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'Buy-to-let better than a bank account' advert is banned
An advert which suggested that people would do better to put their money into bricks and mortar than keep it in the bank has landed an estate agent in trouble...
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Rents tiptoe back up across the country
Rents have risen across the country, including London, two new reports have said. The LSL report says that rents rose in April for the first time in three months...
Letting agents spread the word about SAFE scheme
This week’s SAFEAgent awareness week aimed at improving consumer awareness has received enormous support...
Landlords have heard of ARLA - but not much else
ARLA – the Association of Residential Letting Agents – is the best known of the agency bodies to landlords...
Council on track to license every single rental property
The council aiming to be the first authority in England and Wales where every single private rental property is licensed has announced its first milestone, with the blanket licensing of one complete ward...
Lender criticises ex-Chancellor for rental sector slur
A buy-to-let lender has reacted icily to former Chancellor Alistair Darling’s description of the private rental market as ‘inadequate’...
Cars4Agents – Why Should You Contract Hire Your Next Sign-Written Vehicle?
John Paul Getty, known as one of the Richest men of all time once said: “If it appreciates buy it, if it depreciates, lease it” At Cars4Agents we fully believe in John’s quote and can prove to you that leasing is certainly the way forward...
More landlords breaching the law as complaints rise
A letting agent has discovered that private landlords across its region are increasingly in breach of the law...
Public sector cuts hit efforts to bring rogue landlords to justice
Public sector cuts mean that councils can no longer afford to crack down on rogue landlords. The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health did a survey of local authorities, which uncovered a falling number of prosecutions of bad landlords...
Buy-to-let remortgaging rises as landlords look to expand
Buy-to-let remortgaging is on the rise, says haart, as landlords seek to free up equity to make further property purchases...
Council bans £40,000-plus couples from waiting list
The private rented sector is poised for growth after one council announced that couples earning over £40,000 a year will no longer be eligible for a council house...
One in three landlords don't know their legal obligations
Tenants have criticised landlords for failing to communicate with them and fix problems – and one in ten are renting without a proper tenancy agreement...
New fighting fund launched to tackle 'beds in sheds'
A new fighting fund has been launched against criminal landlords of ‘beds in sheds’. Housing minister Grant Shapps has allocated £1...
Private Landlords Missing Out On £10,000 Capital Allowances
Private landlords could be missing out on as much as £10,000 in unclaimed capital allowances according to one tax expert...
Olympic lettings – hurdles to jump!
The Olympic Games will soon be on us and a fair number of property owners may decide to let out their premises for the duration of the event...
Landlords protest over 'stealth' charges imposed by agency chain
A large lettings chain has strongly denied trying to impose ‘stealth’ charges on its landlords after having had to make refunds to some, and has also denied dragging its heels over passing on rental payments to landlords...
Deposit Protection Service holding deposits for 300,000 landlords
The Deposit Protection Service says it is now protecting the most deposits in the five years since it launched...
Shelter launches campaign against rip-off letting agents
Shelter Scotland is launching a campaign to help private sector tenants reclaim fees which it claims are being unlawfully charged by rip-off letting agents...
New £20 letting agent launches to save landlords money
A new ‘disruptive’ online lettings service has launched, charging landlords just £20 for agency services which include listing on Rightmove...
Are modern boilers bad news for landlords?
A letting agent is looking for support to lobby the Government to make boiler manufacturers give ten-year warranties...
Letting agency boss escapes jail after admitting to fraud
A letting agency boss who admitted fraud has been spared jail. The case is the latest in a string of agents who have used clients’ money for business purposes...
Prepare A Property For Private Rental – I Am The Agent
In these difficult economic times, many people are looking for ways in which to supplement their income, and one of the most popular methods is deciding to rent out a private property and turn a hand to the business of being a landlord...
Your buy to let insurance quote
If you are looking for a buy to let insurance quote then you may already be aware that looking exclusively at the price may not provide you with the cover that you may actually need...
What a landlord needs to know about maintenance
So you’ve completed on the purchase of your buy to let, found a tenant and handed over the keys...
Attracting tenants to your buy to let
If you have been marketing your buy to let and not getting any tenants, ask yourself one question: would you want to live there? In the same way that owner occupiers may give the outsides of their properties a lick of paint before they put a house on the market, the same kerb appeal principles apply to buy to lets...
The ins and outs of landlord insurance
If you are new to the business of being a landlord, you may be wondering what, if any, are your obligations for landlord insurance...
Finding your landlords insurance quote
Finding the most appropriate buy to let cover for your property may be a bit easier if you know what to look for in a landlords insurance quote...
Squatters Beware
The Coalition Government’s first session has been brought to a close with many new pieces of legislation reaching the statute book...
William Jordan Blog
News of the ‘double dip’ recession has thrown a heavy stone into the buy-to-let puddle...
Customers of collapsed letting agent unlikely to see a penny back
Landlords and tenants who are owed money by a collapsed letting agent are highly unlikely ever to see a penny of it...
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Type in ‘ethical letting agent’ with reference to ‘housing benefit’ into...More
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David Lawrenson Blog
The London Assembly’s report, ‘Bleak Houses– Improving the London Private Rented...More
Today's Other Headlines 
- 'Buy-to-let better than a bank account' advert is banned........
- Rents tiptoe back up across the country........
- Letting agents spread the word about SAFE scheme........
- Landlords have heard of ARLA - but not much else........
- Council on track to license every single rental property........
- Lender criticises ex-Chancellor for rental sector slur........
- More landlords breaching the law as complaints rise........
- Public sector cuts hit efforts to bring rogue landlords to justice........
- Buy-to-let remortgaging rises as landlords look to expand........
- Council bans £40,000-plus couples from waiting list........
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