Tag: Landlord Regulation

Landlords Revolutionary Becomes Regulated

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st October 2013, 13 years ago | 9

Landlord Action is the original UK eviction service for landlord and letting agents. Set up as the alternative to solicitors,...

Fit and Proper Landlords and Tenants – Consequences?

Author: Mark Alexander

17th September 2013, 13 years ago | 15

I have heard the words “Fit and Proper” mentioned a lot of late in terms of regulation of landlords and...

Rant About Scottish Letting Regulation

Author: John Gell

13th September 2013, 13 years ago | 30

As the Scottish Government gets set to embark on the regulation of letting agents – regulation which is badly needed...

Letting agent regulation for Scotland – Scottish Government plans announced

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Scotland’s newly formed Council of Letting Agents (CLA) steering group met for the first time yesterday.  The members of the...

Popular questions from tenants to landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

5th September 2013, 13 years ago | 0

It’s not just landlords and letting agents using our property forum these days. Recently we have had several Readers Questions...

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Renting to ‘Council Tenants’

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24th August 2013, 13 years ago | 5

Not strictly an accurate title but I have heard novice landlords refer to people on Housing Benefit (provided by the...

Does my Buy to Let lending criteria make sense?

Author: Mary Latham

23rd August 2013, 13 years ago | 9

While fully acknowledging that I am not a financial specialist I do know the residential property market. I have a...

Rent to Rent Success Stories

Author: Mark Alexander

26th July 2013, 13 years ago | 26

There have been some real horror stories of Rent to Rent hitting the press of late and that’s not necessarily...

Private Rented Sector Review – Summary

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2013, 13 years ago | 2

The Private Rented Sector Review summary published by the Communities and Local Government Committee: The private rented sector has seen...

NLA report on the Private Rented Sector Review

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Looking at the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s Report on the Private Rented Sector Review, Richard...

NUS also report on The Private Rented Sector Review

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2013, 13 years ago | 2

The National Union of Students (NUS) has welcomed The Private Rented Sector review from the Communities and Local Government Select...

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Client Money Protection cover now available to all Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2013, 13 years ago | 11

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has pushed on behalf of the Lettings industry to make Client Money Protection cover (CMP)...

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TPO report on impact of Consumer Protection Regulations on Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

In The Property Ombudsman’s (TPO) first Interim Report for 2013, Christopher Hamer focuses on the impact of the Consumer Protection...

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New NLA Chairman is Carolyn Uphill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2013, 13 years ago | 1

The National Landlords Association welcomes the new NLA Chairman, Carolyn Uphill, to the helm of the organisation. Carolyn, formerly the...

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Best practice for LANDLORDS (e-news compilation)

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

If in doubt ASK Learning from other peoples experiences is often far more cost effective than making mistakes of your...

Fire Regulation for HMOs – Landlords Question

Author: Readers Question

2nd July 2013, 13 years ago | 8

I have conducted a fire risk assessment for one of my properties, a non-licenseable HMO with 4 bedrooms. The report...

Choosing the wrong letting agent could cost YOU thousands!

Author: terry lucking

21st June 2013, 13 years ago | 5

It’s devastating when you put your trust and faith into a letting agency, you pay them a monthly management fee; and...

Tenancy agreements – Adapting tenancy agreement clauses

Author: Tessa Shepperson

20th June 2013, 13 years ago | 0

So you have got your tenancy agreement and read it through. You are happy with most of it but there are...

Council of Letting Agents (Scotland) announcement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Kathleen Gell as convenor of the newly...

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Birmingham City Council – “We support good landlords”

Author: Mary Latham

18th June 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Birmingham City Council have sent a strong message to landlords who let in the city – “We support good landlords” Senior officers...