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Landlord fined for accepting false tenant references
A landlord from Leeds has been ordered to pay £3,462 after accepting false references from his tenants. Colin Harrison, of Gipton in East Leeds, was fined at Leeds Magistrates Court after admitting to six offences
Read More »Landlords and letting agents watch out – your tenants are angry and mobilising
Renting privately in the UK is horrible. With minimal security and prices racing skywards, tenants cope with amateur landlords who avoid repairs, and unregulated letting agents charging fees from a menu of creative excuses
Read More »Landlords – All Risk and No Guarantee
For landlords to achieve success in the long term, high levels of proficiency in risk management is absolutely essential. Industry specialists view the business of a reliable landlord to only be as good as the
Read More »Landlord Fined Over Leasing Practices
The owner of an apartment complex in Pennsylvania has agreed to pay $15,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by HUD over discriminatory leasing practices. The charges stemmed from the treatment of families with children
Read More »Rental property tenant arrested in Nanticoke
Nanticoke police Tuesday night arrested Benyall I. Richardson, the tenant of a Nanticoke rental property where two homicide suspects were captured Saturday. Richardson, 30, who rented the Rear 178 E. Ridge St. home for several
Read More »When tenancy agreements go bad: How to get them out
Tenants often complain that they unfairly lose some or all of their deposit when a tenancy ends, but spare a thought for landlords whose losses can run into thousands of pounds if things turn
Read More »Simah to launch new system to protect landlords and tenants
The Saudi Credit Bureau (Simah) will launch new system to put a stop to the non-payment of rent by the end of 2014. “A number of stages have to be completed gradually before the system
Read More »5 Common Mistakes When You Rent Out Your Property
Investing in a rental property is a great way to generate income, but it’s not always easy. Renting out your property also involves managing it — and mistakes along the way can end up
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