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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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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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Tenancies By The Book
Good private sector landlords run their properties and tenancies by the book, following the requirements of the law, as specified in the 1988 and 1996…
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CAB Warns Against Universal Credit Acceleration
The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has warned against accelerating the introduction of Universal Credit. Since Universal Credit was introduced in 2013 as part of a…
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Attracting The Best Tenant for Your Rental Property
Although the tenant should be the one who should be doing their best to persuade a landlord to give them a tenancy, it is quite…
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Are Your Agents Earning Their Keep
It is impossible to work with private sector landlords without hearing complaints being made about agents. Though to be fair, this is often due to…
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Security Risk Delays Universal Credit
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) was due to roll out the Universal Credit digital service nationally in 2017, but it now appears that…
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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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Letting Business Or Charity
I often advise that if letting a property, family are the last people you should consider. Nothing breaks up a friendship, or affects family relations…
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Illegal Evictions Rise
As reported last week it has been said that illegal evictions by landlords are on the rise, having risen by 47% in the year March 2015…
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Section 8 Notice Changes
After the nil notice given for the increase in the charges to take Court proceedings for possession, it is not surprising that changes to the…
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Avoiding Landlord Stress
I am often surprised by some of the landlords I meet, who seem to go into the private letting business with little knowledge but high…
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Don’t Get Caught By Your Leaseholder
In many of the items I read, there are queries about leases. These are often along the lines of ‘I want to buy a property…
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Frequently Asked Questions
With changes happening all the time in the buy to let market, our resident property expert is regularly asked questions by our landlords. Here are…
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The Housing Enforcers
I am sure it has nothing to do with me, but following a couple of appearances on our local BBC news programme, I did make…