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Top Tips for Minimising Void Periods

24 July, 20130 Comments
Void periods can be a landlord’s worst nightmare, most landlords rely on the income a property generates to pay its mortgage and whilst the property is empty as the owner you will also be liable for council tax and any bills that the property incurs. At present the average void period in the UK is
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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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1 in 4 tenants feel ripped off by rental agreements & referencing costs

22 November, 20120 Comments
A clampdown on the lettings sector is needed to stop rogue agents turning it into “the property industry’s Wild West”, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have warned today. RICS’ consumer letting survey (conducted in key marginal constituencies) highlights the potential for rogue lettings agents to cash in on the current rental boom, due
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MPs pass bill that criminalizes social subletting

13 November, 20120 Comments
MPs have passed a bill outlawing the illegal subletting of social housing properties. The Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Bill will mean tenants that illegally sublet their properties could face up to two years’ imprisonment, as well as a possibly unlimited fine. At present subletting is a civil offence, meaning it cannot attract a custodial
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Serial Sub-letting Saga

25 July, 20120 Comments
A true story from one of our Network Referencing community, regarding the escalating problem of tenants illegally sub-letting property in the Private Rented Sector.   Tenant Alert Reference NW-MST-197 The tenant in question applied for a property using a false employment reference, from a falsified company. The company that provided the false employment reference was
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