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Posted: July 16th 2010
By: Peter
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Difficult times for students?
This article caught my eye this morning. It is interesting because: This is not what we have experienced. This has been one of the worst years for student letting in recent memory. Students have held back from taking property this yea ...
Posted: July 15th 2010
By: Peter
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The need for Landlord Insurance Explained
As an agency we constantly remind our landlords of the need for proper landlord insurance. I saw this today and thought I would share it with you. With the housing market still in a state of flux and predictions that house prices may fall further ...
Posted: July 13th 2010
By: Peter
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Deposit Scheme Woes
This article caught my eye this morning. The question asked is whether the current deposit scheme is working and whether we should just have 1 scheme. A lettings industry consultant has called for the existing law on tenancy deposit protection to ...
Posted: June 15th 2010
By: Peter
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Letting Agent named in Parliament
A Cornish letting agent was named last week in parliament, and was used as an example of a bad letting agent. However the story is not so black and white. Read the following report and let me know what you think An agent who was named &ndas ...
Posted: June 15th 2010
By: Peter
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The Death of the Licences for Letting Agents
The new government has decided not to go ahead with a licensing scheme for letting agents. The housing minister said that it would just create an extra unnecessary level of red tape. The media has given this decision a mixed respomse. Be ...