Properties that are energy efficient are more attractive to tenants than those that are not.That is the view of private rented sector expert at Harrison Communications, Malcolm Harrison, who has suggested that private landlords may wish to ...
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When private landlords evict customers and end their tenancy agreements early, respective local authorities must hear about it.That is the requirement being emphasised to landlords in Scotland so that councils can keep a check on the number...
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Decision makers must work out whether a register for private landlords - as proposed by the Communities and Local Government department in the spring - will stop rogue traders bringing the private rented sector into disrepute.At least that ...
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Some of the regulations private landlords have to follow are reaching an "unreasonable" level, according to Property Hawk website editor Chris Horne.Government control over these property professionals - including the proposed lan...
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Some foreign workers have been prevented from viewing rental properties in Boston, Lincolnshire, according to an undercover investigation by the BBC.Although there are no allegations of racism being made against the estate agents involved, ...
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Landlord responsibilities should include running background checks on prospective tenants, says a property owner who found that one resident was running a drug factory.Speaking to the Burton Mail the landlord, who did not wish to be named, ...
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Landlords across Nottingham have been warned to make sure they are fully licensed after one woman was hit with a £4,500 fine.Joy Weise became the ninth landlord to be prosecuted this year after council officers found five students livi...
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Estate agents that have had action taken against them by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) are listed on a new online register.The OFT published the document this week, which gives would-be homebuyers and tenants the option to check which co...
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