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Landlords asked to contribute to survey about the current eviction process

19 March, 20140 Comments
The Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) is asking its members and other private rented sector professionals to take part in a Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) run survey, exploring the current eviction process and how to improve the procedure for private landlords. This survey comes well timed after housing charity Shelter attacked private landlords
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How to be a great landlord

05 March, 20140 Comments
The Simply Business ‘Landlord Hangout’ will be an hour long and take place at 1pm on Tuesday 11th March – discussing all things associated with being a landlord. The ‘Hangout’ panel of experts will include Paul Routledge of LRS, Vanessa Warwick of Property Tribes and Lucy Morton; ex president of ARLA. They will be answering a
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Five essential apps for landlords

13 February, 20140 Comments
As that famous Apple ad illustrated, there’s an app for pretty much anything. Both iTunes and Google Play boast over a million apps, so it stands to reason that amongst that amount there ought to be something for landlords. Busy people lacking the time to sift through that extraordinary amount, thankfully you’ve got folk like
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First-time landlords: take steps now for an easier life

29 June, 20130 Comments
So you’ve hired a letting agency, which in turn has found prospective tenants who you’re comfortable renting your property to. Now what? Do you know your next steps? You can save yourself a lot of stress down the road if you organise and start ticking off the tasks related to your rental ahead of time.
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Landlords DO NOT ignore the basics.

01 February, 20131 Comments
Do not ignore the basics: go over this landlord check-list Are you thinking of renting out your property? Whether you are an experienced property-owner with many tenants already or a first time landlord, it is worth taking the time to prepare and go over a list of tasks that should be performed before and after
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