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Libelled buy to let landlord calls for enquiry over police action
Colin Port, Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police, has denied claims made in a recent statement by buy to let landlord Chris Jefferies that officers leaked information to the press about him following his arrest on suspicion of the murder of Joanna Yeates. read more... added 02.02.12
PRS landlords? activity in property market may slow down in 2012
Buy to let landlords in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) have been reshaping their portfolios during the past year with more of them buying than selling properties. But although research from the Association of... read more... added 02.02.12
Property investment mortgage intermediaries expect to do more buy to let business this year
A survey of intermediaries carried out by Paragon Mortgages has revealed that more than half of those questioned (53 percent) expect to do more buy to let mortgage business in 2012 than they did last... read more... added 02.02.12
Landlord?s tenants visit hospital after carbon monoxide scare
A landlord has been fined £8,500 and ordered to pay costs of £1,500 for failing to maintain a gas fire safely at one of his properties. David Ian Douglas-Law of Penally, Tenby, received the fine at Haverfordwest Magistrates? Court after being prosecuted by the... read more... added 02.02.12
NLA sees double over landlords signing up
The number of landlords accredited through the National Landlords Association (NLA) Accreditation Scheme has more than doubled over the past year. The scheme has now accredited more than one thousand landlords since its initial launch in 2010. read more... added 02.02.12
Buy to let landlords see rents fall for the second successive month
Rents fell for a second successive month in December, according to the latest Buy to Let Index from LSL Property Services plc. In December, the average rent in England and Wales fell by 0.8 percent to £711 per month. Despite the monthly fall, annual rental inflation increased. read more... added 02.02.12
Private landlords targeted in 'Fire Kills' campaign
The Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and Aico - the UK?s largest supplier of domestic smoke alarms - have joined forces as part of a Fire Kills campaign to promote the use of mains powered smoke alarms in privately rented properties. read more... added 02.02.12
Tenants? history website launched to help landlords and letting agents
A new service to help landlords identify troublesome tenants has been launched from an office in South London by Steve Hanbury as an additional branch to his family?s buy to let business. Hanbury said this involvement in the rental business was behind... read more... added 02.02.12
Buy to let landlords experience slight softening of demand for rental property
An easing in the demand for rental property and a rise in the numbers of tenants struggling to meet their monthly rent payments signals that the rental market may be softening, new research suggests. read more... added 02.02.12
Peterborough best place for buy to let property investment says haart
Property investment landlords should head for Peterborough as it is the best area in England to buy a rental property. This claim is made in a new monthly Yield Index produced by independent estate and... read more... added 02.02.12
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