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RLA claims Right to Rent is ‘a farce’
Right to Rent:
A recent legal...
Bankrupt couple take in £7.8 million in property scam
Investment Scams:
These scams abound and...
BBC Panorama spotlights Fergus Wilson sell-off
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NatWest scraps 6-month letting mortgage rule
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NatWest has announced that...
Zoopla to refuse “No DSS” ads
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Review of Possession Claim procedures
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New law focuses on housing standards
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A new Labour government would introduce indefinite tenancies
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My tenant left without telling me…
Abandonment:
When times get hard the instances of tenants leaving without notice are known to increase.
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The Register of Court Judgements
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Letter Box Seal:
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Tax on income from lodgers and short stay tenants
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Terminating a Letting Agent’s Contract
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Recovering Commercial Rent Arrears
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NAPIT welcomes Mandatory Electrical Checks
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The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) has hailed the forthcoming introduction...
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Section 21 Notices – for older tenancies in England
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Lenders relaxing the rules on competitive BTL mortgages:
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How to Start a Holiday Let Business
Holiday Lettings:
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Fixed Rate Mortgages Trending Up
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HF Academy to run agent workshop – dealing with tenant fees ban
Fees Ban:
At the end of 2018, Hamilton
Fraser launched HF...
Iain Duncan Smith & Andrew Neil for Upcoming Landlord Investment Show
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The UK's largest landlord exhibition, the National Landlord...
Spike in cost of five-year fixed-term buy-to-let mortgage
Buy to Let Mortgages:
Latest research...
First Client Money Protection Scheme approved
Client Money:
Client Money Protect becomes...
Visit the annual University of London Landlord Forum
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More Reform to Universal Credit
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