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Landlords and Tenancy Deposit Schemes – A rocky relationship?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2012, 14 years ago | 1

With the tenancy deposit protection changes coming into force overnight, research by digital inventory platform Imfuna has found 0% of...

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Landlords face tougher deposit protection rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Landlords failing to protect a tenants buy to let deposit face tougher penalties under new laws that come in to...

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Inventories, the easy way

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

5th April 2012, 14 years ago | 1

If you ask 2 different letting agents how they do inventories and condition reports, you’ll probably get 3 different answers....

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Why house prices can go up and down at the same time

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The lack of a joined up official and independent house price index for the UK is at the root of...

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Green for go on new EPC laws for buy to lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

It’s green for go for new-style energy performance certificates from April 6 and landlords or letting agents who flout the...

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ARLA guide for reluctant landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Letting agents reporting a rising number of homeowners renting out their properties because they cannot sell has more than doubled...

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Number of tenants in arrears surges 20% in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Thousands of tenants are in rent arrears with a growing number adding to the total every month, according to statistics...

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LetAlliance expand to Northern Ireland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

LetAlliance is rolling out its specialist services to the 200 letting agents across Northern Ireland for the first time as...

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2,000 student landlords warned over ‘poor’ standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2012, 14 years ago | 2

More than 2,000 Oxford landlords have had warning letters from the city council about repairs to carry out under the...

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Ombudsman boots out rent row letting agent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Letting agent Helen Gregory has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme after a rent row with a buy to...

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First drop in buy to let lending for two years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Demand for buy to let lending has dropped for the first time in two years, according to the latest Bank...

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Make way for the millionaires

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The UK’s millionaires are set to up their investment into property according to the latest Millionaire Monitor form Skandia. Of...

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Experian back-track on linking shared tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Renters who flatshare won’t be affected by their housemates who fail to pay their rent and bills following complaints from...

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Landlords warned to be insured against arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

With rents still continuing to rise, insurance provider LetRisks is urging to buy to let landlords to ensure they are...

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Londoners earning less than £52,000 can’t afford to rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Renters in London need to earn around £52,000 to let a buy to let home, according to figures from homeless...

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Landlords urged to watch for shady solar panel dealings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords maximising income from buy to let properties by leasing their roof space to firms generating energy from solar panels...

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Pictures aren’t worth a thousand words say AIIC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Pictures are great, but there’s no substitute for a good description when it comes to inventories according to the Association...

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Resolving LHA rent arrears and overpayments

Author: John Paul

28th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

LHA Top Tips for landlords. Article 7 in a series of 8 If prevention has failed the next best thing...