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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
Featured landlord articles
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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