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A Christmas Greeting from Newham Council…oh, and a £20k fine

16 December, 20130 Comments
In a time of goodwill to all men, this week final warning letters will be sent to those landlords in Newham who have not yet registered for the UK’s first mandatory licensing scheme, and those that fail to comply face fines of up to £20,000. In May 2013 nearly 30,000 applications had been made for the flagship
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BREAKING NEWS: Tenant register and tenant referencing now a legal requirement…

11 December, 20130 Comments
…In 2031! But what if? And why not? What with landlords in Scotland already having a national register of landlords, ongoing debates regarding the introduction of a mandatory registration and licensing scheme in Wales – how long is it going to be before we see this introduced in England? Is this really about fairness and
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61% of landlords feel the risk to their safety has increased while collecting rents…

29 October, 20130 Comments
In an anonymous online poll of 200 Landlords LRS asked the question: Do you feel welfare reforms have increased the risk to your safety while collecting rents? We can now reveal the results; This is why Lifestyle Tenant Referencing is acting as an excellent deterrent to anti-social tenants, as once they find out that our
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Anti-social tenants – A new Bill set to make a difference

05 September, 20130 Comments
A new piece of legislation is set to make a huge difference to landlords, who have previously had difficulties evicting tenants on the grounds of anti-social behaviour. The year ending December 2012 saw over 2.3 million incidents of anti-social behaviour recorded by police in England and Wales; which is equivalent to around 6,300 incidents each
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Landlords with anti-social tenants should be barred from collecting rents?

19 July, 20130 Comments
New powers to prevent private landlords from taking rent if they fail to deal with their anti-social tenants are being demanded by The Local Government Association. The association that represents 370 councils in England and Wales wants Westminster to follow the Scottish Government’s example and presented its argument during Parliamentary scrutiny of the Anti-Social Behaviour
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Severe rental arrears 20% above the long term average

05 July, 20130 Comments
The number of private sector tenants in England and Wales with severe rental arrears has increased by 3.3% on a quarterly basis despite wider improvements in tenant finance, according to the latest research. The Tenant Arrears Tracker by LSL Property Services also shows that those more than two months behind on rent has reached 98,000,
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National Neighbourhood & Home Watch Week @ landlordreferencing.co.uk

22 June, 20130 Comments
This week Landlord Referencing Services has been celebrating National Neighbourhood & Home Watch Week 2013 ; 15th-23rd June 2013. This has been an exceptional opportunity not only for Neighbourhood Watch members (across England and Wales) to bring their local communities together, but also for both of our communities (LRS & NHW) to unite together to
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Networking Landlords slash rent arrears in May 2013

21 June, 20131 Comments
According to the latest Buy-to-let Index from LSL Property Services PLC rent arrears fell 2.1% during May 2013. LSL’s buy-to-let index out today shows that the total amount of late or unpaid rent decreased to £276 million last month, compared to £282 million in April. Rent rises in May were also slower than recent months,
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Surge in sex offenders is deeply worrying for the private rented sector

21 June, 20130 Comments
Following the number of sexual offences nearly doubling in the last decade, the Prison Service now has 5 jails that only house sex offenders. The 5 dedicated prisons are Whatton in Nottinghamshire, Bure in Norfolk, Usk in Wales, Albany on the Isle of Wight and (the newest) Ashfield in Pucklechurch near Bristol. At the same
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