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How secure is your Deposit?
Some Landlords and Tenants are not aware of the correct procedure for dealing with a security deposit for rental property. So we thought it worth exploring what a deposit is, what it is for, and what...
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Trends in the Rental Market
After fluctuations in house prices over the first half of the year are we settling down into a steadier market? It turns out that depends on how you collect your figures. For instance Halifax announced...
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What is an inventory?
What is the difference between an inventory and schedule of condition? In our recent blog about deposits we mentioned inventories as a way of ensuring that a deposit can be properly utilised by...
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National Rent increases confirmed by RICS report
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have confirmed what most letting agents must know – that UK residential rents have increased over the last year. The national rise is 4.3% and RICS are...
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Concierge services are in demand in rented housing
Concierge or porter services: Concierge services have been common in certain parts of the world for many years especially in the Middle East, America and Far East. Nearer to home the French concierge...
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Rental housing safety – Carbon Monoxide
In a series of blogs about safety practices Riley Marshall explores what you can do to keep yourself safe in the home. This is important information for landlords, tenants and homeowners alike. Carbon...
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What your agent does for you – Part 2 Finding the right tenant
In the second of our series looking at the role of the Letting Agent we focus on actually finding the right tenant for you as landlord. Finding a tenant This includes the agent ‘qualifying’ each tenant...
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What your agent does for you – Part 3 Getting References
In our previous posts we looked at marketing and finding a suitable tenant We are now going to look into the next step, which is to obtain the references. At this stage we will have already met the...
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What your agent does for you – Part 5 Feedback
The benefit of the feedback you get from your agent cannot be overestimated. Agents spend their days talking with tenants so they know exactly what tenants want and can quickly react to trends in the...
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New licencing requirements for landlords in Newham
source Licencing of rental properties Newham could start a trend in the rental sector Newham Landlords who rent out properties privately are the first in the country to face mandatory licensing which...
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