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London Council Opens Letting Agency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2012, 14 years ago | 9

A London council has set up the first local authority full management lettings agency for rental homes in the capital....

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Fight Fraud by Taking your Property Ex-Directory

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Live away property owners are urged to go ‘ex-directory’ in an anti fraud campaign by the Land Registry. In a...

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Cornwall is UK Property Hotspot for Second Homers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Cornwall keeps top spot as the favourite UK destination for second homers with 14,000 properties – almost double that of...

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Courts Crack Down on Landlords Flouting Gas Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Magistrates are getting tough with landlords who flout gas safety rules by handing down hefty fines. Buy to let homes...

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Oxford Landlord Fined Over Gas Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A landlord in Oxford has been fined £2,000 and over £2,000 in costs after repeatedly failing to obtain a gas...

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First Blanket HMO Licensing Scheme Starts in Oxford

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 14 years ago | 20

The countdown has begun to the start of the UK’s first HMO blanket licensing scheme that starts in Oxford. From...

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Renting Costs £100 a Month More than Buying the Same Home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Buying a house is still £100 a month cheaper than renting – if you have a credit rating and the...

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Inventory Disputes Could be Reduced, Say AIIC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The AIIC have told landlords again to ensure their inventories are up to scratch, as landlords continue to end up...

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Landlords Need to be Wary of Fraudulent Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords have been warned of tenants fraudulently filling out tenancy agreements with fake names and barely paying rent. Let Insurance...

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Landlords May Have to Pay Water Bills for Runaway Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Buy to let landlords could be made to pay water bills for departing tenants if they fail to pass on...

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Letting Agents Close Owing Landlords and Tenants Cash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2012, 14 years ago | 42

Midlands landlords are chasing rents and deposits from a letting agent who suddenly closed for business. Police are looking at...

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Landlords Have High Hopes for Buy to Let in 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

One in five landlords added property to their rental portfolios last year as confidence over interest rates and tenant demand...

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Cannabis Gangs Target Buy to Lets as Drug Factories

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 14 years ago | 10

Police are warning landlords that crime gangs are looking for rental homes to turn into cannabis factories. A clear trend...

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Buy to Let Arrears up – But ‘Experts’ Disagree on Why

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let experts are transmitting mixed messages about the state of the market in two new surveys. The latest...

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Landlords Ready for Massive Rise in Rent Arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2012, 14 years ago | 10

Landlords are bracing for a flood of rent arrears cases as renters struggle with their bills over the festive period....

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Buy to Let Mortgage Fraudsters Jailed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A property developer and lawyer are starting jail sentences after admitting a series of buy to let frauds. Legal executive...

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Necessity is the Mother of Inventories

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords are losing cases when tenants complain about non-return of deposits because they are failing to take good property inventories....

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A 21st Century Letting Agent

Author: Roger Lancaster

17th January 2012, 14 years ago | 15

What should a landlord expect? ARLA have been complaining that the Government should regulate Letting Agents in the same way...