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November 26th 2014

House purchase mortgage approvals slump for fourth month

Approvals for house purchase mortgages tumbled for the fourth month in a row in October, according to

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November 26th 2014

Labour defeated in House of Lords

Peers failed to back Labour’s amendments to the Consumer Rights Bill in the House of Lords on

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November 25th 2014

Surprise Amendment on CMP rules

In a surprise move the Government has amended the Consumer Rights Bill to require letting agents to

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November 24th 2014

Letting agents will have to display whether they have CMP

This is the start of what could prove a landmark week for letting agents. Today in Parliament

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November 24th 2014

Unlawful Eviction – An Oxfordshire Landlord is ordered to pay £2,340

A West Oxfordshire landlord has been prosecuted by West Oxfordshire District Council for the unlawful eviction of

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November 21st 2014

Mortgage lending highest since credit crunch

The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates that mortgage lending reached £19bn in October. This is 5% higher

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November 21st 2014

Inconsistency in Landlord Fines

A Leeds landlord has been fined a paltry £750 for letting flats with no heating, no hot

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November 19th 2014

Landlords are urged to lobby MPs over nightmare tenants

The Residential Landlords Association has set up a special web page to debunk what it calls the

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November 18th 2014

Agents and landlords “can say no to zero hour tenants”

Landlord and tenant specialist Tessa Shepperson had confirmed that it is legal for letting agents and landlords

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November 18th 2014

Labour’s housing manifesto fails to impress tenants

Labour’s housing plans will fail to solve the UK’s property crisis according to many tenants, a new

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