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The Risk for Landlords of Being Under-Insured
Costs of insuring properties are increasing, but the cost of being under-insured can be even higher. In these difficult financial times, nobody wants to spend…
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Social Landlords Cut Repair Budgets
A recent survey of 100 social landlord associations by Inside Housing, the trade magazine of the housing profession, has found that social landlords are cutting…
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18-21 year olds to lose Universal Credit
Landlords seem to be always at the wrong end of the line. For years, they responded to the calls from local authorities to convert accommodation…
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Landlords and Hoarders
Landlords are used to problem tenants; those that don’t pay the rent, those that cause nuisance to neighbours, that damage properties through malice or accident….
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Landlords – Be Prepared
The Scouts motto of ‘be prepared’ is particularly apt at this time for private sector landlords, faced with changes in legislation it appears on a…
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Fewer Properties To Rent
A recent copy of the Metro gave as a headline ‘Fewer Homes up for rent after duty rise’. This is hardly a surprise to anyone…
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Landlords Finally Get Political Support
Landlords have understandably felt for some time that the changes introduced into private sector legislation have been attacks on them. Still known as ‘Rogue landlords’,…
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New Build Property Remains Attractive
Almost 70% of people would like new build properties to be better equipped for modern living, with people citing a desire for more storage, renewable…
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Right to Rent Imminent
From 1st February, landlords are to take on another role, in addition to social worker, decorator, odd-job man, and the myriad other roles that being…
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Post election – A win for landlords
‘The party’s over, it’s time to call it a day…’ goes the old song and that certainly seems to be the case for the Liberal…
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Buy to let investment – Is it right for you?
The demand for rental properties across the UK has soared over the past 12 months, outstripping supply in all parts of the country. Whilst the…
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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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Buy to let – invest in the best
There are five key rules to securing the perfect buy to let investment, including the consideration of location, market, and exit strategy. Primarily, the area…
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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…