Tag: Landlord Regulation

All about tenancy deposits

Author: Tessa Shepperson

9th March 2011, 16 years ago | 8

This is the fifth in a series of 10 articles written by specialist landlord & tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson, founder...

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Buy to let landlord pays £1,400 for failing to check gas safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2011, 16 years ago | 5

A landlord who failed to safety check and look after gas appliances in a buy to let house rented to...

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Buy to let to surge for months, predict letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Letting agents predict that the demand for buy to let rental homes will surge well in to 2012 as desperate...

Why you need to have the right tenancy agreement for your letting

Author: Tessa Shepperson

2nd March 2011, 16 years ago | 1

This is the fourth in a series of 10 articles written by specialist landlord & tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson, founder...

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Claiming car costs against your property business

Author: This article was written by guest author - Steve Sims

22nd February 2011, 16 years ago | 2

Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of “Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies”.  Steve and his wife...

Make sure your property is legal before you rent it out

Author: Tessa Shepperson

16th February 2011, 16 years ago | 3

This is the second in a series of 10 articles written by specialist landlord & tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson, founder...

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BBC has a cheap bash at landlords yet again!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

The BBC has launched another story about substandard buy to let homes and ‘rogue landlords’ – but just who is...

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Have you got what it takes to be a landlord?

Author: Tessa Shepperson

6th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Have you got what it takes to be a landlord? Often people seem to think that being a landlord  is...

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Landlord faces jail for £60,000 benefits fiddle

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2011, 16 years ago | 1

Landlord Lynne Hampson faces jail for cheating the benefits system out of thousands of pounds and even spent some of...

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HMO consultation is a sham to avoid compensation claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2010, 16 years ago | 2

An internal report from town hall advisers confirms consultation over extending house in multiple occupation (HMO) powers is a sham...

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£500 million cost for buy to let fire safety is ‘too much’

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 2

A proposed new law requiring buy to let landlords to provide a wired-in fire alarm in their rental property has...

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Landlord wins ‘unfair’ fees case against letting agent.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 2

A buy to let landlord with just one investment property beat a claim for failing to pay renewal commission under...

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The History of Buy to Let Sale and Rent Back

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 6

By Mark Alexander. I closed my first Sale and Rent Back, “SARB”, deal in 1990. It wasn’t for me personally...

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The Money Centre reports on how SIPPS pension rule changes may allow buy to let homes

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Ministers may consider including residential investment property in self-invested pension schemes (SIPPS) that would lead to a major pension industry...

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NLA urges landlords to improve standards

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Private landlords have no room for complacency and need to improve standards as the private rented sector changes, urges the...

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Spotlight on our Tax and Accountancy partners. Landlord News articles about Tax and accountancy are the best read. In this issue we provide more information on the levels of assistance our partners can provide

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

The most popular articles in Landlord News are undoubtedly those that relate to tax and accountancy advice. Steve Sims, author...

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Wrong wording confuses new deposit protection rules. The Communities and Local Government Department (CLG) has already issued revised guidance about the regulations before they even come in to force.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Following the letter of the law is seemingly a problem for government solicitors as well as property investors over deposit...

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Minister scraps HMO planning rules.

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Housing minister Grant Shapps has scrapped complicated blanket planning rules for houses in multiple occupation (HMO). He has announced new...

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Big fines for landlords who flout new tenancy rules. Student landlords are particularly at risk under the new rules, as many students will move in to rented homes that come under the regulations before October 1, and their deposits must go on protection by October 15

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 1

Landlords could face big fines if they do not act to comply with changes to assured shorthold tenancy agreements from...

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Don’t regulate landlords any more, urges Residential Landlords Association (RLA).

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

A landlord group has responded to the government’s challenge to identify changes to the law that would make running a...

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Gas watchdog hots up on safety checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Landlords are urged to check out gas safety at their properties and to make sure properly qualified fitters are carrying...