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February 12th 2015

Rents for one-bedders see dramatic 8.5% rise

Countrywide claims that the average rent levels across all newly-let properties have risen by 2.8 per cent

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February 12th 2015

Parliamentary support for ban on revenge evictions

A long and technical debate in the House of Lords last evening ended with amendments to the

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February 11th 2015

Lords debate today on bid to outlaw revenge evictions

Today sees the long-awaited debate in the House of Lords on an amendment to the Deregulation Bill

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February 10th 2015

Tenant tip-off ends in £3,000 fine for landlord

A tenant tip-off to a council has ended with a landlord fined almost £3,000 after her property

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February 10th 2015

5 Property Management errors and how to avoid them

5 Property Management errors and how to avoid them:    1) Failing to carry out regular property inspections

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February 9th 2015

Industry bodies upset over eviction law proposal

Two landlord bodies have separately set out their objections at the latest attempt to outlaw so-called ‘revenge

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February 9th 2015

Landlord must pay £300,000 after illegal lettings

A landlord with 16 properties who told a court he had made a “huge mistake” has had

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February 9th 2015

Energy change to cost lettings sector £3.4 billion

A utility supplier working closely with the lettings industry claims that the cost of making rental properties

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February 6th 2015

Lettings guru sets out 10 key reforms for sector

One of Britain’s leading property experts has called for 10 changes in the private rental sector that

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February 6th 2015

Minimum E-rated EPCs for rental properties in future

Landlords across England and Wales will be banned from letting out very draughty homes from 2018 in

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