We Don’t Work in Property — We Work in Customer Service

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When someone asks “what you do?”, it might feel natural to say, “I work in property.”

This phrase has a clear and straightforward meaning: your job revolves around selling, renting, developing or managing properties, be it long-term rentals

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Council defies Ombudsman by refusing to pay over housing issues

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A council has sparked outrage after refusing to comply with a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s order to pay compensation to a domestic abuse victim.

The woman, who was forced to flee her home with her children

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The Tenant Trap: Are Rising Rents Pushing the UK Toward a Renters’ Crisis?

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The Tenant Trap: Are Rising Rents Pushing the UK Toward a Renters’ Crisis?

The UK’s private rented sector is in turmoil. As landlords exit the market in record numbers, tenants are finding themselves trapped in a vicious cycle of rising rents and shrinking housing options.

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Courts need more cash to help prevent tenant eviction – Law Society

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The Law Society of England and Wales has issued an urgent call for increased funding for legal aid to support renters at risk of eviction.

The plea comes as new figures from the Ministry of Justice reveal a significant surge in possession orders.

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Why My Pool of 30,000 Investors Are Looking for Blocks of Six or More Properties – and How You Could Benefit

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I’ve been working with landlords for years, and if there’s one thing I’ve noticed recently, it’s this: demand for blocks of six or more properties has skyrocketed. We’ve seen a spike in enquiries of buyers wanting to buy several properties at once to kick-start their portfolios.

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Bailiff crisis pushes eviction delays into mid-2025

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Landlord Action is sounding the alarm on severe delays in bailiff appointments at London County Courts and warns that some courts, like those managed by the Stratford Housing Centre, are scheduling bailiff appointments as late as mid-2025.

The leading UK eviction specialist warns that this delay is down to a significant shortage of County Court bailiffs

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Landbay cuts BTL rates as Aldermore reintroduces 5-year fixed deals

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Landbay has announced rate reductions across its fixed-rate product range which are up to 0.20%.

Both two-year and five-year fixed-rate products, available at up to 70% and 75% loan-to-value (LTV), have seen the full reduction.

This includes Landbay’s AVM-supported range of standard and non-portfolio products.

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Landlords defy expectations of an ‘exodus’

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Two weeks after the Autumn Budget, fears of a mass exodus of landlords from the private rented sector (PRS) market appear to have been unfounded.

However, research from Lomond has revealed that the number of tenanted properties listed for sale has fallen by up to 3% in some areas.

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Bought a property at auction without details of existing tenant?

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Hello, I made a bid on a property in an auction without doing due diligence but the bidding did not meet the reserve price. The auctioneer then contacted me to ask if I wanted to make a post auction on the property.

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Buying a property at auction with a sitting tenant?

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Hello, I made a bid on a property in an auction without doing due diligence but the bidding did not meet the reserve price. The auctioneer then contacted me to ask if I wanted to make a post auction on the property.

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