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NetRent Private Rented Sector News: Advertise your property to let on Rightmove and Zoopla
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Wednesday, 8 October 2014. Advertise your property to let on Rightmove and Zoopla. We are delighted to announce that you can now advertise your property to let on Rightmove, Zoopla, Prime Location and hundreds of other property portals through our business partners Lets Advertise. It costs just £27 per property and your advert will run until it is let or you tell Lets Advertise to remove it. There are no other charges. All enquiries will come direct to you by either telephone or email. Rents charged by p...
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NetRent Private Rented Sector News: Right to rent immigration checks: landlords' code of practice
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Wednesday, 22 October 2014. Right to rent immigration checks: landlords' code of practice. From 1 December 2014, some landlords will need to check that someone has the right to live in the UK before letting a property to them. This includes landlords who take in lodgers or sub-let property. The right to rent checks only apply to:. Landlords in Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Wolverhampton. All adults aged 18 and over living at the property. You can also find out more about how to rent. For more...
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NetRent Private Rented Sector News: Consultation on a new Tenancy for the Private Rented Sector
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Tuesday, 7 October 2014. Consultation on a new Tenancy for the Private Rented Sector. The Scottish Government have launched a public consultation on the development of a new type of tenancy for the private rented sector. This will potentially affect every landlord, letting agent and tenant in Scotland. This consultation seeks your views on the proposed outline of the new tenancy. Please click here for more information about this public consultation. Share this article from NetRent.co.uk. Englands familie...
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NetRent Private Rented Sector News: A guide to the impact of the EU Mortgage Directive
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Thursday, 16 October 2014. A guide to the impact of the EU Mortgage Directive. Here’s a quick look at some of the changes and implications. Loans to Limited Companies will remain outside of regulation as the loan is to the business. The main impact is that second charge loans which are currently written under consumer credit regulations will be under the same basic rules as first charge regulated rules, i.e. MCOB. This will bring with it affordability assessments and will lead to reducing the...This is, ...
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NetRent Private Rented Sector News: Massive fine for rogue landlord who let out freezing flat
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Friday, 17 October 2014. Massive fine for rogue landlord who let out freezing flat. A landlord who allowed his tenants to suffer a freezing winter with no heating or hot water has been fined more than £30,000. Unlicensed landlord Royston Cooper let out the home in Talgarth Road, Hammersmith to five architectural students, despite it having a broken boiler and a shared toilet that leaked waste. He was fined £15,000 for failing to license the house as an HMO, £5,000 for failing to maintain the bo...He was ...
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NetRent Private Rented Sector News: Neighbours from hell could be kicked out of their houses in just TWO WEEKS
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Monday, 27 October 2014. Neighbours from hell could be kicked out of their houses in just TWO WEEKS. New laws mean landlords will be able to evict nuisance tenants more quickly. Convictions for anti-social behaviour will trigger eviction proceedings. Some nightmare tenants could be evicted in as little as two weeks. New laws come into force next week and will 'fast track' eviction process. The fast-track process will work by allowing previous convictions for serious anti-social behaviour. The new powers ...
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NetRent Private Rented Sector News: Landlord licensing challenge to be heard today
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Thursday, 2 October 2014. Landlord licensing challenge to be heard today. Landlord licensing challenge to be heard today. A decision on the judicial review challenge against a landlord licensing scheme is set to be heard today. The high court will hear the case of Constantinos Regas, who owns one property in Enfield, who is to laid down his case for a judicial review against the local authority. If the case fails, the scheme will come in on April 1, 2015. Share this article from NetRent.co.uk. Buy-to-let...
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NetRent Private Rented Sector News: October 2014
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Wednesday, 29 October 2014. 8,000 private landlords apply for licences under new rules. Thousands of landlords have applied for licences under tough new rules that could land them with a £20,000 fine for renting out homes in bad condition. The Private Rented Licensing Scheme was introduced by the council on September 1 to tackle anti-social behaviour and poor conditions in private housing. Landlords who fail to obtain licences could be fined up to £20,000 or even have their properties seized. There were ...
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NetRent Private Rented Sector News: Rents charged by private landlords could be capped
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Tuesday, 14 October 2014. Rents charged by private landlords could be capped. A CONSULTATION on tenancy reform has been launched by the Scottish Government in the first major overhaul of legislation in the private rented sector for 25 years. The paper, New Tenancy for the Private Sector, is part of the Government’s commitment to reform the sector by “enabling more effective regulation, applying tougher enforcement and attracting new investment”. The Edinburgh Private Tenants Action Group (Eptag) welcomed...
