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New Research Shows Landlords Don’t Evict Tenants Without Good Cause

There has been a lot of mention in the popular press about so-called ‘retaliatory evictions’ whereby private landlords evict tenants when they complain or ask for repairs to be carried out. The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) wants to put these claims to rest and

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Landlords Not Protecting Themselves Says Leading Insurer

Insurance firm Axa is warning landlords that they need to do more to protect themselves. According to research carried out by Axa, approximately 66% tenants freely admit to breaking their tenancy agreement. A further breakdown of the survey results revealed some

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NLA Warns Landlords: Know Your Obligations to Tenants!

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has issued a press release reminding landlords of the importance of understanding and meeting their obligations to tenants. They are concerned that an increasing number of inexperienced landlords are entering the buy to let market, many of which

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Could Chancel Repair Liability Soon Be Abolished?

A Bill is being introduced into the House of Lords, which could eventually abolish the unfair and archaic chancel repair liability. If the Bill is eventually passed into law, home owners, including landlords, will no longer have to foot the bill for costly repairs to their local parish church.

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Landlords: Keep Communal Areas Clear Say Fire Brigade

Fire safety is a serious business, whether you are a home-owner or a landlord, but if you are a landlord, you cannot afford to ignore your responsibilities or people could die. Sadly there are fires in rented homes every year, some of which cause fatalities. Worryingly many of these are in

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Landlords: Have You Received an HMRC Letter Yet?

40,000 letters from HMRC are being sent to landlords all over the UK in the next four months, which is an indication that HMRC has stepped up its campaign to target property owners who it suspects are not paying any or enough tax on their property earnings.

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Residents’ Federation Calls for Landlord Registration

Residents’ associations and tenants from Sedgefield, County Durham, are calling for a compulsory landlord registration scheme to be implemented in the hope that it will reduce the number of instances of anti social behaviour, noise, drug abuse and mess caused by a small minority of tenants.

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Landlord Wins Battle Against Energy Giant

One of the perils of being a landlord is that sometimes tenants move on without settling their utility bills. Since a tenant is responsible for paying the bills at a rental property (unless it says otherwise in the tenancy agreement), utility companies shouldn’t harass the landlord for the money. But when

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Middle-Aged Tenants Grabbing Lion’s Share of Cheap Buy to Let Homes

The buy to let sector is bigger than ever, but whilst the number of tenants looking for rental homes is on the up, in some areas there is a real shortage of affordable homes to rent. Previously, the rental sector has largely been the domain of young people at the start of their careers who […]

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Tiny London Flat with No View Still Gets Dozens of Enquiries

It is hard to imagine that anyone would want to live in a tiny studio flat with an uninspiring view of a brick wall, but despite its significant shortcomings, a two room studio flat near Kentish Town has had dozens of enquiries.

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Would You Let Your Spare Room to Strangers?

Landlords let out their properties to strangers – that’s part of the deal – but renting out a spare room is a bit different. After all, unlike a separate property that you have invested in purely for the purpose of making money and have never lived in, a spare room is part of your home. […]

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Dealing with Rent Disputes Outside of Court

One of the difficulties of being a landlord is that tenants don’t always pay the rent. If this happens to you, the law is on your side and you can take steps to recover the arrears. However, rent disputes can be extremely stressful and they can also be difficult to resolve.

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£4.5 Million in the Pot for Social Landlords in Scotland

Scottish social landlords now have access to £4.5 million to help pay for energy saving measures in their properties. Green Homes Cashback Scheme The cash is part of the Scottish Government’s ‘Green Homes Cashback’

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Half of All Homes will be Rented in 2035

A report by a mortgage lenders association has predicted that nearly half of homes in the UK will be rented by 2032. This is a direct reversal of previous trends. In 2003, seven out of ten homes were owner-occupied. Eleven years later, this has fallen to 65% and the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders

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