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UK house prices see the largest slump since 2009
The UK’s house prices have seen their biggest decline since 2009, with the average home dropping in value by 4.6% or £14,000...
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Provide a fire extinguisher or no fire extinguisher?
Hello, what are Property118 readers thoughts on letting agents requesting a fire extinguisher and fire blanket to be fixed in a new...
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Capping rents will cause landlords to leave PRS warns ind...
An industry body warns that capping rents will only deepen the current rental crisis.
The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB)...
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Scottish landlords face ‘long term’ rent cont...
The Scottish Government has announced plans to introduce ‘long-term’ rent controls among a raft of new housing laws that...
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Sell your properties with us now and complete by Christmas
With just three months to go until the year ends, and talk of another property market drop come December, it’s time for landlords...
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An eviction notice is served on older tenants EVERY 16 mi...
Shelter claims that tenants over the age of 55 are being served with a section 21 ‘no fault’ eviction notice EVERY 16 minutes.
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Rent increase permitted during tenant exit dispute?
Hello, I have a tenant of 7 years that I served formal landlord-tenant notice along with a section 21. The 2-month period has passed...
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