January 26, 2009 on 12:02 pm | In News, Press Releases | No Comments
Hundreds of lettings industry professionals are expected to attend the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) 2009 Conference and Exhibition on 3rd February, of which HomeLet are a supporting sponsor. Last year’s conference was the largest ever event in the UK dedicated to residential lettings agents and this year’s event will feature the biggest exhibition [...]
January 26, 2009 on 11:47 am | In News, Press Releases | No Comments
Following hot-on-the-heels of the landlord tips, James Davis, founder of online property rental site, www.upad.co.uk (and a seasoned residential landlord), offers his tips for renters in 2009. Davis comments: “In the UK, renting has traditionally existed as a result of affordability; a bi-product of people’s financial circumstances. Today, people want to live in different places [...]
January 23, 2009 on 10:18 pm | In News, Press Releases | 1 Comment
BBC Two is planning a series of programmes on property prices and the economic downturn, and we would like to hear about your property problems. Press Release: 23 Jan 2009 We would like to hear stories and views from as many different people as possible from all over the UK. You might be a first [...]
January 22, 2009 on 8:57 pm | In News | No Comments
Buyers must be fully aware of the risks involved when purchasing property from distressed sellers, warns Norton Rose real estate partner David Hawkins. Jeremy Hodges, LegalWeek.com – 22 Jan 2009 Speaking in the tenth and final Legal Week Crisis Management Q&A in association with Norton Rose, Hawkins says that a good price does not always [...]
January 22, 2009 on 8:53 pm | In News | No Comments
FURIOUS businessman Keith Breading has hit back at claims that greedy landlords are to blame for shops closing down. When managing director Mike Arnold shut the branch office of estate agents Dillinger Scott Property Services Ltd in Oxford Street, Whitstable, he warned: “Businesses who rent their shops will suffer more as landlords seem to be [...]
January 22, 2009 on 11:19 am | In News | No Comments
The Australian government and the country’s biggest banks are considering a bail out of the commercial property sector which is facing considerable problems. PropeetyWire.co.uk – 20 Jan 2009 It would mean taxpayers money being used to prop up the market which is expected to struggle to refinance loans of up to $50 billion. The banks [...]
January 22, 2009 on 11:09 am | In News | 1 Comment
Landlords are being warned to clean up their properties – or face a £5,000 fine. Letters have been sent to property owners in Preston, asking them to deal with their tenants’ rubbish correctly. Lancashire Evening Post – 22 Jan 2009 Property owners of homes with three or more tenants are being asked to keep their [...]
January 21, 2009 on 8:33 pm | In News | No Comments
A landlord has called for more protection for those who rent out their homes after hers was trashed by a nightmare tenant. YourLocalGuaradian.co.uk – 21 Jan 2009 By the time the mum-of-five’s year-long tenancy had expired in July 2007, it is alleged she had caused £2,000 of damage to a house in Sherwood Park Road, [...]
January 21, 2009 on 7:01 pm | In News | No Comments
AS part of the current series of commercial property clinics being run by Mincoff Jacksons Solicitors, a number of questions have been raised. Geoff Skeech, Mincoff Jacksons, nebusiness.co.uk – Jan 21 2009 Here are a sample of some of the questions together with a guide as to our response, please remember, however there are many [...]
January 21, 2009 on 6:56 pm | In News | No Comments
Birmingham consultant says student accommodation is sound choice for developers and investors. Alun Thorne, Birmingham Post – 22 Jan 2009 With more than 2.5million students in the UK, the student accommodation sector is proving to be a resilient market during the uncertain property market conditions, according to a Birmingham-based consultant. With university applications increasing steadily [...]
