Archived Industry News - October 2008
Letting agents 'turn to rent reminder charges'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software. Some letting agents have adopted a charging system, designed to encou...
31-Oct-2008
Property improvements good investment, expert says
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system. People can make affordable investments on property improvements in ...
31-Oct-2008
MPC member calls for 'aggressive rate cut'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system. David Blanchflower of the Bank of England's monetary policy com...
31-Oct-2008
Unemployment could create buy-to-let lending problems
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software. If more Britons are made redundant as a result of the credit crunch a...
31-Oct-2008
Rate cuts needed to ease pressure on landlords
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Interest rate cuts are needed to reduce the financial pressure facing ...
30-Oct-2008
Marketing opportunities for letting agents
Letting agents have an opportunity to take advantage of the current economic downturn by attracting would-be first-time buyers (FTBs) into renting, a ...
29-Oct-2008
Calls for property insulation law
The government must introduce legislation on property insulation if it is serious about meeting its target of cutting UK carbon emissions by 20 per ce...
29-Oct-2008
Safety concerns in property management
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system. Property expert Kirstie Allsopp has raised concerns that landlords ...
29-Oct-2008
'Energy efficiency by window shopping'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Landlords could boost the energy efficiency rating of their properti...
29-Oct-2008
Landlords 'concerned about tenants missing rent payments'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Many UK landlords are worried that they could be forced out of busines...
28-Oct-2008
Arla backs regulation in rental sector
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Recommendations issued to the government advising more regulation in...
27-Oct-2008
Green credentials 'will be important'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Britons are set to place an increasing value of importance on the en...
24-Oct-2008
Landlords 'at risk of fraud'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Buy-to-let landlords could be vulnerable to mortgage fraud, a proper...
24-Oct-2008
Renting very strong, expert says
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.The lettings industry is in a strong position despite the impact of th...
23-Oct-2008
Overseas students 'need deposit law advice'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Deposit protection information should be on offer to the growing numbe...
23-Oct-2008
Tenants 'don't understand carbon monoxide danger'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Many tenants are not aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide, a prop...
23-Oct-2008
AMI backs clampdown on sale and rent back
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Calls for regulation to prevent aggressive selling of sale and rent ...
22-Oct-2008
Letting reaches 'annual high'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.The number of buy-to-let mortgages taken out in September increased ...
22-Oct-2008
Landlords advised on dealing with rent arrears
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.UK landlord bodies have issued advice to landlords about handling tena...
22-Oct-2008
Buy-to-let landlords 'will not sell up'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareBuy-to-let investors are not letting the economic crisis force them out...
21-Oct-2008
Fewer homes sold in UK
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareGovernment statistics have revealed that property sales have dropped by...
21-Oct-2008
How to handle disputes with tenants
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Landlords must acquire sufficient evidence for their case if they get ...
20-Oct-2008
Letting agents target northern cities
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Landlords took advantage of opportunities for high rental yields in de...
20-Oct-2008
Inflation predicted to 'fall sharply'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Both landlords and tenants might welcome the loosening of inflationa...
17-Oct-2008
Green legislation 'will bring cost savings'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.The introduction of energy performance certificates (EPCs) for landlor...
16-Oct-2008
Crunch 'no excuse for not going green'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system.Landlords have no excuse for failing to introduce green measures int...
16-Oct-2008
Landlords could help govt's green mission
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Letting agents and landlords could all play their role in helping the ...
15-Oct-2008
NLA: Sale and rent back 'rogues' a minority
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.A small number of rogue landlords have brought the sale and rent back ...
15-Oct-2008
Landlords given legal letting tips
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemLandlords should take precautionary steps when taking on new tenants ...
14-Oct-2008
Lettings potential for unsold apartments
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemApartments which have remained unsold following the impact of the cre...
13-Oct-2008
Location 'key' for property hunters
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software.Location is king when it comes to people's interest in property, r...
13-Oct-2008
Landlords have\"unrealistic expectations\"
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Landlords who find themselves embroiled in disputes with tenants often...
10-Oct-2008
Landlords 'should not pass on energy costs'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software There is no excuse for landlords to avoid making their properties gree...
10-Oct-2008
Manchester landlords 'failing tenants on waste'
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management system Landlords in Manchester have been urged to provide tenants with bett...
09-Oct-2008
NLA talks tough over sale and rent back clampdown
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has released details of its proposed code of practice for the sale-and-rent-back sector. With the Office of F...
08-Oct-2008
Chester Lettings granted approval for student flats
Chester Lettings has been granted approval for plans for new student accommodation near Chester University, it has been announced. The scheme was appr...
08-Oct-2008
Rents soaring for Scottish landlords
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software Scottish landlords and letting agents are benefiting from a rise in de...
07-Oct-2008
Landlord stung with£24,000 fine
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software A landlord has been fined tens of thousands of pounds for flouting hea...
07-Oct-2008
Letting agent turns to naming and shaming non-paying tenants
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management software A Liverpool letting agency is courting controversy by naming and shami...
07-Oct-2008
Property investors and landlords urged to target student towns
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemProperties in student towns continue to represent a sound opportunity...
06-Oct-2008
Student accommodation fund scores with property investors
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemProperty investors are rushing to put money into a fund targeting stu...
06-Oct-2008
Tenants stung by internet scammers
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemTenants in London are being cheated out of deposits by internet scamm...
03-Oct-2008
Bogus landlord sought by police
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareDevon police are seeking a local man who posed as a landlord to take de...
03-Oct-2008
Oxford landlord fined£15,000
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemAn Oxford landlord and his wife have been fined £15,000 for a st...
02-Oct-2008
Council fines landlord over rat infestation
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium property management systemAn Oxford landlord has been fined hundreds of pounds after a property...
02-Oct-2008
Short-term tenants care little for EPCs
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareEnergy performance certificates are unlikely to prove much of an incent...
01-Oct-2008
Buy to let collapse favours professional property investors
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareProfessional property investors will have less competition in months to...
01-Oct-2008
Tenants choosing energy-efficient homes
This article was brought to you by Rentman the premium rent management softwareTenants are prioritising energy costs when they look for prospective pr...
01-Oct-2008
