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Tenant Referencing Is Crucial For Landlords

Most tenants are complete strangers, who as a landlord, you may meet once or twice before granting a tenancy agreement to or handing over the keys to the rental property. If using a good letting agent, the landlord may not even meet the tenant until after they have moved in. This leaves the landlord with […]

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High Rental Yields Attracting More Property Investors

Low Buy-To-Let mortgage rates and increased rental yields making UK Buy-To-Let an attractive prospect for property investors UK property investment is booming after financial experts dubbed the UK Buy-To-Let industry as a property investor’s dream following reports of double-figure rental yields being achieved by smart landlords in parts of the UK. Some areas of London […]

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Tenancy Agreements Extended By Landlords

Happy Buy-To-Let landlords are providing tenants with longer term tenancies, AND guarantees! Due to the extravagant costs associated with home ownership and the high deposits required by mortgage lenders, tenant demand in the UK Private Rental Sector (PRS) for affordable rental properties has increased drastically over the past few years . Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs) […]

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Become A Legal 4 Landlords Franchise

PROFITABLE, REWARDING, MOTIVATING & RECESSION-PROOF  If you are looking to take control of your future and join an award-winning company that offers a unique opportunity in one of the fastest growing industries worldwide, then look no further. Legal 4 Landlords are leading suppliers within the lettings sector and provide services to the largest agents in […]

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Tenant Demand Still Boosting Landlord Confidence

UK Buy-To-Let Landlord confidence has been boosted by continued strong tenant demand and falling property prices, according to the latest landlord survey conducted by LSL Property Services. • 48% of UK BTL landlords believe that now is a good time to invest in property • Less than 1% think it is now a good time […]

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Tenant Evictions Up 12%

Massive rise in tenant eviction orders as landlords are forced to get tough causing outcry from homelessness charity Crisis. Over the last three years there has been a 70% rise in court orders for the eviction of tenants in the UK Private Rented Sector (PRS). Homeless charity Crisis set about analysing figures released by the […]

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Knowledge Is Power In UK Buy-To-Let

If you are considering becoming a Buy-To-Let landlord you should calculate the costs involved and do plenty of research before taking any financial risk. This is according to Sim Sekhon, spokesman for specialist landlord services provider, Legal 4 Landlords, who explained that many new landlords rush in without calculating mortgage repayments or repairs and maintenance […]

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Make Property Investment Very Worthwhile

The property price drop left many homeowners stuck in negative equity, unable to move in any direction on the housing ladder, but property investment in the UK will see a good return in the long term despite the current weak property market, according to a new forecast by services company PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC). The company have […]

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UK PRS landlords see rents hitting new highs!

Tenant Demand Driving PRS Rent Increases Financial pressures, employment uncertainty, double dip recession, the Eurozone crisis and the high cost of property deposits have been cited as reasons for the current high demand for PRS rental properties in the UK this year. The financial difficulties faced by would be property buyers, trying to get mortgages […]

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Landlords Positive Actions Reduce Repossession Figures

Property repossessions fall below expectations UK buy-to-let landlords are taking positive steps to ensure that mortgage payments are met by taking out insurance to guarantee the rent as figures released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) showed a fall in the number of buy to let and residential property repossessions in the second quarter […]

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Buy-to-let Mortgage Lending Up 20%

But lending is still far from its peak, say mortgage experts. Buy-to-let mortgage lending has increased by 20% over the last year, signalling strong growth in the UK private rental sector (PRS). New figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) reveal that more than 33,000 loans worth £3.9 Billion (GBP) were advanced in the […]

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Tenant Rent Arrears Rise Again

New research conducted by the National Landlords Association (NLA) has shown that the number of tenants behind with rent payments has risen again, leaving Buy-To-Let landlords without Rent Guarantee Insurance worried about meeting their mortgage payments both on their rental properties and their own homes. The NLA membership survey revealed that over 50% of the […]

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Are Tenants Prepared For Rent Rises?

The latest news from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) made great reading for landlords with the report that PRS rents had risen over the past year. However, the report could be really bad news for tenants and their finances as rental rates are set to increase again over the next 12 months. Tenants […]

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Landlords Must Address Legal Notices

A UK court case has delivered a landmark ruling that will affect every landlord in the country. Now any legal notice served on a tenant must have the landlord’s own address on it and not a care of address being that of the agent. The case of Beitov Properties v Elliston Bentley Martin [2012] UKUT […]

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Single Let Landlords Suffer Increased Void Periods And Rent Arrears

An alarming number of small scale landlords, owning just a single rental property, who are experiencing increased void periods and growing rent arrears has doubled since the first quarter of 2012, according to research carried out by leading market research company, Business Development Research Consultants (BDRC Continental). The results of the BDRC Continental survey show […]

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