Tag: Landlord Regulation

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Systems thinking for the PRS

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

11th April 2012, 14 years ago | 4

An article written in ire is not usually a good thing generally but my ire this time has been growing...

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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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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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New call for government to regulate letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The government needs to take action to protect consumers by regulating unscrupulous letting and estate agents, urges the Royal Institution...

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Open Letter to Grant Shapps from Farah Damji

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27th March 2012, 14 years ago | 7

*Property118 is not in any way aligned with Kazuri nor Farah Damji, but we believe questions should be raised about...

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Who updates the buy to let mortgage calculator?

Author: Neil Patterson

26th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Hi it’s me for my sins I started my career in banking in 1990 (when I was 8!) and on...

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Landlord Legal Update – for the real Northerners (…Scotland)

Author: Jim Bauld

22nd March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Are you looking for a legal update in relation to landlord matters north of the border, in particular the tenancy...

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Landlord may face jail over HMO arson killings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The landlord of a shared house where a mum and her three-year-old daughter died in an arson attack may face...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 103

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The spotlight is on letting and estate agencies in today’s edition as we report on a sharp rise in letting...

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Letting agent complaints soar by 26% says The Property Ombudsman

Author: Mark Alexander

14th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Complaints against rogue letting agents surged by 26% to more than 7,600 in 2011, according to independent adjudicator The Property...

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Buy to let mortgage flood overwhelms lenders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let lenders are squeezing the availability of loans as funding problems ripple out through the industry. Landlords are...

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Vital Contacts for LHA Landlords

Author: John Paul

9th March 2012, 14 years ago | 33

LHA Top Tips for landlords. Article 2 in a series of 8 Inform yourself. If you don’t know all the...

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Property118 News Hits a Century

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Property118.com, the UK’s most popular online community for landlords and property investors* has just released its 100th Newsletter featuring updates...

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Third illegal eviction costs landlord £4,500

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Landlord Mohammed Khubaib needs to change his ways and stop illegally evicting tenants or he’ll end up in jail –...

What do April ’12 changes to EPC’s mean to us as landlords?

Author: Mary Latham

5th March 2012, 14 years ago | 30

For those who think “More legislation to make life difficult for landlords” let’s first look at why Government need us...

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Sorting the Rogues from the Ridiculous

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

5th March 2012, 14 years ago | 12

I’m an amiable kinda guy, the office joker in the roman helmet, more predisposed towards seeing the good in people...

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HMO landlords fined £11,000 for mismanaging properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Two landlords were fined £11,000 for breaking house in multiple occupation management rules. After the successful prosecutions, Newport City Council,...

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Tenants call for tougher action against criminal landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Tenants are calling for tighter action against criminal landlords who badly manage their homes or charge rip-off fees. The protest...

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Property people get ready for new EPC rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2012, 14 years ago | 46

Landlords and letting agents must comply with a streamlined energy performance certificate scheme from April. The government has given the...