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High praise for the first Property Educator Summit
The first national Property Educator Summit has been hailed as an overwhelming success.
Property educators across the country gathered...
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Shelter has another ill-informed dig at landlords
The housing charity Shelter says a major contributing factor to rising homelessness is the instability of private renting – and...
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Help – neighbour dispute with overhanging tree?
Hello, tenants pointed out a problem with a neighbour’s overgrown (Buddleja) tree that was overhanging and damaging the wall...
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Is letting agent trying to take advantage?
Hello, I am a professional letting agent and I am trying to assist one of our landlords with an issue that relates to another firm.
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Most landlords will raise rents if mortgage costs rise
Most landlords – 61% – said they would raise rents to meet rising mortgage costs, a survey reveals.
The study from Landbay,
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No need to evict! We sell buy-to-lets in 28 days to new l...
They’ve been dubbed “fireproof tenants” – news this week reached fever pitch for landlords who rallied together in outrage...
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Landlords face secret subletting surge
A worrying trend among tenants who have been secretly subletting their landlords’ properties has been revealed.
The study from...
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