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This article was first published on the mydeposits website. A new ‘Guide to Tenancy Deposits, Disputes and Damages’ has been jointly published by all three government authorised tenancy deposit protection schemes today. Since 2007 some 47,000 disputes have been settled by the schemes’ alternative dispute resolution processes. The pooling of […]

This article was first published on the mydeposits website. Cleaning costs and unpaid rent are the top reasons why deposit money is withheld when a tenant moves out of a rented property, my|deposits has found. The tenancy deposit protection scheme surveyed* landlords and agents, asking them the main reasons why […]

This article was first published on the mydeposits website. my|deposits, the tenancy deposit protection scheme, is offering landlords valuable support on how to “dispute-proof” themselves when they take new tenants. September is one of the busiest months for new tenancies.  There are several key steps that landlords should take at […]

This article was first published on the Total Landlord Insurance website. Demand for let home insurance among people in or about to enter retirement could increase as buy-to-let becomes an increasingly attractive investment proposition. According to the Daily Telegraph, rising rental yields coupled with low interest rates on traditional savings […]

This article was first published on the Total Landlord Insurance website. The value of gross lending in bridging finance has risen by 53 per cent since the start of 2010, largely due to landlords looking to expand their property portfolios. According to figures from West One Loans, the volume of […]

With cleaning costs topping the bill of reasons why a tenancy deposit is withheld* – a whopping 78% of landlords and agents who withheld deposit money at the end of a tenancy claimed the money was used to pay for cleaning costs – No Letting Go, the UK’s leading brand […]

This article was first released on the Total Landlord Insurance website. More buy-to-let property owners could need to seek landlord liability insurance should the government introduce incentives to boost investment in the private rented market. According to the Residential Landlords Association (RLA), the government should make changes to the tax system […]

This article was first released onto the Total Landlord Insurance webpage. Buy-to-let investors should target property for foreign students once the rise in tuition fees comes into effect next year. That is the advice of Jonathan Moore, director of Easyroommate.co.uk, who explained that international students are likely to have larger […]

This article was first released on the Total Landlord Insurance webpage. Homeowners who decide to let out their property for the first time need to look into getting proper landlord housing insurance, an expert has said. With the current stagnation in the housing market and booming demand for rented accommodation […]

This article was first published on the Total Landlord Insurance website Let home insurance provider Hamilton Fraser has been named on the final shortlist for a prestigious industry award. The company has been nominated in the insurance services category of this year’s Landlord & Letting Awards, which recognise excellence in […]