Tag: Rental market

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Forms and procedures for LHA Landlords

Author: John Paul

16th March 2012, 14 years ago | 49

LHA Top Tips for landlords. Article 4 in a series of 8 The most important things are that you need...

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Rents drop again for buy to let landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents nudged down by 0.6% in February – the third fall in the past year, according to...

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Experian launches rent payment profile for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2012, 14 years ago | 35

Missing a rent payment could affect a tenant’s credit rating as one of the largest credit checking firms opens a...

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Number of tenants struggling with debt soars by 55%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Rent arrears and debt problems are mounting up for thousands of tenants – with the number calling for help soaring...

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Rents are cooling – but tenants still expect to pay more

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let rent increases are slowing down – but 60% of tenants still expect to pay more to landlords...

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Get ready for new deposit protection rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2012, 14 years ago | 17

Tough deposit protection rules start soon that close loopholes that let landlords escape fines by returning money to tenants on...

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Buy to let rents are still rising, say letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Rents are still rising – but at a much slower rate than a year ago, according to a study from...

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Record Number of Landlords Making Rental Losses

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2012, 14 years ago | 16

Landlords are starting to feel a squeeze on rental profits despite rising rents, according to a new study. The number...

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1st March… The New accreditation Scheme is coming

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2012, 14 years ago | 3

The 1st of March will see the launch of the countries first tenant accreditation Scheme, (UK TAS), bred from a...

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Letting Agent Signs up 685 New Would-be Tenants Every Day

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2012, 14 years ago | 1

About 500,000 new tenants have registered to rent buy to let homes over the past two years with just one...

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RLA Counter Shelter’s Five Point Plan

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

– News Sourced by Property118 News Team – Following Shelter’s five point plan to step up its fight against rogue...

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Rents are Lower than Most Landlords Believe, Claims Belvoir

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Too many self-interest groups are inflating the real rents buy to let landlords are picking up, claims letting specialist Belvoir....

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Rents to be frozen from April 2012

Author: Mary Latham

6th February 2012, 14 years ago | 21

The National Landlords Association announced Friday – “We have just learned from the Department for Work and Pensions that LHA...

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City Landlords Turn Empty Bank Offices into Luxury Flats

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Hard pressed landlords are looking at switching tough to let offices in the square mile to swish apartments for City...

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Tenants Feel the Pinch as Housing Benefit Cuts Come into Effect

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2012, 14 years ago | 16

Existing tenants will start to feel the pinch this month as their benefits are reduced by an average of £83...

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Comparing Tenancy Deposit Protection Costs for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2012, 14 years ago | 8

As a new tenancy deposit protection scheme opens for business, some landlords may be confused over the costs and benefits...

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Stand Out in Rental Market

Author: Ally Interiors

30th January 2012, 14 years ago | 1

If you have purchased a property “off plan”, and intend to let it out, the chances are that so have...

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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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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...