Average of 6 Landlords per London branch are selling up say ARLA

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From their Latest PRS report, click here to view full report, ARLA have extrapolated form the statistics that in December on average each of their London based letting agents saw six landlords selling up and exiting the market.

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Tenant appealing sect 21 possession order and transcript lost?

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I’m wondering if someone can advise on here in regards to appeals following a possession order made under mandatory ground S21. Essentially I was granted an order for possession back in Nov 2018 for my property under the mandatory S21.

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Baffling Council Demands?

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I, the landlord, am responsible for paying council tax. The council however, has demanded that I must inform them of the names of all tenants and keep them updated if a new tenant moves in.

I was not aware of this legislation and cannot find any references to it.

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Letting to pet owners in light of the tenant fees ban and new 5 week deposit protection rules

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I have been reading several Facebook Group discussions about letting to pet owners in light of the tenants fees ban and new deposit protection rules capping the maximum amount of deposit to five weeks rents.

The general consensus is that less landlords no longer wish to service this market

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Property118 Online Karaoke Challenge

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Calling all singers or self-styled Karaoke Kings or Queens. For a bit of fun I’ve tinkered slightly with the lyrics to Gwen Guthrie’s 1986 hit pop song ‘Ain’t nothing going on but the rent’, so if you;re up for a bit of fun

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Affordability and standards up for PRS tenants

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THE proportion of income spent by private tenants on rents has fallen over the past decade according to new official figures.

The English Housing Survey for 2017/18, published today, shows that the proportion of income spent on private rents was 32.9%

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Notice period confusion for new tenant moving in?

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Hi All, We have just seen a couple who wish to move into a rental property of ours, but because their current tenancy agreement has a start date of the 24th, their letting agent has told them that if they wish to terminate their tenancy (commenced 24th September 2017

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