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September 26th 2013

Labour pledges mandatory register of all private landlords

Mandatory licensing of all letting agents and a national register of all landlords in England would be

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September 24th 2013

Thousands more landlords warned their mortgage costs will rise

A buy-to-let lender has written to 6,700 borrowers– one quarter of its entire landlord loan book –

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September 18th 2013

NALS supports Gas Safety Week

The third annual Gas Safety Week is under way this week (September 16-22) and is being supported

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September 5th 2013

Most rental properties flout law on EPC, say officials

Most rental properties do not have Energy Performance Certificates, an answer to a Freedom of Information request

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August 23rd 2013

The Property Ombudsman reveals why Client Money Protection is a necessity for the UK lettings market

  ““We passionately believe that CMP is great for consumer protection and will ultimately result in a

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August 13th 2013

Housing minister Prisk urgently exploring new legislation post-Superstrike

The Government is “urgently exploring whether new legislation is required” following the Superstrike case. Housing minister Mark

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July 27th 2013

The Property Ombudsman backs calls for Client Money Protection

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has backed calls by its registered agents and the industry to make

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July 11th 2013

More home owners move over to private rented sector

More people are quitting home ownership to become private tenants, than are leaving the private rented sector

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July 9th 2013

Illegal immigrants to be banned from renting accommodation in UK

Private landlords will be breaking the law if they let to illegal immigrants without first doing checks.

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July 9th 2013

Landlord details SHOULD go on Prescribed Information, law firm tells agents

A leading law firm has said a landlord’s details should be included on Prescribed Information, even where

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