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December 1st 2015

Landlords’ possession claims being held up as over-stretched courts turn to call centres

Possession hearings are being held up by the use of call centres by courts. The claim comes

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November 30th 2015

Landlord must pay over £5,000 after failing to remedy property faults

A landlord who did not remedy a string of safety concerns about a property he was letting

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November 30th 2015

County courts still “overwhelmed” by landlords possession orders

Eviction specialists at Landlord Action say county courts are still overwhelmed by the number of possession claims

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November 30th 2015

Stamp Duty shock was attempt to bury bad news on immigration, claim

Property firm Martin & Co has acted to try and soothe industry fears after last week’s Budget

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November 27th 2015

Agents fined after not signing up to redress scheme

Three letting agents in one town have been fined a total of £8,000 for not showing they

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November 26th 2015

‘Catastrophe’ Budget: Agents and landlords get to grips with 3% more on BTL Stamp Duty

The industry is trying to assimilate the changes announced in yesterday’s Budget Statement whereby buy-to-let investors and

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November 26th 2015

Landlords to make tenants pay for higher tax and interest rates

There is another warning today that changes to buy to let mortgage tax relief will lead to

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November 26th 2015

Osbornes property industry Autumn Statement announcements

– From April 2016 buy to let landlords and people buying second or holiday homes will have

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November 25th 2015

Calls mount for ministers to make Client Money Protection mandatory for agents

Pressure is mounting on the Government to make Client Money Protection a mandatory requirement for all letting

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November 25th 2015

Landlords told to pay almost £30,000 after shameful HMO problems

A couple have been found guilty of 26 offences relating to a rental property and ordered to

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