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More buy to let property investment needed to satisfy buoyant lettings market
UK rents are increasing as tenant demand and a shortage of properties dominate a buoyant lettings market, according to a new report. For the second consecutive quarter lettings demand has risen at a pace above the long run average, says...
Buy to let landlords pick up more tenants as 'golden age of home ownership' comes to an end
Experts believe this is an excellent time to buy to let as yields and portfolio values are holding steady. The number of private rented properties in the UK currently stands at 3.2 million as ‘the in-betweens’, those on incomes between £12,000 and £25,000, struggle to purchase their own property...
Bogus landlord who tried to sell luxury rental property jailed for three years
A tenant who posed as a landlord to sell a luxury property he was renting has been jailed for three years. Forty-three-year-old Steven Rice fraudulently sold the home in London’s Kensington and Chelsea for £1.47 million, which was just half of its real value.
Letting agent up for four gongs in 2010 awards
Lettings agent Countrywide has announced it has been short listed as a finalist in four categories for the 2010 Negotiator Awards. The firm has been nominated for National Estate Agency Chain of the Year, National Lettings Chain of the Year, Residential...
Landlord fined for breaching fire regulations in student accommodation
A landlord was ordered to pay £8,500 in fines and £2,287 in costs for breaches of fire safety and environmental health regulations at his rental property. Peter Teifion Jones, from Swansea, was also hit with...