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Social Landlord not prosecuted despite mass gas safety breaches!

Social Landlord not prosecuted despite mass gas safety breaches!

Terry Lovett, of Lovett Sales and Lettings in St Neots told the Property Industry Eye that he is “incensed” Social landlord Luminus Homes has escaped prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive...

10:02 AM, 4th January 2018, About 7 years ago |  25

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Managing Agent – now charging for not responding to sublet letter

Managing Agent – now charging for not responding to sublet...

I’m in the process of selling one of my properties as I am fed up with the managing agent for the freeholder as they are just money grabbers and as a tenant I had in the property moved out I thought...

8:24 AM, 4th January 2018, About 7 years ago |  7

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Funding for Lending scheme ends for Banks and Building Societies

Funding for Lending scheme ends for Banks and Building Societies...

The Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) was made available by the Bank of England to encourage banks and building societies to lend more to households and businesses. It did this by providing funding to these...

9:03 AM, 3rd January 2018, About 7 years ago |  0

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Is your Landlords Insurance renewing in the New Year?

Is your Landlords Insurance renewing in the New Year?

Operated on behalf of Property118 by The Property Insurer in conjunction with Discount Insurance, our brokers GUARANTEE to beat the premium you are quoted elsewhere on a ‘like-for-like’ basis. What’s...

10:03 AM, 28th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  0

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Jeremy Corbyn wants to scrap ‘No Fault’ evictions in England and Wales

Jeremy Corbyn wants to scrap ‘No Fault’ evictions...

Jeremy Corbyn told The Independent that in his next Labour manifesto he would pledge to change housing legislation so that tenants could not be asked to leave under ‘no fault evictions’. Click...

9:56 AM, 28th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  33

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HMRC “Tackling the Hidden Economy”

HMRC “Tackling the Hidden Economy”...

The HMRC consultation titled “Tackling the Hidden Economy” has identified HMOs and selective licensing in the private rental sector as an option for developing tax-registration checks. The...

9:26 AM, 27th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  4

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Five Warnings for 2018 – #5 The Tenant Fee Ban

Five Warnings for 2018 – #5 The Tenant Fee Ban...

A short series from landlord & tenant lawyer Tessa Shepperson on things you need to watch out for. I include this not because the rules are likely to come into force in 2018 (although this is not impossible)...

15:16 PM, 21st December 2017, About 7 years ago |  14

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Top 10 cities searched by prospective tenants

Top 10 cities searched by prospective tenants...

Rightmove have released figures for the most popular cities that prospective tenants search for new homes to rent in 2017. Number 1 searched city was Bristol Followed by: 2. Birmingham 3. Leeds 4.

14:29 PM, 21st December 2017, About 7 years ago |  1

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Five Warnings for 2018 – #4 Pre-October 2015 Tenancies

Five Warnings for 2018 – #4 Pre-October 2015 Tenancies...

A short series from landlord & tenant lawyer Tessa Shepperson on things you need to watch out for. On 1 October 2015 new rules came in which affected landlords use of the all-important section 21 notices...

11:55 AM, 21st December 2017, About 7 years ago |  3

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Five Warnings for 2018 – #3 Banning Orders

Five Warnings for 2018 – #3 Banning Orders...

A short series from landlord & tenant lawyer Tessa Shepperson on things you need to watch out for. Banning Orders were set out in the Housing and Planning Act 2016, but could not come into force until...

9:22 AM, 21st December 2017, About 7 years ago |  0

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Five Warnings for 2018 – #2 The GDPR

Five Warnings for 2018 – #2 The GDPR...

A short series from landlord & tenant lawyer Tessa Shepperson on things you need to watch out for. GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation and is a new set of considerably more onerous data...

10:20 AM, 20th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  0

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Energy efficiency cost cap consultation on landlords and NLA response

Energy efficiency cost cap consultation on landlords and NLA...

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (DBEIS) has launched a new consultation to consider removing the ‘no cost to landlords’ criteria for improving the energy efficiency...

10:17 AM, 20th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  4

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Five Warnings for 2018 – #1 The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

Five Warnings for 2018 – #1 The Minimum Energy Efficiency...

A short series from landlord & tenant lawyer Tessa Shepperson on things you need to watch out for. 1 – Do you rent out property on an assured shorthold tenancy? If you rent out property it will...

9:38 AM, 19th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  2

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Peterborough increases licence fee from £50 to £600!

Peterborough increases licence fee from £50 to £600!

Peterborough Council have scrapped their discount scheme for landlords belonging to the National Landlords Association (NLA) or the Residential Landlords Association (RLA). The scheme previously charged...

9:34 AM, 19th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  9

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42% of landlords reluctant to rent to non UK passport holders post Right to Rent

42% of landlords reluctant to rent to non UK passport holders...

A recent survey by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) of almost 2,800 landlords has found that 42% were reluctant to rent to anyone except those with a UK passport and 49% are less likely to rent...

11:46 AM, 18th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  17

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New team of council detectives to crack down on unlawful Airbnb nightly letting

New team of council detectives to crack down on unlawful Airbnb...

Westminster Council in London is looking to crack down on property owners unlawfully letting their homes on a nightly basis using platforms such as Airbnb for more than 90 days per year. Airbnb lettings...

14:14 PM, 14th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  2

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Lending Changes for Landlords by UK Finance

Lending Changes for Landlords by UK Finance...

Portico London estate agents recently put on a sell-out investment seminar, where a host of industry experts gathered to share their insight on some hot property topics. One of the first experts to speak...

10:45 AM, 14th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  1

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The lettings market we know will be radically altered over the next five years

The lettings market we know will be radically altered over the...

ARLA Propertymark Predictions for 2018 As we approach the new year, there are a number of hurdles on the horizon but scope to remain hopeful. With further interest rate rises expected, Brexit negotiations...

8:53 AM, 13th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  4

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New Report Reveals Need for Update of Housing Safety System

New Report Reveals Need for Update of Housing Safety System...

A new report from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has revealed strong support for an update and review of the current Housing Health and Safety Rating System, which is used to take...

13:52 PM, 11th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  0

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Tenant Referencing

Tenant Referencing...

Good tenant referencing is an essential part of the lettings process as it will give you all the information and advice you need to make an informed decision about the tenants that want to rent your property.

15:00 PM, 8th December 2017, About 7 years ago |  0

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