Top tips for landlords to prevent rental arrears

Top tips for landlords to prevent rental arrears

Last week’s newsletter article “Tenants struggling with Paying rent” was our hottest topic. It has warranted a Part II article with options where lettingaproperty.com can provide uneasy landlords with some help. Demand for rental property is soaring, largely due to the difficult mortgage market facing young house movers and first-time buyers.  This, in turn, has [...]

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Inaugural edition of our ‘Just for Tenants’ newsletter

Inaugural edition of our ‘Just for Tenants’ newsletter

Hi there, Firstly, a quick introduction…. lettingaproperty.com (LAP) was founded back in August 2008 by a young man looking to make a difference in the world of property. Founder and visionary, Jonathan (or Jon as he likes to be called), has spent over a decade in the Sales and Letting business in both local and [...]

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Landlords, How to Protect your Pipes from Freezing

Landlords, How to Protect your Pipes from Freezing

Last year we published an article on how to protect your pipes from freezing.  With temperatures reaching minus 4 degrees over the last couple of days, we thought now would be a good time to republish this article.  Remember, if you would like to receive our free copy of out “Protect your Pipes from Freezing [...]

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Tenants struggling with paying rent

Tenants struggling with paying rent

How do Landlords overcome situations where their tenants are struggling with paying rent? News being posted by Letting Agent Today with the article entitled “Landlord mortgage arrears set to rise as tenants struggle with paying rent” supports the need for a service where Landlords will feel absolutely 100% assured of rental income! Paul Jardine, Director and Receiver at Templeton [...]

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Moving Guide – our top tips to getting ready to move!

Moving Guide – our top tips to getting ready to move!

Moving house is often rated as one of the most stressful events in a person’s life. It need not be that way, however. By following the removals tips in this guide, you can plan out your whole move ahead of time, and make sure everything goes smoothly. If you any other tips that we have [...]

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Overpaying for Property Maintenance Services?

Overpaying for Property Maintenance Services?

Switched on landlords and property management agents are turning to a new website to outsource their trades-people. RatedHammer.com, which was established earlier this year, is fast becoming popular within the private rented sector. Tradesmen, from across the construction sector verified with public liability insurance and sector accreditations have subscribed to the site and are able [...]

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Leading ‘Online Letting Agent’ shortlisted for private rented sector Award

Leading ‘Online Letting Agent’ shortlisted for private rented sector Award

Nationwide Online letting Agent, LettingaProperty.com has been shortlisted once again as a finalist for 2011/12 in the ‘Website’ category of the prestigious Landlord & Letting Awards. Oliver Romain, editor of Landlord & Buy-to-Let magazine and lead judge for the Awards, commented: “The Landlord & Letting Awards are the premier nationwide private rented sector awards in [...]

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Tenants on Housing Benefit are turning to Private Landlords

Tenants on Housing Benefit are turning to Private Landlords

The private rental sector is experiencing a soaring demand from tenants on benefits. The latest RICS quarterly rental survey, covering the quarter to the end of July, says that 13% of all new lets were to housing benefit tenants. The statistic is up from 8% the previous quarter and is the highest since the RICS [...]

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Damage to Landlord’s property classed as criminal by Police

Damage to Landlord’s property classed as criminal by Police

A landlord who fought to evict his ‘tenants from hell’  left such a trail of ruin that police have classified it as criminal damage. He believes that the tenants, who came via a letting agent, supplied false references. Landlord Glenn Schofield had gone to great expense and trouble to refurbish the property, a four-bedroomed house [...]

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Tenants behaving badly won’t be tolerated

Tenants behaving badly won’t be tolerated

Tenants from hell could be kicked out of their homes much faster, housing minister Grant Shapps is proposing. He is to introduce a new mandatory ground for possession of a property where tenants have a track record of anti-social behaviour. Previous convictions would be taken into account to shorten the current lengthy, and often expensive, [...]

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