Harassment of tenants by neighbours?

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My tenants’ neighbours are insisting they are smoking cannabis in my flat and are constantly contacting both me and my tenants. I have visited several times and there is no smell there at all.

My tenants have admitted to vaping

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New Welsh holding deposit requirements 13th December

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As of December 13th 2019 under The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Specified Information) (Wales) Regulations 2019 before a holding deposit is paid to a landlord or letting agent the following information must be provided to a prospective tenant:

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88% of Scottish landlords hope to stay in PRS

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Landlords in Scotland are committing to continuing to rent private properties signalling confidence in the sector, according to the latest survey results from SafeDeposits Scotland.

The not-for-profit tenancy deposit protection scheme surveyed its landlord members last month and found that 88.57% could see themselves continuing as a landlord ‘for the foreseeable future’.

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Landlords’ confidence plummets

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A majority of private landlords say they are less confident about the market than they were three months ago. This is reflected in figures showing that the gap between the percentage of landlords planning to sell properties and those planning to buy has risen seven fold in the last two years from 4 percentage points […]

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How do I protect myself?

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The Council are willing to pay the first months rent in advance and pay a cash deposit for an incoming tenant. I will NOT be issuing a tenancy agreement until I see clear evidence that:

1. Tenant has an existing HB claim with claim number
2.

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Location Independence – the lifestyle of Mark and Svetlana Alexander

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This post is far more about lifestyle and mindset than property. Nevertheless, our passion to help others with our knowledge of property, finance tax and law has been the basis upon which we have achieved location independence.

If you ever wanted a sneak peak into our lifestyle

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Camden Council issues landlord with banning order

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A landlord in Camden has been banned from letting property for four years, for a number of health and safety breaches. The banning order will come into effect on 8th March 2020, and will then last for four years. It means that the landlord will not only be barred from renting out property in England […]

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Tory candidate slammed for ‘Tents’ comment!

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BuzzFeed News has reported on a Facebook video post made by Tory MP candidate for Ashfield, Lee Anderson, who said he would force nuisance tenants who make people’s lives a misery to live in a tent if he was voted in.

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Green Manifesto – Rent Controls and Land Value Tax

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The Green Party have released their 2019 general election manifesto. This has been very briefly summarised with the key points of interest for Landlords and the PRS industry. Download the full manifesto here

From the full manifesto there is no detailed economic analysis of how their cuddly wish list of promises will be paid for.

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Rent control calls in Greens’ manifesto

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Rent controls and the abolition of Section 21 repossessions are outlined in the Green Party manifesto, released today.  In relation to housing it calls for:  Rent controls on private tenancies “which reflect average local income rates and the cost of maintenance.” An end to “no-fault evictions”. Measures to make it “easier to set up community-led housing […]

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