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Selective Licensing Schemes – Government approval required
Since Selective Licensing was introduced in part three of the 2004 Housing Act, coming into force on 6th April 2004, landlords have viewed it with…
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Universal Credit – starting near you soon
When we are children, it feels like Christmas never comes. Then when it arrives, we hope our joyful expectation is rewarded with presents, chocolates, good…
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Yet another Citizens Advice campaign
Is there no end to the damage that the Citizen's Advice Bureau will do to the private sector, despite the valuable work it does in…
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Maximise your ROI on Buy to Let properties in London
As time moves on, the property market in London expands and evolves and the rate of return on investment rises and falls in different areas…
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A sympathetic landlord
The press are very clear that landlords are the stuff of fairy tales – generally the not very nice ones, the ogres, the trolls! We…
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Inventory signing out check list
The tenancy is coming to an end. A check-out inspection is arranged with the tenant – the landlord and tenant need to go through the…
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Landlord contingency funds
Most landlords want their businesses to run smoothly and will be aware of the need for some form of contingency funding. This is a vital…
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West Midlands announced as first landlord 'right to rent' check area
New legislation which will see landlords face fines if they rent homes to illegal immigrants without checking their ‘right to rent’ will be introduced first…
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Student check-outs
Summer is in full swing and the weather has been good, but for those landlords who predominantly let to students, it has often been a…
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Property to be half landlord's pension
Landlords anticipate that their property investments will contribute up to half of their retirement incomes, equating to around £19,785 according to Platinum Property Partners. After…
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London rents more than double North East
Regional variation has led to the average London rent exceeding twice that of North East England, according to the latest data from LSL Property Services.
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Ultra Savvy Landlords Profit from Social Housing Market
At Orchard and Shipman, our nationwide property services company has a proposition that is satisfying more and more of today’s ‘Ultra-savvy’ Landlords and Investors by…
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A challenge to Shelter
The English Housing Survey and Professor Michael Ball of Reading University, (shortly to publish a report on regulation in the private sector) are the brave…
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Eviction costs soar
Landlords have always felt that the cost to get rid of the bad tenant was expensive, particularly when often allied to rent arrears and little…
