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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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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Is a tenancy agreement legally binding if it is not in writing?
What is the difference between written and verbal tenancy agreements? We are often asked this question by our landlords, “Do I really need a written tenancy agreement, as I know the tenants personally, could I not just agree it verbally?” The simple answer is yes, a verbal agreement is as legally binding as a written [...]
Our top tips to getting the best rental price for your property
So you have decided to let your own home with an online letting agent! These are our fundamental top 5 tips when preparing your property for rent. Get these right and your prospective tenants will be banging down the door with offers! Preparing the Exterior – If the outside, or “curb appeal” looks good, people [...]
More that one in five households will rent privately by the year 2020
More that one in five households will rent privately by the year 2020, signalling enormous growth in the private rented sector in the first two decades of this century. In 2001, a study by the University of York found that the private rented sector housed just over one in ten (10.6%) of households in the [...]
Tenants offered advice on how to spot a rental scam.
It appears that the ‘Send me a deposit for my fake property’ scam is attempting to reach beyond classified websites (such as Gumtree). Tenants are therefore offered advice on how to spot a rental scam and avoid losing considerable amounts of money. During a routine review of a property being uploaded to lettingaproperty.com, the online [...]
How to profit from tenants on housing benefit
I recently visited my first ever Property Network Event and learnt some great tips on how to profit from tenants on LHA. As I entered the room I was greeted by a plethora of other property professionals each looking for their pound of flesh from any risk averse landlord brave enough to attend. We really [...]
Property Ombudsman in fresh plea to protect landlords and tenants from rogue letting agents
The Property Ombudsman, Christopher Hamer, is using his 2010 Annual Report, released yesterday, to make a fresh call for more control over the actions of residential lettings agents. The government has made it clear that it will not introduce any new laws that could lead to better protection for landlords and tenants from those agents [...]
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Landlords, protect your pipes from freezing
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My tenant has stopped paying rent, what should I do?
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Is a tenancy agreement legally binding if it is not in writing?
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Tenants on Housing Benefit are turning to Private Landlords
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Office of Fair Trading welcomes ruling over unfair Foxtons terms
