Landlords Insurance Shop Around for Buy to Let Insurance Plus a Look at New...
Insurance is an area where competition is rife in the private rented sector. This means it is an area where landlords should be shopping around. But it is also a product where the providers of...
View ArticleLocal Letting Agency Model and Councils. Can Local Authorities Make A Success...
In this blog post we say that local authorities face big challenges trying to make a success of the “Local Letting Agency” concept – and we highlight the areas they will have to work hardest in if they...
View ArticleGuide to Deposit Disputes and Damages Welcomed by LettingFocus
The three deposit protection schemes in England and Wales have issued new guidance for landlords and tenants. It is called “Guide to Deposit Disputes and Damages.” At LettingFocus.com we say it is...
View ArticlePrivate Landlords, Regulation and Accreditation
Private landlords should comply with the rules or accept that worse could be yet to come says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com. On many occasions I have said that now the private rented sector...
View ArticleChanges to Tenancy Deposit Scheme Rules
Landlords who take deposits need to act fast if they have not already protected them in a tenancy deposit scheme says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com Today, I was going to comment on the...
View ArticleTenant Deposit Scheme Rule Change Update
On Wednesday 21st March, I wrote a piece explaining the changes to the tenancy deposit protection scheme rules in England and Wales. The new rules came into effect on April 6th, 2012. However, it is...
View ArticleCouncil Schemes for Landlords and the Private Rented Sector are not making an...
Councils’ failure to engage with private landlords means families could be needlessly placed in emergency temporary accommodation or out of their local borough. Back in July, the Guardian newspaper...
View ArticleTenancy Deposits and Tenancy Deposit Schemes
David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com prefers tenancy deposit schemes where a landlord does not have to hand over the cash. Since April 2007, landlords letting property in England and Wales and who...
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