Lettings News week commencing 18 April 2010

Buy to Let future uncertain

Councils rate HMO landlords on secret database

Agents shy of discussing insurance

Buy to Let market picked up in March

£8,000 bill for bad landlord

Student housing price war

Rogue landlords would flout registration scheme

Problems with your landlord?

NetRent.co.uk on the road - come and say hello

NetRent.co.uk will be at two more Landlords Expos over the next couple of weeks, in Wakefield and Bristol. We'd love to see you there.

The first venue is the Kingswood Suite & Old Restaurant at Wakefield Town Hall on Thursday 22nd April. The doors are open between 10.30 and 3pm and all landlords and agents are welcome. In addition to NetRent.co.uk there will be a range of seminars and exhibitors. For more information please click here:

Wakefield Landlord Fair

On the 28th April NetRent.co.uk will be attending the West of England Landlord Expo in Bristol. This event is the largest Expo of it's kind in the UK and runs from 12 noon until 7pm. Again, there will be a host of other exhibitors and seminars. For full information please click here:

West of England Landlord Expo

NetRent.co.uk will be attending a number of other Landlord Expos and Fairs throughout 2010, please continue to check this News Blog for further dates. We very much look forward to meeting you.

Lettings News week commencing 11 April 2010

Landlords held back by Buy to let lending

The ever rising lettings market

Faulty HMO alarm costs landlord £14,000

One in three tenants at risk over gas safety

UK landlords are regulation ready

84% of Landlords back Conservatives

Rents rise, arrears fall

Regulation of BTL mortgages shelved

Changes to Town Planning Rules will affect Landlords

Over the past few months we have highlighted the changes to Town Planning Rules that will affect landlords, especially landlords with houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).

In response to enquiries we have received from landlords we have asked Amanda Brown MRTPI from Planning & Development Solutions to provide a series of articles explaining the changes.

These articles have been published within The Landlord Resource Centre under the heading The UK Town Planning System. We strongly urge all landlords to read these articles to ensure that you comply with the changes.

Please click here The UK Town Planning System.

If you wish to comment on these changes you can do so on our free forum The Landlords Club.

Lettings News week commencing 4 April 2010

Royal Assent given for Mortgage Repossessions Bill

Landlords battle legislation on Facebook

East Midlands Landlord Accreditation Scheme

More protection for landlords needed

More female buyers reported at property auctions

Buy to Let Landlords expect rate rise

Buyers prepare for deposit nightmare

Lettings News week commencing 28 March 2010

Action on 'student ghettoes'

Greater council powers to help private tenants

Rise in landlord-tenant disputes

Plan to weed out rogue Tyneside landlords

Cameron calls for Government housing rethink

Letting agents should be regulated

Ever changing regulation for landlords

Rising rents benefit Buy to Let landlords

BTL regulation delayed