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Facebook dominates student lettings.
Monday, December 12th, 2011
College and County have taken their inovative use of Facebook to manage your student property a step further. The College and County Fan Page attracted over 1000 student “fans” who were able to access VIP previews of some of our student list as landlords agreed rents and dates. This meant that in less than one…
Article 4
Monday, December 12th, 2011
The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) is advising landlords to be aware of planning changes affecting certain types of rental properties. Many local authorities have indicated they wish to enforce Article 4 directions, which will allow them to require planning permission if a property is being changed from a dwelling house (Class C3) to…
How Long Do Court Proceedings for Possession Take?
Monday, December 12th, 2011
Our legal advisors, Pain Smith, have recently notified us that the time taken for Courts to process claims particularly in the London Region has extended dramatically. They would normally say that an accelerated possession claim if no Court hearing was required would take about 2 to 3 months from issue of proceedings until bailiff appointment….