent-promised-protection-from-rogue-letting-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/generation-rent-promised-protection-from-rogue-letting-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Generation Rent promised protection from rogue letting agents"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGovernment consultation suggests banning fees, capping deposits and better enforcement
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\nSource : ft.com
\nRead more…Generation Rent promised protection from rogue letting agents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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