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April 10th 2015

Three in ten landlords with just one property fail to turn a profit

Research from a landlords’ body reveals that nearly a quarter (24%) of UK landlords – approximately 360,000

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April 10th 2015

Landlord body sets out S8 and S13 changes

A trade body says new legislation which came into effect this week means there are now strict

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April 9th 2015

Buy-to-let mortgage lenders sign up to new good practice statement

Buy-to-let lenders who are members of the Council of Mortgage Lenders have adopted a new statement of

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April 9th 2015

Letting agent goes to jail after theft of up to £30,000

A woman who stole so much money from tenants that she brought the lettings company she worked

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April 8th 2015

Landlord fined £9,000 over unfit properties

A landlord has been fined £9,000 after being found guilty of six offences connected with having properties

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April 2nd 2015

Government spends £3m on smoke and carbon alarms to give to landlords

The Government is to spend £3m on giving out smoke and carbon monoxide alarms for private rented

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April 2nd 2015

Tenant who sub-let via Airbnb is told to quit by landlord

A private tenant who sub-let a spare room via Airbnb has been told to quit. The eviction

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April 1st 2015

ARLA conference encompasses all shades of political opinion

A sold-out ARLA conference yesterday saw over 600 delegates, and a substantial number of exhibitors, attending a

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April 1st 2015

Landlord to pay £80k after fire breaches

A fire brigade has prosecuted a landlord who incurred 18 separate breaches of health and safety laws

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March 31st 2015

Tenants ‘could deliberately damage properties’ to avoid eviction

Tenants trying to avoid eviction could abuse a new legal system designed to ban revenge evictions, by

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