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New analysis by Direct Line for Business reveals a surge in the number of police investigations into the theft of electricity, where people have tampered with a gas or electricity meter, so it doesn’t properly record the energy used in England & Wales and its use in cannabis farming.  Analysis of 2019 data reveals that police investigations into the theft of electricity are projected to be 13% higher this year than in 2018. There are expected to be 2,200 cases in 2019 compared

Giant glow-in-the-dark swear words, a sex toy and a pet python are among some of the items that students left in their accommodation when they moved out over the summer, according to The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS). Part of The DPS’ role is processing landlords’ requests for deductions from their tenants’ deposits, and among the claims it received this year was one to cover costs of removing a snake found in a student’s bedroom. Elsewhere, one landlord found an

The inaugural Zoopla Rental Market Report, which records trends in the private rented sector has now been released and it indicates that being a renter is becoming more affordable with rents rising at half of the level of earnings growth during the past year UK rents have increased by 2% in the year to the end of September to and average of £876. However, with nearly double the rate wage inflation during the same period rental cost are becoming more affordable. The average tenant

Caridon Landlord Solutions is delighted to have been shortlisted in the category of ‘Best Property Education Provider’ at this year’s National  Landlord Investment Show Awards. The awards celebrate companies working at the top of their game in the private rented sector (PRS), bringing together over 400 major players from the worlds of finance, law, tax, property development, insurance.  It is an opportunity to showcase the professionalism demonstrated by service providers

Mortgage Express didn’t provide me with a Notice of Assignment of my portfolio mortgage to Jasper Mortgages pursuant to s136 (1) of the Law of Property Act 1925 in February 2018. When I asked them for a copy of the Goodbye letter...

Dear Mortgage Broker If you have seen the level of your new Buy-to-Let mortgage and remortgage applications reducing, this is probably due to the fact that your clients are concerned about the changes to finance cost relief. Many landlords are either selling up or burying their heads in the sand...

If you own some properties in your own name and others within a Limited Company, please read this Case Study and share it with any other landlords who might be in a similar position. Mr X owns UK rental properties in both his own name and a Limited Company....

Research for safeagent conducted by London Property Licensing has recently uncovered over 130,000 unlicensed properties in London which should be licensed under either selective, additional or mandatory HMO licensing schemes. FOI requests indicated there are over 310,000 private rented properties in London that require licensing under mandatory HMO...