A new report from the Department for Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has been welcomed by landlord bodies.
It was proposed last year that landlords be automatically charged the unpaid water bills of their tenants. Read more of this article (Landlords not reponsible for tenants' water bills) ...
Buy to let investment has ended the year on a positive, according to property-giant LSL Property Services.
The average landlord acheived a rental of £7,600 per property over the year – a yield of 4.6%. Although they also made an average £600 loss on the capital value of each property (in 2008, average capital losses were £23,000). Read more of this article (Buy to let makes 4.1% for landlords in 2009) ...
Why do most letting agents turn down potential tenants who are in receipt of Local Housing Allowance (LHA)
Ultimately, the decision on whether to accept a tenant in receipt of LHA is down to the landlord, not the agent. Read more of this article (Benefit tenants could pay landlords direct (again)!) ...
