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The Duke Westminster to build 30,000 new homes
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Agent fined £32,000 for HMO letting
Agent Fine:
Willesden Magistrates Court imposed the fine on letting agent Viviane Almieda of Falcondale Court,...
A look into the future of the PRS
Future of Renting:
A Parliamentary event considering a collection of studies looking to the future of...
Network Rail sells rail arches portfolio
Commercial Property Deal:
In what is one of the biggest UK property deals of the century,...
Warren Buffet property firm moves into London
Berkshire Hathaway:
Warren Buffett, through his property arm Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, is now ready to make...
New HMO licensing requirements in force soon
HMO Licensing Reform:
The October 1 deadline for the new rules on mandatory licensing is approaching...
Estate agent owes landlords and tenants thousands…
Letting Agent:
A prominent Cambridgeshire estate and letting agent, with offices in Newmarket, has not been...
Landlords still optimistic about buy-to-let
Buy-to-Let Prospects:
Despite the government’s tax changes, countless new regulations, and threats to the shorthold tenancy,...
The Duke Westminster to build 30,000 new homes
Property Development:
The Duke of Westminster’s property firm, Grosvenor Estates, has pledged to build 30,000 homes...
Nothing will stop the growth in renting
Rental Growth:
Hamilton’s International researchers claim that recent policy changes by government will do nothing to...
Evictions get landlords a criminal conviction and £11,000 fine
Illegal Eviction:
A landlord company has been ordered to pay just under £11,000 after illegally evicting a...
Agency group Countrywide approves £140m rescue plan
Estate Agency:
Shareholders in Countrywide, the UK’s biggest estate and letting agency group, have voted in...
Landlords selling up at the rate of 4,000 properties per month
Landlord Taxation:
The latest Ministry of Housing report shows that nearly 4,000 buy-to-let properties are being...
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Have you relied on your insurance broker to put an insured value on your...
Terminating a Letting Agent’s Contract
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Section 21 Notices – for older tenancies in England
Section 21:
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Rent Review, Evidence and GDPR
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Asbestos and Your Responsibilities as a Landlord
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Landlords & Agents need to think about Data Protection
Data Protection:
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The importance of a Tenancy Application Form
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Credit Scores Explained
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Landlords rely on credit scores, among other things, when selecting and verifying their new...
Assured Shorthold Tenancy Ends
End of an AST:
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Ending an Assured Shorthold Tenancy
Ending a Tenancy:
Ending an Assured Shorthold Tenancy must be handled with care. For landlords and...
Freehold, Shared Freehold or Leasehold?
Landlords often buy flats which are either Leasehold or Shared Freehold. What are these tenures...
Reminder of the new rules for Section 21 evictions
Section 21 Notices:
Tessa Shepperson of Landlord Law has set out here very clearly the new...
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Section 21: The Bigger Picture
Tenant Evictions:
Paul Samplina of Landlord Action comments on a recent report issued by Citizens Advice...
Bank of England – Base Rate not moving
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Can I Keep a Holding Deposit?
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I thought it would be a good time to review the situation...
Why Labour plans to end ‘no fault evictions’ need a re-think
Section 21:
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Book Review: Quiet Enjoyment – Protection from rogue landlords
Quiet Enjoyment:
Amateur and novice landlords often have difficulty “getting their head around” one of the...
Consultation on longer tenancies, Budget reaction
Longer-term Tenancies:
James Davis of Upad comments on the Chancellor’s Budget speech in which he announced...
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Keeping costs down when refurbishing HMOs
Compact Kitchens:
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How to sell your buy-to-let property
Buy-to-Let:
Selling a buy-to-let property can be tricky. Your typical high street agent isn’t an investment...
Specialist first and second charge loan solutions
Property Finance:
Specialist first and second charge loan solutions on buy to let properties for none...
How to deter Burglars
Thefts from Property:
Landlords have a moral responsibility, if not a legal one to make their...
Fifth Anniversary of the National Landlord Investment Show
Landlord Show:
Yes, it's five years since the National Landlord Investment Show got started in Croydon,...
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Buy to Let Mortgage Rates
Buy to Let:
The BTL mortgages rates have trended upwards following the bank base rate rise...
Citylets Embraces Blockchain for World PRS First
Blockchain:
Citylets has teamed up with blockchain technology specialists Wallet.Services to offer what is thought to...
Time to Root out Criminal Landlords
Commenting on the publication of the University of York’s report on private rented housing, David...
Rented Housing Chief to Address Landlord Conference
Landlord Conference:
THE Government’s lead civil servant for private rented housing will address the Residential Landlords...
Property Redress Scheme partners with Client Money Protect
Client Money Protection:
With the introduction of mandatory client money protection from April 2019, Hamilton Fraser...
Lift Housing Allowance Freeze call…
Housing Benefit:
Commenting on calls by the Chartered Institute for Housing (CIH) for the Government to...
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