Do you know your rights whether you are a landlord or tenant? When a tenant moves into rented accommodation it can often be very confusing trying to establish which aspects of that property come under their responsibility and which aspects are the responsibility of the landlord. More often than not even the landlord isn’t fully [...]
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Five Ways on How to Give Your Home the Celebrity Look Without the Celebrity Prices!
Celebrity homes are undeniably out of this world, however they are also undeniably extremely expensive. Way beyond the reach of most of us noncelebrity type folk, we would have to work a whole year probably just to buy one couch or a coffee table. When you are rich and famous, money is of no object [...]
Moving house? Some Simple tips once you have found your new home!
Moving can be a stressful affair if unprepared! Read our top tips which may help you settle the nerves and give you some peace of mind. Choose a moving date The date of your move is dictated by the Tenancy start date within your Tenancy Agreement. Plan well in advance for this date, as removal [...]
What’s next – credit checking for pets!
What is the UK’s most popular pet? According to the pet food manufacturing association (PFMA), there are currently over 22 million pets in the UK within 46% of UK households. If your answer to the above question was the Dog, you would be forgiven to learn that you would be wrong! In fact Fish (over [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Tips for finding the best property and private landlord!
Finding safe, habitable and affordable accommodation are the basic requirements of any new tenant! By knowing that the private landlord is trustworthy and reliable, a tenant can have peace of mind in their new home. Due to the uncertain financial times that we live in, the landscape of the housing market is changing. Competition for [...]
Tenants struggling to pay increased rents
Nearly a third of landlords have increased rents during the first quarter of the year, research from buy-to-let mortgage specialist Paragon has revealed. The research shows that 32% of landlords have raised rents across their portfolios during the period. One in ten landlords said that rental income across their portfolio rose by up to 2% [...]
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