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Landlordreferencing.co.uk support 1st SAFEagent Saturday

15 March, 20130 Comments
Since its launch in 2011 the SAFEagent campaign has made amazing progress in promoting the importance to landlords and tenants of identifying agents who are part of Client Money Protection Schemes. All agents regulated by NALS, RICS, ARLA, NAEA and the Law Society maintain and operate separate designated client accounts, where a consumers money is
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Silly tenant taunts West Midlands police via Facebook

31 January, 20134 Comments
[NEWS UPDATE] ONE DAY after LRS post this story, silly tenant is arrested! Read in full HERE. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ A crime suspect who is regarded by West Midlands Police as one of the region’s ‘Most Wanted’ men has been brazenly posting details of his whereabouts on Facebook. Swinburn has even gone as far as to design
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Facebook to take on Rightmove ?

16 January, 20130 Comments
Property Place, the Facebook based property search engine, has secured a 7 figure investment via three funds – and claims it is in a position to take on Rightmove. Launched a year ago it allows users to search for and share details of properties for sale and rent. It claims to have more than 900,000
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1 in 4 landlords intend to increase rents in 2013

07 December, 20121 Comments
According to Rightmove’s latest Consumer Confidence Survey just 25% of landlords indicated that they have already decided to increase their rents in 2013. Other findings from the survey include: The average rent looks set to change by about +2% in 2013 A third of these landlords (35%) are planning a rental increase of more than
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Confirmed: Universal Credit ends direct payment of housing benefit to landlords.

23 June, 201211 Comments
Details of the Government’s new procedures for the payment of Universal Credit were released on Friday 22nd June,  here and here, which confirm that the landlord’s right to insist on direct rent payments if a tenant is in arrears will be abolished. When the Universal Credit system goes live, in October 2013, payments will be
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