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Rents rise to record high

Published on 21/12/2010 By Tomas

Published by The Local on Tuesday, 21 December 2010   The cost of being a tenant rose to a record high during November as rents increased for the 10th consecutive month, but costs dropped by 3.1% in East Anglia, research shows. The average UK rent jumped to £692 a month in November, the third month […]

Homebuying: A contract to keep the gazumpers from your door

Published on 29/09/2010 By Tomas

Published by Guardian Esther Shaw and Jill Insley; Sunday 26 September 2010   A housing forum aims to do more to empower buyers, but are the upfront costs any guarantee of success? Homebuyers and sellers could have access to a new contract which reduces the risk of a sale failing as early as next year, […]

Shapps promise to landlords: no more red tape

Published on 14/06/2010 By Tomas

Published 10 June 2010 Housing Minister Grant Shapps has today announced that he will be scrapping plans to introduce new regulations on private landlords. There are one million landlords in England – nearly three quarters of which are individuals who may be renting a single room out. Of the three million private tenants in this […]