Property Agency Training Launches Code Of Practice

As part of the company’s commitment to promoting high standards in the property agency industry, training provider Property Agency Training has unveiled its new Code of Practice for residential estate agents and letting agents providing their services to the public.

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Letting4Success Business Package Updated For 2012

Friday 13th January 2012 saw the official launch of the updated Letting4Success Business Package (Business Manual and CD-ROM) and the expansion of the Business Manual to a massive 310 pages of high-quality lettings start-up training.

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How Can Landlords Protect Themselves From Tenant Grievances

Recent government and local council crackdowns have ensured that the days of landlords being able to get away with leaving their tenants in sub-standard properties are largely a thing of the past.

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Bloomsbury Residential Sell Salisbury Lettings Portfolio

Bloomsbury Residential have completed the sale of their managed property portfolio and closed the doors of their Salisbury offices for the last time.

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Tenant Deposit Rules Set To Change in 2012

As of 2012, agents and landlords will have 30 days in which to protect a tenant’s deposit, rather than the current 14 day requirement.

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Government To End Stamp Duty Break For First Time Buyers

Chancellor George Osborne has refused to extend the Stamp Duty holiday for first-time buyers despite strong lobbying from the estate agency and mortgage industries.

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Families Fuelling Demand In The Rental Market

Renting is no longer just associated with young people and professionals with more and more families fuelling demand in the rental sector.

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Landlord EPC Exemption For Holiday Lets

Landlords of properties rented out as ‘holiday lets’ will be exempt from the regulations relating to Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs).

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Buy To Let Potential In Empty Buildings

UK property investment expert, Stephanie Sowerby, has explained that people looking to get into the buy to let market should consider investing in empty buildings and converting them into property for students.

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House Prices Bolstered By Job Opportunities And Reputable Schools

Property expert, Helen Adams, has made comments saying that house prices can be positively affected by their proximity to reputable school and extensive job opportunities; furthermore she suggested that this will always be the case.

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