Common pitfalls and mistakes

This section deals with common problems that may occur when:

• letting a property
• selling a property
• managing a block.

This section is maintained by Charlotte Mawson of The Property Ombudsman.

This section originates from The Property Ombudsman and constitutes its opinion based on its work as a government-approved redress provider, an approved ombudsman scheme and Trading Standards approved Consumer Code sponsor. This material provides generic advice to help RICS members exercise their professional judgement in particular circumstances.

RICS standard: UK residential real estate agency

RICS standard: Letting of residential property in the private sector (archived)