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Lettings Market On Fire - Rental yields now highest for six years

27 January 2022 109 views 0 comments

Newly published rental yield from Rightmove reveals that the average yield across Great Britain is 5.5...

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Buy To Let losing its appeal, warns leading London buying expert

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One of the most respected buying agents in London says buy to let in the capital...

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Closure Order put on landlord’s flat after anti-social behaviour

27 January 2022 63 views 0 comments

Police have imposed a Closure Order on a property in Southampton under Section 80 of the Anti-Social...

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Councils MUST give cash help to tenants with Covid arrears - NRLA

27 January 2022 72 views 0 comments

Approaching one in four private landlords have suffered income losses as a result of the pandemic. As...

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Landlord Alert - Court of Appeal rules in landmark eviction case

26 January 2022 2066 views 10 comments

A key judgment from the Court of Appeal, announced today, is reported to have gone in...

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Lettings Market On Fire - Rental yields now highest for six years

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Buy To Let losing its appeal, warns leading London buying expert

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Closure Order put on landlord’s flat after anti-social behaviour

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Landlord Alert - Court of Appeal rules in landmark eviction case

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