Norwich City Council - Property Information Point

01/09/2010 - New Rules on Repossession for Tenants of Mortgaged Properties

The plight of some tenants of mortgaged properties has long been one of the saddest aspects of mortgage repossession law. It is not unusual for tenants to be fully up-to-date with their rental payments to a landlord who has been paying nothing to their mortgage lender. Some borrowers put tenants into a property long after a possession order has been made and when a bailiff's appointment is already looming on the horizon.

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01/09/2010 - Tenant arrears improve

Over the last 12 months tenant arrears have remained stable or fallen, according to 84% of landlords.

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24/08/2010 - Tenants defrauded via Gumtree scam

A new scam on Gumtree has been uncovered by the National Landlords Association (NLA), the biggest landlord association in the UK.

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23/08/2010 - Now is a great time to be a landlord, says expert

A lettings specialist is claiming there is no better time to be a landlord and advises homeowners struggling to sell a property to rent it instead.

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30/07/2010 - Gas safety website launched

All the information landlords need to meet their legal duties on domestic gas is now available in one place with the launch of a new website, according to The Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

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21/07/2010 - Record number of tenants entering UK market

Countrywide's lettings arm polled its UK network of 211 branches to record key trends in the market. They foundthere to be a 16% increase in the number of tenants registering for rental accommodation in the UK since January 2010.

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17/06/2010 - HMO planning rules change again...

Housing minister Grant Schapps is reversing the previous administration's decision to force HMO landlords to obtain planning permission for new shared housing.

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