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Buy To Let insurance company Alan Boswell Group has identified the 10 most expensive repairs that could hit landlords - and they make wallet-crunching reading. ...
A Treasury minister in the new government is to be investigated by the Parliamentary standards watchdog over here failure to register rental income on a property. ...
The lenders’ trade body, UK Finance, has published a report examining why some landlords are falling into mortgage arrears and why the sector generally is so much less profitable than before. ...
Anyone involved in the world of renting, whether landlords, letting agents, or tenants, knows how crucial it is to have a robust, accurate inventory.  ...
A national trade body is calling for more regulation to shield people from the dangers of damp and mould in homes. ...
A think tank claims that when it comes to space within a home, private rental sector tenants pay three times as much as mortgage-borrowers.  ...
The number of tenancies ending in arrears of more than five weeks’ rent has jumped to 17%, a deposit alternative service claims. ...
Invasive plant species such as Japanese knotweed are developing much earlier in 2024 due to the warm, wet winter, a plant expert has warned. ...
A property industry commentator has given a five point guide to landlords faced with rising arrears from tenants. ...
A private landlord who let three of his properties fall into dangerous disrepair has been ordered to pay almost £14,000 after a court case brought by a council. ...
A landmark ruling about the invasive plant Japanese knotweed has been over-turned - with implications for landlords and other property owners.  ...
Housing costs - rents and mortgages - are rising by about 3.6% a year according to a Barclays Bank assessment. ...
Almost four in 10 portfolio landlords are continuing to upgrade their properties to EPC C or above, despite proposed regulations being scrapped by the government. ...
Tenant referencing provider Canopy has released data from a  rental affordability index, which claims most tenants are at the very limit of what experts believe is ‘affordable’. ...
There’s been a huge rise in the number of buy to let property repossessions in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period 2023. ...
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