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Summer Letting
July 27th, 2011
August is traditionally the holiday season in residential lettings; only three years ago you might find over 1,000 two bed apartments advertised on the property portals as available, but this year there are less than 400. Traditionally by the end of September the supply and demand balance is usually back in sync but it looks…
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Tenant Check-In Appointments
July 26th, 2011
When you rent a property you will arrange for a check in appointment or handover meeting before you move into the property. The landlord or agent will take you round and check the cleanliness of the property and also instruct you on how to set the central heating and hot water and the location of…
Posted in Tenants
Mortgage News
July 25th, 2011
For those of you who are researching the mortgage market, our contact Simon Sharpe of John Charcol Associates has sent us the following update on the current state of the market. Once more the base rate is held at 0.5% and he predicts that the likelihood is that it will stay the same for possibly…
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Landlords’ Tax Allowance
July 25th, 2011
Landlords are being urged to ensure they are fully tax efficient after research shows many are failing to claim for the full range of tax allowances. Buy-to-let mortgage specialist Paragon said landlords could offset many of the costs incurred through letting property against their income, but many were unaware of the full range of costs…
Good News for Student Lets
July 7th, 2011
In an article published by accomodation for students, commenting on a report from Knight Frank, there are still positive signs for the private landlord letting to students. Student landlords still have plenty of slack in the market despite millions spent on purpose-built halls by big corporate investors. After years of development in university cities all…
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