In: Landlords| Property News
11 Nov 2009That’s the info coming from the Residential Landlord’s Association this week. They cite a report by Landlord Assist, who help landlords overcome problems like rental arrears – the report says that 150,000 tenants will face legal action because of rental arrears by the end of 2010. A staggering 75% of landlords said they’d had tenants [...]
In: Landlords
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In: Landlords
19 Sep 2009We all have our own thoughts regarding estate agents. I personally have never had a great experience when dealing with them. It just seems that every word that comes out of their mouths is twisted and untruthful. Now, enjoy these Vic & Bob’s sketches from their ‘Monkey Trousers’ show, we found them highly amusing… [...]
In: Landlords| Property News
27 Aug 2009The Association of Residential Letting Agents has released encouraging figures for landlords everywhere. They surveyed 1800 people aged between 18 and 30 – what a lettings advert might describe as ‘young professionals’, and found that almost a third prefer renting long term over buying.
31% of those surveyed had rented at least 3 properties over a [...]
In: Landlords
19 Aug 2009A really good article today on Pimlico Flats talks about the death of publications Loot and the London Evening Standard, and the similar fate that classifieds website Gumtree now faces.
All three were once havens for private landlords looking to find tenants, but the need for a bigger return on investment caused their downfall. In [...]
We’ve recently started reading Property Investment Project, a site for all those letting out property run by a mysterious individual known only as The Landlord. The Landlord is a twenty-something property investor who charts his progress in the property market, the ups and downs of landlording, and the things about his tenants that really make [...]
In: Landlords| Property News
13 Aug 2009The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) today reports on the confusion that may be generated by the new Landlord Register. Like a lot of other government legislation that depends on location (tuition fees and NHS treatment spring to mind), it looks like you might have to sign up to the register based on where you are [...]
In: Landlords| Property News
11 Aug 2009According to Lettingaproperty.com, private landlords will soon have to join a national register under new government legislation. We heard about this proposal several months ago, and it finally seems to be nearing implementation.
This appears to be another gem from Communities and Local Government – the department that wants to put a limit on the [...]
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