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Social referencing at LRS stops illegal immigrants
08/05/2013 
newsatlandlordreferencingAlmost 2 million buy-to-let property owners will be legally responsible for ensuring that they only let properties to people allowed to be in Britain under new immigration laws to be announced in today’s Queen’s Speech – with fines running into the thousands for those breaking the law. The Immigration Bill will also limit the ability [...]
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5 CommentsCurrent Rental Market Feb 2013
Over the past several years the UK’s housing market has seen a gradual shift from a nation of homeowners to a nation of renters. The previous year has seen significant growth in the rental sector as more investors begin to move into the property sector, with rental prices rising across the country. According to the [...]
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Tenants in South Wales taking part in a trial of the UK government’s benefits reforms have seen rent arrears rise seven-fold to £140,000 in seven months. Landlords in the pilot area of Torfaen are now warning evictions could increase if the trend continues, once Universal Credit goes live this October. The first group of Torfaen [...]
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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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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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The Local Government Association has called for action to tackle rogue private landlords and letting agents who charge ‘extortionate’ fees. The LGA, which represents 423 councils in England and Wales, is concerned that letting agents’ fees are acting as a barrier and preventing people from finding a house or flat in the private rented sector. [...]
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Landlords testing direct payment of housing benefit to tenants via Universal Credit failed to collect 8% of rent on average in the first four months of the six pilot projects. The year-long projects are testing direct payment of housing benefit ahead of the roll out of Universal Credit next October. Universal Credit, which combines a [...]
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Census 2011 figures show that the number of people renting from a private landlord have nearly doubled in the past decade, whilst home-owners with a mortgage fell by 800,000. The proportion of residents of England and Wales living in private rented accommodation increased from 9 % in 2001 to 15 % last year. In 2001 [...]
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Violent crime victims who suffer minor injuries will not get compensation under changes which have come into effect in England, Wales and Scotland today. Victims who suffer injuries including a broken nose, mild concussion, temporary deafness or minor burns will be among those no longer eligible to claim compensation. Ministers claim the reforms will slash [...]
Mentors for freed prisioners?
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced today that the Government is setting out plans for a major extension of mentoring to ex-offenders, which would be provided by voluntary groups and private companies on a payment-by-results basis. With re-conviction rates above 70% in 14 prisons across England and Wales ( Dorchester, in Dorset, having the highest [...]
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