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Property investment could suffer when voters go to the polls for election

It could be swings and roundabouts for property investors if there is a good turnout in the coming election as history shows that this tends to cool the housing market according to estate agents Your Move. read more... added 05.03.10

Buy to let landlords welcome proposals to make homes more energy efficient

Private renters and landlords should benefit greatly from the latest Government plans to encourage householders to make their homes warmer and cheaper, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). The Pay as You Save scheme proposal announced this week will provide cash in the form of loans to residential... read more... added 05.03.10

Buy to let landlords who rent out Scottish 'slums' could be targeted by 'hit squads'

Special ?hit squads? should be set up by the local authorities in Glasgow to break the back of the slum landlord problem in Govanhill. This is the view of Scottish Housing Minister Alex Neil after an evidence session on the slum housing in the area was held at... read more... added 05.03.10

Marital aids continue to top list of items left behind for landlords to clear up

Sex toys are still the number one item left behind by tenants when they move out of a property, according to a new survey by The Deposit Protection Service (DPS). In a poll of more than 1,000 landlords across the UK, sex toys were the most frequently left behind item landlords had to dispose of. read more... added 05.03.10

ARLA unveils bespoke buy to let mortgage comparison website

The Association of residential letting Agents (ARLA) has launched a free online comparison site specifically for landlords and the buy-to-let market. The ARLA Mortgages service was unveiled at the 2010 ARLA Conference in conjunction with sister products... read more... added 05.03.10

Associations back RICS claim that national landlord register does not go far enough

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) have united in their support of a recent RICS report into Transparency in Professional Fees and how they affect landlords in the Private Rental Sector (PRS). read more... added 02.03.10

Lack of property developments in capital helps maintain buy to let rental values

Buy to let landlords in the London area will enjoy greater yields in 2010 and are well positioned to take advantage of the current market say two property specialists. Residential property investor David Pearl and letting agent Stephen Ludlow, Director of ludlowthompson.com, agree that the fall in house prices have made... read more... added 02.03.10

February sees property investments slip in the snow but prices should edge up

Residential property investors saw the value of their portfolios slip in the winter snow during February with house prices falling by 1.0 percent month-on-month in February according to the latest figures from Nationwide. But the company?s chief economist... read more... added 02.03.10

Seaside town tops list of best places for buy to let yields

Blackpool is the place to be for buy to let landlords as the seaside destination topped a list of 100 towns that provide the best yields. A survey carried out by FindaProperty.com for This is Money, concluded that buy to let investors looking for the best returns... read more... added 02.03.10

CAB sees sharp rise in tenants who need help after getting into debt with landlords

The number of enquiries from tenants seeking advice on what to do after getting into rent arrears with private landlords went up by 25 percent in the last quarter of 2009 says the Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB). The charity organisation is now seeing record numbers of... read more... added 02.03.10

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