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Attention landlords: here’s a guide to preventing flooding in your property – or dealing with the consequences of it

You will have seen the devastating effect flooding has had on thousands of homes across the UK, most notably in York, Leeds, and Manchester over the last few weeks. You may even have been directly impacted. Climate change is rapidly showing the extensive physical, emotional, and financial damage it can cause, and landlords need to […]

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Landlord Insurance Means Peace Of Mind

Landlord Insurance protects rental property assets UK private rental sector (PRS) landlords need to protect their buy-to-let property investments and landlord insurance is just one aspect that can be well worth the initial financial outlay. Rental property is an important, income producing asset for PRS landlords, and some degree of financial protection is required to […]

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Avoid Insurance Claims And Local Authority Crackdowns

Landlords Need To Step Up Maintenance Of Rental Properties To Improve Safety There have been numerous reports in the national press about landlords being prosecuted by local authorities for failing to keep their rental properties maintained to a safe, decent and habitable standard. Many of these prosecuted landlords never bothered to comply with their legal […]

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Buy-To-Let Property Investment Increasing

Disgruntled savers who refuse to continue to suffer dreadful interest rates offered by banks are turning to buy-to-let property to provide very lucrative returns. Property investment in the UK is increasing and more and more people are becoming aware of the potential profitability of letting out decent standard rental property to tenants who want somewhere to live. […]

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Landlords Fail To Conduct Periodic Inspections Miss Warning Signs

Periodic Inspections Save Landlords Money UK private rented sector (PRS) landlords are missing the tell tale warning signs of damage to their rental assets because they do not carry out regular periodic inspections of their rental properties and they have poor communication with their tenants. The result is that many landlords end up having to […]

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Tenancy Deposits Don’t Work

40% of all UK Private Rented Sector (PRS) tenants have reportedly lost some or all of their rental deposit at the end of a tenancy, but landlords aren’t winning either, says a new report. The total amount lost per person averaged £313 (GBP) according to a new survey conducted by online property portal – FindaProperty.com. […]

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Homeless Charity Calls For Rogue Landlord Summit

The UK homeless charity Shelter and the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) have clashed over the issue of bad landlords. Both organisations have been using very strong words over the last few days, whilst calling for more action by the UK government to stamp out bad landlords. Shelter is calling on the UK coalition Government to hold […]

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Malicious Damage By Green Fingered Tenants May Not Be Covered By Insurers

Landlords looking to squeeze every last penny of profit from rental properties may have made the wrong decision when it comes to choosing the right insurance for their rental properties. Only to find that when they need to make a claim they are either not covered for it or worse still their insurance is actually […]

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Property Damage At The End Of A Tenancy

Who pays for repairing the damage at a rental property can depend on what exactly has gone wrong. Landlords are responsible for damage to the fabric of the property, such as, missing roof slates causing damp, broken down boilers and leaks and all landlords should have suitable Buy-To-Let insurance in place to cover the costs […]

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Tenant causes £13K worth of damage to property

The Lincolnshire Echo has reported a tenant that caused £13k worth of damage to a home in Lincoln has finally been evicted from the property she destroyed. The landlady had a battle on her hands but an eviction notice secured in May put an end to five years of misery. A smashed bath, smashed windows […]

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