So, what’s changed? The Government has introduced a new specific Use Class for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) into planning law, using the Housing Act 2004 definition. From 6 April 2010 any residential propert...
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Deposit Protection Service is no banker for tenants The decision in Draycott v Hannells Letting (12.02.10) has important implications for landlords who take rent deposits from tenants with shorthold residential tenancies. Following t...
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Tenants whose landlords have conventional mortgages are being supported by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), it has been revealed.According to the CML, some tenants rent property where a conventional residential mortgage has been purch...
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Landlords who have vacant properties should beware of squatters, it has been reported.Aviva advised today (January 14th) that landlords should ensure that they have the correct legal expenses cover incase squatters enter their property.Unde...
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Private landlords are most concerned about regulation than other issues, it has been revealed.Landlords were polled by Paragon Mortgages, who found that 58 per cent were worried about the rules on how they must run their businesses this yea...
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Landlords may be affected by a government crackdown to stop mortgage lenders from repossessing a borrower's property without a court order.The Ministry of Justice today announced the proposals, which said homeowners will be entitled to cour...
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People who own homes in the country are at an increased risk of crime, according to a report.Halifax Home Insurance's Latch-Key Index said that many countryside homeowners are over-confident about the security of their property.Approximatel...
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The National Landlords Association (NLA) has welcomed recommendations from the Walker Review of Charging for Water which could benefit landlords.Unsuspecting landlords would no longer receive water bills which tenants have failed to pay if ...
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