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Capita's TDS entrance will boost publicity

Housing Minister Mark Prisk has told the Commons that there will be increased publicity of tenancy deposit protection rules following the launch of two new ... Full story

Lettings websites falls foul of ASA

A website listing properties available to rent to tenants receiving housing benefit has been ordered to change the description of its charges and to make ... Full story

Insurer homes in on lets with pets

Endsleigh Insurance has teamed up with the Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, to offer landlord insurance that includes accidental pet damage cover ... Full story

Ignoring order costs landlord dear

Ignoring a prohibition order has cost a Golders Green landlord over £4,000. The case goes back early 2012 when a Hammersmith & Fulham Council inspector visited ... Full story

Wales proposes a better way of renting

Much clearer and easier to understand rental contracts will help landlords, claims a newly published Welsh Government White Paper, Renting Homes - A better way ... Full story



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Understanding Tax for Buy to Let Landlords with Mortgaged Properties

  Tax is a complex subject and many landlords do not fully understand their tax liabilities, deductions or have a strategy in place to ensure they ... Full story

How to determine fair wear and tear

There aren’t any set rules on deciding what ‘reasonable’ wear and tear is, but it’s something domestic tenancies have to allow for. If you’re in ... Full story

Setting Up A Letting Agency The Modern Way

Setting up a letting agency in modern times is now a lot easier thanks to the way in which the majority of us now search ... Full story

The state of buy-to-let - a summary

Back in July last year, a piece in The Financial Times brought us the news that two buy-to-let lenders had cut their rates: Natwest was ... Full story

Energy Performance Certificates

'G' up for energy performance. Since October 2008 Energy Performance Certificates have been added to the documentation landlords are required to provide their tenants. The good ... Full story

Property maintenance

Maintaining your tenant's boiler and central heating It's what every landlord dreads come winter; the call from their tenant saying that the boiler has packed up. ... Full story

Tenants from hell

5 tips on how to avoid tenants from hell. There are plenty of horror stories doing the rounds about dreadful tenants who don’t pay ... Full story

Deposit Protection

What landlords must doFor many years it has been customary for landlords to take deposits from tenants. These were not payment of rent in advance, ... Full story

Is buy to let a good investment

Romans are a 19 branch network of estate agents in Berkshire, North Hampshire and Surrey. With over 20 years of experience, Romans have excellent knowledge ... Full story

Buy to let for retirement

Over recent years, people’s attitudes to pensions have changed drastically. Only 44% of men working full time in the private sector now pay into a ... Full story



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