Landlord customers of beleaguered estate agent Purplebricks face more chaos and thousands of pounds in costs as hundreds of evictions running through the courts risk being dismissed.
This comes after a systematic error by Purplebricks where it failed to properly serve documents to tenants regarding the government’s deposit protection scheme. Failure to do so has meant landlords, and subsequently the estate agent, must pay up to three times the deposit as recompense.
The Telegraph revealed the online estate agent’s error this week and estimated the firm’s liability at £30m. However, this newspaper has also learnt that any Section 21, or so-called “no-fault” eviction notice issued by a landlord using Purplebricks cannot pass through the courts.
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