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		<title>Are you spending too much as a landlord?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Inflation is high, VAT is up and costs in general are rising significantly. It&#8217;s a good time to take stock of what you&#8217;re spending as a landlord and make sure that you&#8217;re running as lean and agile an operation as possible. Do you really know exactly how much you&#8217;re spending every month? Reviewing your expenses [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lettingzone.com/lettingzone-promotions/141/are-you-spending-too-much-as-a-landlord</link>
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		<title>Paris House Prices Play Catch Up With London, New York</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg's Olivia Sterns reports on property prices in Paris, which jumped 15.7 percent last year compared to an average 1.5 percent in the rest of France. Please click here for full details.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lettingzone.com/landlord-financial-advice/mortgage-advice-for-landlords/1517/paris-house-prices-play-catch-up-with-london-new-york</link>
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		<title>2010: That was the year that was for Landlords</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cast your mind back to the end of 2009, and what did you expect from this year? Back then, it really did seem like the worst was over, the recession was done and there were hints of a recovery on the cards. One year on, it&#8217;s quite obvious to anyone who is in the landlord [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lettingzone.com/lettingzone-promotions/118/2010-that-was-the-year-that-was-for-landlords</link>
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		<title>Energy-efficient landlords save on tax</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;With tenants now being given an EPC when they rent a new home, landlords need to start considering the energy efficiency of their rental property. Though it&#8217;s probably not yet at the top of a tenant&#8217;s shopping list, faced with two equally nice properties, energy efficiency can clinch you the deal. Heating your home isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lettingzone.com/lettingzone-promotions/102/energy-efficient-landlords-save-on-tax</link>
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		<title>NEW Planning Law Change Could Wreck Renting For Landlords</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160;HMOs and Planning The Government has got it wrong The Government recently announced that all shared housing will require planning permission. The implications are huge for the thousands of landlords who let properties to shared households and tens of thousands of tenants who depend on access to shared housing. Join us in making sure the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lettingzone.com/lettingzone-promotions/67/new-planning-law-change-could-wreck-renting-for-landlords</link>
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		<title>NLA raised £500 for London charity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The National Landlords Association (NLA) has revealed the results of a fundraising project.Some &#163;500 was raised for Thames21 - a waterways charity in the capital.Money was donated from NLA employees rather than them sending Christmas cards to each other and to clients last year. Chairman of the organisation David Salusbury said: &#34;With our offices overlooking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lettingzone.com/landlord-legal-landlord-services/private-landlord-associations-uk/1333/nla-raised-500-for-london-charity</link>
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		<title>Government stamp duty rules were &#8216;ill-advised&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Landlords may be interested in a response to a publication by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) on lending figures.Chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) Peter Bolton King said the government could have difficulties in justifying stamp duty rules if lending has dropped this month.A rise in mortgage lending was noted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lettingzone.com/landlord-financial-advice/mortgage-advice-for-landlords/1332/government-stamp-duty-rules-were-ill-advised</link>
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		<title>USwitch.com: Energy costs &#8216;rising substantially&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Landlords and their tenants have could increasingly find that household energy is unaffordable, it has been claimed.USwitch.com commented on a report released yesterday (January 21st) by Ofgem, which said that there were worrying trends in this area.Average debt for energy bills was continuing to see an annual increase and was 20 per cent higher in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lettingzone.com/letting-services-landlord-services/energy-performance-certificates/1331/uswitchcom-energy-costs-rising-substantially</link>
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		<title>Young buyers &#8216;do not want&#8217; house price rise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Landlords may see more potential tenants, after it was claimed that even couples who are both on &#34;decent&#34; incomes are being priced out of buying a home for themselves.Spokesperson for PricedOut.org.uk Katy John said: &#34;Because house prices are so high, many couples are finding that even on two decent incomes they are unable to afford [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lettingzone.com/landlord-financial-advice/mortgage-advice-for-landlords/1330/young-buyers-do-not-want-house-price-rise</link>
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		<title>Shopping for home insurance is a &#8216;sensible option&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Landlords and tenants may wish to switch their home insurance providers to save money, it has been advised.External affairs director for Equifax Neil Munroe said that this is a sensible option, rather than cutting out cover completely.&#34;Insurance is very important, but obviously it is difficult for people to realise this until they come to make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lettingzone.com/landlord-financial-advice/building-insurance-information-for-landlords-rental-property/1329/shopping-for-home-insurance-is-a-sensible-option</link>
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