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Fire Safety Measures – Let the Tenants Pay
The tragedy at Grenfell Tower has led to a massive review of fire safety measures, including the materials used in construction, which it is believed…
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Why buy-to-let is an outstanding wealth-management and retirement income strategy
The concern about adequate retirement income is one of the most important financial issues for those aged 30-50. Today they face a ‘triple whammy’: Pensions…
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Airbnb’s Direct Impact on the Private Rental Sector
When tax changes were announced last year, landlords in the private rental sector were quick to say they would withdraw from the sector. This is…
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Uprate your EPA now or be unable to Rent or Mortgage from April 2018
As a landlord, you will be aware of the requirement for an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC), which ranks a property from A-G in terms of…
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The End of the Cash Deposit
Long experience of working with the vulnerable has proved that providing a cash deposit is often a major headache for prospective tenants. It is easy…
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Private Sector Landlords Can Be Trusted
With the roll-out of Universal Credit accelerating from October 2017, the role of ‘trusted landlords’ is now being discussed. The pilot scheme, started in 2013,…
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Buy to Let No for Benefit Recipients
Cast your minds back to the consultation period for Universal Credit, with reference to advantages to the benefit dependent, before its’ introduction in 2013. Many…
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Students Facing Discrimination from Landlords
As students prepare to start or return to university, research by StudentTenant.com recently found that 38 per cent of students suffered discrimination by the landlord…
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Judge Rinder and the Eviction Process
Though not a regular viewer of day-time television, an episode of Judge Rinder did spark my interest, as it showed how the law around eviction…
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Deposits versus Reposits: what’s the current deposit system and why does it need changing?
With the tenant fee ban approaching, letting agents across the UK are looking for ways to reduce costs. Yesterday in Property Industry Eye, The Deposit…
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EPC Changes Still Set for April 2018
Hopes that the planned changes to EPC legislation would be delayed and not implemented in April 2018 have been dashed, by announcements that it will…
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Long Distance Property Investments
The best property investments are often to be found in the North East and North West, with average yields of 5.2% and 5.0% respectively, according…
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Which? Warns About the Fire Risk of Appliances
Following the horrific fire at Grenfell Tower, various bodies have become concerned about the fire risk posed by domestic appliances. Which? The consumer body, are…
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3 ways economies of scale makes property investment rewarding again
Buy-to-let landlords have had a pretty rough time of it recently, what with the hike in Stamp Duty, Article 4 legislation and punishing changes to…
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Does student property remain the stable asset class investors are looking for?
Student property has seen more than £11 billion invested in the last few years as buyers start to see the real value of putting their…
