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31/05/2013 - A Quarter of Landlords Looking To Expand Portfolio
According to new research, nearly one in four buy-to-let landlords are looking to expand their portfolio over the coming 12 months, backing up CML figures from earlier this month.
29/05/2013 - Housing Minister Says Immigrant Checks Will Be Basic
Housing minister Mark Prisk has told MPs that the checks landlords will have to carry out in order to determine the immigration status of potential tenants will be 'light-touch'. Also, he welcomes new competition in tenancy deposit protection schemes.
28/05/2013 - Landlord Migrant Checks Bill To Be Heavily Diluted
Government plans to force buy-to-let landlords to check the immigrant status of potential tenants has been largely abandoned following complaints that it will increase red tape.
21/05/2013 - Average UK Rents fall slightly
Rents fall nationally however the great rental divide between London and the rest of the country explains the misleading statistics.
20/05/2013 - Government Scheme Could Help Four in Ten Tenants
Help to Buy, the government's latest mortgage guarantee scheme, could enable nearly 40% of tenants to transition from rent to home ownership, but is criticised for excluding the over-65s.
14/05/2013 - MPs Speak Out Against Landlords' New Immigrant Checks
A number of MPs, mostly Labour, have spoken out in opposition to the responsibilities foisted up landlords as outlined in the Queen's Speech, saying that making private landlords responsible for checking the immigration status of tenants is a mistake.
10/05/2013 - Penalties For Landlords Who Let To Illegal Immigrants
Under immigration laws announced in Wednesday's Queen's Speech, private landlords will be legally responsible for making sure that migrant tenants are in Britain legally.
07/05/2013 - Worrying costs of renting and home ownership
A housing market analyst has forecast that delays in getting on the housing ladder will cost the average first-time buyer £270,000 over their lifetime, while a housing body has calculated the costs of home ownership have risen 70% in a decade.
07/05/2013 - Biased Shelter Report Condemned By Residential Landlords Association
A new report from Shelter claims that children who grow up in privately rented homes lack stability in their lives, and are therefore doomed to suffer. The RLA condemns the report as scaremongering.
03/05/2013 - Let-Leeds.com win GOLD at the ESTAS 2013
The award was announced by Phil Spencer, the TV property expert at a lavish luncheon & ceremony at the Hilton Park Lane London attended by 600 of the UK’s top estate and letting agents and suppliers to the industry.
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