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Landlord register is expensive failure in Scotland

A landlord register that has cost £18 million in fees and running costs has seen just 11 bad landlords reported for prosecution in six years.

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Should landlords let furnished or unfurnished?

Many landlords are unsure of the difference between renting out a furnished and unfurnished home.

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Landlords must switch on to electric safety

You don’t have to be a bright spark to know electrical safety is an important issue in a rented property.

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Landlords need to access their properties more frequently

As a growing number of renters seek greater security through longer-term tenancies, the Landlord Syndicate warns that many landlords are not carrying out mid-tenancy checks on their properties and tenants frequently enough, leaving them at greater risk of a dispute later down the line. A number of incidents have recently […]

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Landlords warned not to ignore gas safety

Gas safety watchdogs and insurers are urging landlords to comply with the law after property investor Nahida Hashim was ordered to pay nearly £1,500 in fines and costs after ignoring warnings about gas safety at a home she privately rented to tenants.

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Buy to let rents up more than 3% in a year

Landlords took a hit from the season slump last month as many reduced rents to have tenants in their buy to lets over Christmas.

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Cheaper landlord mortgages as lenders trim rates

Britain’s two leading buy to let lenders are flexing their financial muscle to grab a larger share of the market as landlords look to borrow more.

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Landlords paying salaries and wages

Salaries and wages are costs for a private rental property rental business just like any other business – but don’t forget some key rules.

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Student landlords race to beat planning deadline

Student landlords in Chester have a few months to beat a planning permission deadline imposed on opening new shared homes.

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Slum landlord back in court for more HMO offences

Slum landlord Mehmet Parlak has faced magistrates for the second time in two months for housing families in dangerous and squalid shared bedsit homes.

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