New Bedroom Tax Legislation To Come Into Force Next Month

Mar 12, 2013

Starting from April this year, council flat or housing association tenants on government benefits with unoccupied bedrooms will be subject to a so-called bedroom tax and face drastic financial cutbacks. As part of the 2012 Welfare Reform Act, the new bedroom tax will reduce benefits by 14% for recipients with one unoccupied bedroom in their home and by 25% for those with two or more unoccupied bedrooms....

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Electrical Obligations for New Landlords – Are You Wired Up?

Feb 26, 2013

More and more property owners are turning to leasing properties in order to make extra money in this time of recession and economic hardship. As the number of landlords in the UK soars, and with great value online or self-service letting agents available to assist in property marketing and management, a leading industry body has reissued some essential advice for those new to renting private properties to ensure their tenants remain safe and comfortable....

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Creating An Inventory: A Landlord’s Guide

Jan 30, 2013

One of the most important tasks for a landlord to carry out before leasing a buy-to-let property with a self-service estate agent is producing a property inventory....

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Preparing A Property For The Winter Months

Nov 26, 2012

Winter weather can play havoc with homes. In fact, more than half of the buildings insurance claims made during the winter months of 2011/12 happened as a direct result of adverse weather, compared with just 35% in the previous year....

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The Rise of the Do-It-Yourself Landlord Helped By Online Estate and Letting Agents

Oct 16, 2012

The internet is now used for everything from ordering groceries to researching family trees, so it was only a matter of time before someone utilised its capabilities to transform the property market. The rise of the Do-It-Yourself landlord and the entrepreneurial approach to the property ladder in recent years has come largely as a result of the harnessed power of the internet, and with a whole new category of estate agents on the scene, it is easier than ever for landlords to let and sell their properties....

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Market Conditions

Sep 25, 2012

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