News Archive
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...
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...
This week’s SAFEAgent awareness week aimed at improving consumer awareness has received enormous support...
ARLA – the Association of Residential Letting Agents – is the best known of the agency bodies to landlords...
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...
A buy-to-let lender has reacted icily to former Chancellor Alistair Darling’s description of the private rental market as ‘inadequate’...
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...
A letting agent has discovered that private landlords across its region are increasingly in breach of the law...
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 is on the rise, says haart, as landlords seek to free up equity to make further property purchases...
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...
Tenants have criticised landlords for failing to communicate with them and fix problems – and one in ten are renting without a proper tenancy agreement...
A new fighting fund has been launched against criminal landlords of ‘beds in sheds’. Housing minister Grant Shapps has allocated £1...
Private landlords could be missing out on as much as £10,000 in unclaimed capital allowances according to one tax expert...
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...
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...
The Deposit Protection Service says it is now protecting the most deposits in the five years since it launched...
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...
A new ‘disruptive’ online lettings service has launched, charging landlords just £20 for agency services which include listing on Rightmove...
A letting agent is looking for support to lobby the Government to make boiler manufacturers give ten-year warranties...
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- '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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