{"id":7434,"date":"2016-03-10T14:05:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T07:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/london-council-launches-letting-agency-for-private-renters\/"},"modified":"2016-03-10T14:20:04","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T07:20:04","slug":"london-council-launches-letting-agency-for-private-renters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/london-council-launches-letting-agency-for-private-renters\/","title":{"rendered":"London council launches letting agency for private renters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nHaringey\u2019s online agency, Move 51\u2070 North, is described as the first in the UK to offer private tenants an alternative to mainstream letting agents A London council has launched a letting agency for private renters, in a move it said would protect tenants from \u201cthe scourge of rip-off fees and charges\u201d.Haringey council in north London said its online agency, Move 51\u2070 North, was the first in the UK to offer private tenants an alternative to mainstream letting agents. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2016\/mar\/10\/london-council-launches-letting-agency-for-private-renters\" target=\"_blank\">London council launches letting agency for private renters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Haringey\u2019s online agency, Move 51\u2070 North, is described as the first in the UK to&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-1VU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":107697,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/housing-campaigners-celebrate-banning-of-letting-fees-for-tenants\/","url_meta":{"origin":7434,"position":0},"title":"Housing campaigners celebrate banning of letting fees for tenants","date":"June 2, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r But rent activists are concerned that some agents intend to flout new lawsHousing campaigners have staged demonstrations around the country to celebrate the banning of letting fees for tenants. 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