In these times of great economic uncertainty, coupled with the hardships of the approaching winter weather, landlords need more trouble like a hole in the head.
So paying attention to good property management: fire precautions, the subject of this Newsletter, freezing pipes and damp / condesation problems, the subject of our next issue, makes a great deal of sense.

Fire regs and risk assessments apply mainly to commercial and HMO landlords but everyone should be fire safety concious where tenants are concerned, if they want to head off trouble.

We've added a couple of useful resources to our LandlordZONE document downloads this month - one, a Cold Weather Letter, reminding tenants of the precautions needed to prevent bursts, and secondly a Condensation Letter which explains to tenants the causes of condensation and what to do to avoid it. Both these FREE resources can be downloaded here:
http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/agreements.htm

Since we started LandlordZONE back in 1999 we have had a policy of keeping direct e-mails to our member base to a minimum - usually one mail-out per month.
However, our advertisers increasingly favour direct e-mails, so in response to many requests we have decided to increase the frequency of our mail-outs in a strictly limited way.
We want to respect the privacy of our members, but at the same time keep advertisers happy - they are after all the "bread and butter" of a free resouce like ours.

Concerns have been raised by several other property related organisations including the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) who say "A single rulebook for mortgage lending is inappropriate given the diverse markets, cultures and regulatory frameworks across the EU.

We have therefore scheduled just 2 mails per week for 2012 - first a LandlordZONE Update which goes out around 11am every Tuesday morning and carries up to ten logo ad slots. This will Update members on new site content, news and latest Forum posts

Secondly, just one Solus Mail Shot (single company ad) per week on Thursday mornings, around 11am.

Have a great and trouble free Christmas!