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RLA Calls for Landlord Support in 2014 Budget

The Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) wants the Chancellor to make provision for private landlords in the upcoming budget. It says that the government needs to do more to support private landlords, who now provide homes for as many as one fifth of households in the UK.

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Landlords Face Potential PI Claims after Recent Bad Weather

Property solicitors are warning landlords that they could soon be looking at personal injury claims or worse if they don’t take care of trees growing on their land. A large number of trees and heavy branches have fallen in the recent spell of nasty weather. Obviously it is difficult to prevent this type of thing […]

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Landlord Repossessions Freefalling

According to figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), the number of buy to let properties being repossessed by lenders is at its lowest point for six years, which is indicative of a strong market for buy to let businesses.

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5 Tips for Spotting the Next Big Area for Buy To Let Properties

There was a very useful article in the Daily Mail money section yesterday, which offered advice on how to spot an up-and-coming area before everyone else cashes in. This, as every property investor knows, is the key to making your capital grow and ensuring an excellent rental yield. So what were the DM’s tips?

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Landlords Fined Over Gas Safety

Two landlord brothers in Dudley have been fined almost £3k after failing to provide a gas safety certificate to their tenants for eight years. The local Health and Safety Executive investigated the brothers after the council could find no record of their property having a gas safety

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Insurers Looking at New Ways to Hike Insurance Costs?

One of the largest insurance companies in the UK is calling for the government to introduce a flood rating system for homes. Aviva says that this will help prospective buyers and tenants make an informed decision when looking for a new home. However, critics are concerned that this extra information will

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NLA Wants Tax Relief for Landlords in Flood Zones

Extensive flooding has blighted large swathes of the UK in the last couple of weeks and millions of homes have been left underwater after an unprecedented spell of horrendous weather. As a result of the devastation, the National Landlords Association (NLA) is calling for the government to

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Are there Ghosts in Your Buy To Let Properties?

Just in case you are feeling a bit spooked at this point, I’m not talking about supernatural entities such as poltergeists haunting your properties. No, I am referring to tenants who are not supposed to be living there. Or in other words…

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London Rents Rise More Slowly than Expected

Surprising new figures published by the Office for National Statistics have revealed that despite popular opinion, private sector rents across London have not increased at quite the rate most people believed was the case. If you read the popular press, you would be forgiven for thinking that London private sector rents are spiraling out of control.

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Students and Landlords Protest Against Cap on HMOs

Students and landlords in Birmingham have come together to protest against plans by Birmingham City council to place a cap on the number of student properties in certain parts of the city. The council is using an Article 4 directive to

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Councils Take Action to Limit Student HMOs

Many university towns and cities have a high density of shared housing close to campuses. But although student HMOs can have high yields, some local authorities are trying to limit

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Tenants Say Renting Offers Good Value for Money

Landlords have been blamed a lot for the steep rise in the cost of living, but although rents are clearly going up on a steady trajectory, it would seem that the majority of tenants feel they are getting

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Buy To let Properties Won’t Be Covered by Flood Insurance

Flooding has been in the news an awful lot recently. Tidal surges and heavy rainfall in many parts of the country has caused damage to life and property along huge swathes of the east coast and the southwest. Unfortunately for landlords, a change in the rules is likely to lead to

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New Landlord Vision Training Videos Uploaded Today!

Our next set of videos focuses on making refunds or credits back to your tenants. These tutorials demonstrate how Landlord Vision can help you to accurately record the flow of income between you and your tenants… How to Issue a Tenant Credit Note How to Issue a Tenant Refund Refunding Rent Over-payments Look out for […]

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