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Radical budget brings changes for landlords & tenants
- By Northwood UK
- General
- July 7, 2015
Breaking News: a radical budget brings in big changes for landlords & tenants.Chancellor George Osborne has announced large working age benefits cuts to be offset by a new national living wage in his budget speech Wednesday.
Read MoreTenant Stole Dishwasher and Flooded Flat
- By Northwood UK
- General
- July 2, 2015
A North East landlord suffered thousands of pounds worth of damage to his flat when his tenant stole the dishwasher, leaving water leaking which flooded the flat and caused damage to the flat below.
Read More180,000 Scottish tenancies not in Deposit Protection
- By Northwood UK
- General
- July 1, 2015
The 'Make Renting Right' conference brought the good Scottish private landlords together with their counterparts in housing associations and advice agencies, and there was some good news, says Councillor Jimmy Black in his Blog for Scottish
Read MorePrivate tenants need Right to Buy says Jeremy Corbyn
- By Northwood UK
- General
- June 30, 2015
Jeremy Corbyn the Islington North MP and Labour leadership hopeful is calling for a right to buy for private tenants. One of the four Labour leadership candidates, Jeremy Corbyn is launching a consultation on a policy which he says is aimed private tenants
Read MoreCompanies House makes its data available free
- By Northwood UK
- General
- June 28, 2015
Ronald Regan famously said: 'The most terrifying words in the English language are: Im from the government and Im here to help, well it would seem this government is really trying hard to change that.
Read MoreChallenge to Labour leadership bidders - read report on rent control
- By Northwood UK
- General
- June 24, 2015
Challenge to Labour leadership bidders - read report on rent controlIn the run-up to the general election in May the idea of imposing rent controls on UK landlords again became a topic of heated debate, especially as Labour committed themselves to a form on rent control or 'rent capping' in their election manifesto.
Read MoreThe Average Tenancy is Nearly Three Years
- By Northwood UK
- General
- June 21, 2015
A property industry study report conducted by property consults Allsop in partnership with BDRC, a market research consultancy, found that the average assured shorthold tenancy length is now almost three years. Allsop?s fifth annual 'Rent Check Report' findings
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