Archived Industry News - September 2008
Last-minute EPC offer for letting agents
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLandlords and letting agents are being offered the chance to secure a...
30-Sep-2008
Landlords losing out in deposit disputes
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemTenants in deposit disputes with landlords are winning hearings in ne...
30-Sep-2008
Investors hold the cards in price negotiations
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareProperty investors looking to add to their portfolio are currently in a...
29-Sep-2008
Property investors plan house purchases
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareUK investors are planning to shrug off house price falls to add to thei...
29-Sep-2008
Drugs warning for landlords
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareLandlords and letting agents in Plymouth have been warned to be vigilan...
26-Sep-2008
Homebuilders to tap letting agents in tax dodge
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareLetting agents could be approached by more and more homebuilders over p...
26-Sep-2008
Student landlords could face buying restrictions under new proposals
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareStudent landlords could face restrictions on adding to their property p...
26-Sep-2008
Drugs warning for landlords
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Landlords and letting agents in Plymouth have been warned to be vigila...
26-Sep-2008
Landlords reminded of EPC countdown
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLandlords have been given a last-minute warning over the need to comp...
25-Sep-2008
Landlords reminded of looming tax inspections
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Landlords have been reminded of the government's plan to crack dow...
25-Sep-2008
Tax reform 'leaves landlords in win-win situation'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe reform of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) has left UK landlords in a &quo...
24-Sep-2008
Rochdale letting agent launches new web site
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemA Rochdale-based letting agent has revamped its website to capitalise...
24-Sep-2008
Garden legislation warning for landlords
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLandlords have been warned of forthcoming changes to legislation rela...
23-Sep-2008
South Devon lettings market 'is buoyant'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLetting agents in South Devon are experiencing a spike in the number ...
23-Sep-2008
Landlords take out larger loans to capitalise on falling prices
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareProperty investors and professional landlords are taking out mortgages ...
22-Sep-2008
Landlord hit with huge fine for safety breaches
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareAn Oxford landlord has been ordered to pay £17,890 after for renti...
22-Sep-2008
Demand for rental accommodation 'up 65%'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemDemand for rental accommodation has increased by more than two-thirds...
22-Sep-2008
Letting agent on takeover trail
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system A lettings agent in Yorkshire has expanded its business with the acq...
19-Sep-2008
Letting agent sought by trading standards
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system A Lancashire letting agent who is alleged to have defrauded landlord...
19-Sep-2008
Lehman collapse being felt by lettings agents
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemThe collapse of US investment banking giant Lehman Brothers is alread...
18-Sep-2008
Letting agency staff in court appearance
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemTwo members of staff at a lettings agency in Edinburgh are facing a c...
18-Sep-2008
Developers resort to renting out properties
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemDevelopers and housebuilders are opting to rent out property as they ...
18-Sep-2008
Urban&Rural moves into lettings
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Property services company Urban & Rural has announced it is moving...
17-Sep-2008
NLA warns landlords over-relying on 'unofficial information'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe National Landlords Association (NLA) is warning landlords of the ne...
17-Sep-2008
London lettings market in midst of boom
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLondon's lettings market is enjoying a boom period, according to ...
17-Sep-2008
Energy efficient properties 'will find favour with tenants'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Landlords who make energy efficient improvements to their homes could ...
16-Sep-2008
ARLA: Rental sector downturn is a fabrication
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe number of new tenancies has grown dramatically recently, new data h...
16-Sep-2008
Students make excellent tenants, claim landlords
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe idea that students are unruly tenants who could leave a property da...
16-Sep-2008
Henley lettings agents benefiting from boom
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLettings agents in the Henley area are enjoying a boom as more and mo...
15-Sep-2008
Law change warning for landlords
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareBuy to let landlords have been warned of a new law which could see lend...
15-Sep-2008
29% of deposits 'unprotected'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Nearly one third (29 per cent) of tenants are not protected by a manda...
12-Sep-2008
New planning permission laws announced
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Landlords with residential lettings will benefit from a new law allo...
11-Sep-2008
'Hard work' required to attract high-end tenants
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Landlords need to "work harder" to attract high-end tenant...
11-Sep-2008
Demand for residential lettings up
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Demand for new tenancies across residential lettings has increased b...
10-Sep-2008
Demand for one beds on the rise in Dundee
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software The credit crunch has seen an increase in demand for one bedroom flats...
10-Sep-2008
New online deposit scheme launched
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareA new online tenancy deposit scheme has been launched by mydeposits.co....
09-Sep-2008
'Interior design' urged for lettings
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Landlords keen on securing professional tenants should consider hiri...
09-Sep-2008
'Win-win' situation for residential landlords
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemResidential landlords find themselves in a "win-win situation&qu...
08-Sep-2008
'Rich pickings' in the lettings market
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareThe market for residential lettings is full of "rich pickings"...
08-Sep-2008
Landlords warned against solar panels
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Landlords should invest in wall insulation rather than solar panels ...
05-Sep-2008
Unfurnished 'can put tenants off'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Landlords have been warned that unfurnished residential lettings could...
05-Sep-2008
Demand for student lettings set for growth
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Student accommodation is likely to be in high demand during the econ...
04-Sep-2008
Landlord jailed for tenant shed 'gun factory'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system A landlord that used sheds on the grounds of one of his residential ...
04-Sep-2008
Landlords 'fighting for the environment'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Landlords are taking a lead role in the fight against climate change, ...
04-Sep-2008
NLA launches best deal buy-to-let service
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemA new independent sourcing and quoting system for residential landlor...
03-Sep-2008
Awareness of rental value 'crucial'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software It is "crucial" that landlords are aware of the rental value...
03-Sep-2008
Central body would 'bring regulations together'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemA central regulator for residential lettings could be of benefit to l...
03-Sep-2008
Professional landlords 'set to prosper'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemProfessional landlords have been given a vote of confidence by mortga...
02-Sep-2008
Hips process speeds up
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Landlords have benefited from a reduction in the time it takes for hom...
02-Sep-2008
Tenant advice hits landlords
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Local councils are infuriating landlords with residential lettings by ...
01-Sep-2008
Eco-friendly homes could lure in tenants
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLandlords with environmentally-friendly property could use it to thei...
01-Sep-2008
