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 warned over boom in drugs farm operation
The NFOPP have reported that the growth in residential cannabis farming continues apace. As a result, Aviva is warning landlords to be extra vigilant after reporting a 30% year-on-year increase in claims – the highest level since it started recording the data in 2007. Nationally there were 643,510 cannabis plants seized in 2008-9 and this [...]
Basic principles of letting a property
Lettingaproperty.com continues its guide to the basics of buy-to-let property rental. Your property is now ready and the smell of magnolia paint is still fresh. You have the appropriate mortgage and your property is fully insured for rental purposes. The rent is set. The growth of the internet has transformed the rental market over the [...]
The Private Rental Sector NEEDS YOU!
With the housing market in a state of hibernation and the demand for rental property increasing by the day, some home owners are being forced to consider entering the world of property rental. Rather than have their former home stand empty while waiting for the right buyer (right offer) to come along, renting is one [...]
The Private Rental Sector in 2011
Lettingaproperty.com have been looking into a crystal ball, reading our horoscopes and reflecting on the last twelve months to bring to you our insight into 2011. We can’t promise new love, foreign travel or a lottery win, but if it is anything like 2010 then there has rarely been a better time for investors in [...]
Response to BBC’s Panorama Investigation into Rogue Landlords
BBC’s Panorama investigates rogue landlords in the private rented sector. Panorama’s exposé ‘The Great Housing Rip Off?’ comes hard on the heels of Shelter’s national campaign to evict rogue landlords and stop the exploitation of tenants in the private rented sector. Launched in September 2010, the investigation revealed shocking evidence of widespread abuse by a [...]
Property investor profile report – Q3 2010
Landlord Centre, the buy-to-let mortgage specialist behind lettingamortgage.com, produces the Property Investor Profile to track developments in the UK buy-to-let mortgage market. Its findings for Q3 2010 highlight several positive signs for the sector, including:
New research shows that almost one million tenants in Britian have been a victim of a scam
New research by the housing and homelessness charity Shelter reveals that almost one million Britons have fallen victim to scams involving a private tenancy or landlord in the last three years. Shelter commissioned YouGov to conduct an online survey of 2,234 GB Adults – 2% of whom said they have fallen victim to a scam [...]
Landlords ‘getting closer in age to tenants’
The gap in age between landlords and tenants is narrowing, according to a spokeswoman for insurer LV=. Emma Banks from the company explained that this is due to a rise in the number of people who allow a friend to rent a room in their property, leading to what has been dubbed “friend-lords”. She also [...]
“No more red tape” for Letting Agents or Landlords says Shapps
Housing minister Grant Shapps will not license either letting agents or private landlords, promising them ‘no more red tape’. Speaking in Parliament, Shapps said the private rented sector was already governed by a well-established legal framework and that the Government has no plans to introduce any further regulations. The announcement delighted landlord organisations, but both [...]
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