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Secret Billionaire Pays £7,857 a Day Rent for London Flat

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Demand to let prime London property is surging with rents reaching £55,000 per week for the cream of homes. Wealthy...

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Struggling Letting Agent Dipped in to Client Funds

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A letting agent confessed to a judge that he dipped in to rents and deposits paid by tenants to keep...

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Students Don’t Mind the Quality but Opt for the Bandwidth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Students rate good internet access as their top priority when looking for a home. A good online experience is better...

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Good Local Schools Can Put House Prices up by £12,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Parents are willing to pay more money to buy or rent a property in a good school catchment area, according...

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Ministers Rule Out Regulation for Letting Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Calls for regulating letting agents have met with a clear message from the government that it’s up to the businesses...

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Landlords Warned Over ID Theft as Tenant steals £10,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords who let homes they have previously lived in are urged to tidy up their finances and redirect mail before...

Letting Agent Disputes at a 20 year High, say AIIC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2011, 15 years ago | 1

After receiving the highest number of complaints against letting agents for 20 years, the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks have...

Buoyant London Market Predicted for Student Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Student landlords in London can look forward to around thousands of students from the UK and overseas seeking private rented...

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Landlords must let tenants keep chickens and rabbits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th July 2011, 15 years ago | 5

Landlords with a no pets policy for rental properties need to watch out for a little known legal loophole which...

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OFT warns letting agents about unfair contracts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th July 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Letting agents have been warned that they must offer landlords clear and fair contracts or face action from government consumer...

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Rental arrears down, say LSL

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rental arrears decreased for the second month in a row, according to LSL Property Services latest buy to let index....

What to do if your letting agent goes bust

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th June 2011, 15 years ago | 6

Landlords are regularly falling victim to rogue letting agents who suddenly shut up shop and take their money and run....

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Buy to let rents hit record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rents have bounced back to a record high as the mortgage squeeze forces would-be buyers to rent a home and into...

How to get your property portfolio off “death row”

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

13th May 2011, 15 years ago | 3

With interest rates at a historic low, guest article writer Glen Ackroyd from National Property Group explains the steps he’s...

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Does your tenancy agreement give you confidence?

Author: Lorna Rose

11th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Tenancy agreements are important. They make it clear what you expect from your tenant and when they sign the dotted...

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Brokers warned about buy to let mortgage fraudsters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords and first time buyers are in the firing line as the main perpetrators of mortgage fraud....

Cannabis farms are a growing problem for buy to let owners

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Cannabis factories is a growing problem for buy to let landlords as more criminal gangs rent homes to grow the...

New tenant deposit dispute guidelines for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords and tenants locked in disputes over keeping rental deposits can take advice about negotiating a settlement from a new...