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April 2013 Tenant Alert Statistics
04/05/2013 
newsatlandlordreferencingLandlord Referencing Services has collated its Tenant Alert data for April 2013, which reveals that the most prolific areas for rent arrears and property damages last month (uploaded via our vigilant community of landlords and letting agents) were in the South West and the South East. Total rent defaults recorded in April 2013 = £90,000+. [...]
February 2013 Website Traffic Statistics
Landlord Referencing Services official statistics for February 2013 (below) reveal our second month of 2,000,000+ hits to the website. Therefore we would like to thank you ALL for regularly accessing the website, reading our blogs, posting in our discussion forums AND meeting us at Landlord/Letting shows/events. Jan 2013 | Landlords realise the importance of Lifestyle [...]
February 2013 Tenant Alert Statistics
Landlord Referencing Services has collated its Tenant Alert data for February 2013, which reveals that the most prolific areas for rent defaults and property damages last month (via our vigilant community of landlords and letting agents) was in the South West and the South East. Total rent defaults recorded in February 2013 = £123,000+. Total [...]
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Leave a commentLandmark data protection case could have global implications…
Google will face Spain’s data protection authority in Europe’s high court, which could have significant implications for how personal information on the internet is managed. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is to rule on whether Google is invading personal privacy after a referral from Spain’s high court, based on a complaint made by a [...]
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Via information provided to a local council, HMRC is now targeting PRS landlords in an attempt to track down those evading tax by failing to declare their rental income. Letters issued by the department are looking for information on addresses of properties, periods let, and the amounts of monthly or weekly rent involved, as well [...]
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There are increasing concerns regarding the new development in the residential lettings market known as ‘Rent-to-Rent’ ; tenants who rent a residential property and then sub-let it for profit. As tenants find it increasingly difficult to find rental accommodation the problem of subletting property without consent has increased considerably within both the private rental market [...]
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Landlord Referencing Services have been approached by a tenant regarding ‘malicious and fraudulent’ information contained on the LRS website. On Monday 4th February 2013 LRS received a telephone call followed by an email, requesting the removal of ‘malicious and fraudulent information’ contained in a post on the Landlord Referencing Community Forum. Relevant post: Naming Your [...]
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The OFT have published a report identifying several consumer protection issues in the lettings market. As part of this report, the OFT analysed nearly 4,000 complaints made by people renting a home as well as those letting out a property. It found that both tenants and landlords were concerned about fees and charges levied by [...]
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Nick Clegg has insisted that the penalties for the under-occupation of social housing will help to address the shortage of homes in the UK. Under the government’s penalties for under-occupation of social housing, widely known as the ‘bedroom tax’, working-age social tenants claiming housing benefit who are deemed to have spare rooms will have their [...]
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Concerned that your property may be subject to a fraudulent sale or mortgage? Then worry no more, as the UK Land Registry have now launched a Property Fraud Helpline. Specially trained staff are now available to speak to worried home owners and offer practical advice about what to do. The telephone number is 0300 006 [...]
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