Heather Hilder-Darling & James Duffy

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Tenant Fees Ban 2019

Tenant Fees Ban 2019

"Tenant Fees Ban and Permitted Payments" The Tenant Fees Ban affects all new tenancies and all renewed tenancies from 1 June 2019.  There is a one year transitionary period for all tenancies entered into before 1 June 2019.

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Accidental Landlord

Accidental Landlord

"Landlord Tribes" Accidental Landlord The archetypal multi-property “professional” Landlord probably only accounts for about 50% of all Landlords.  Here, we look at the Accidental Landlord.  The rest come in all shapes and sizes: The “Pension” Landlord The “Parent” Landlord The “Inheritance” Landlord The Accidental Landlord The Accidental Landlord is a homeowner who would ideally have sold, but has decided to rent the property out instead.

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Tenancy Deposit Disputes Cleaning

Tenancy Deposit Disputes Cleaning

"Cleaning Disputes" Tenancy Deposit Disputes 'Cleaning' accounts for 56% of deposit disputes according to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS).  To make matters worse, there has recently been a sharp rise in the number of properties requiring professional cleaning services at check-out resulting in Tenancy Deposit disputes.

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Questions for Estate Agents

Questions for Estate Agents

"Selling your Property" Questions for Estate Agents Are you thinking of selling your property and putting it on the market?  In this article, I'm going to suggest how to go about choosing your Estate Agent.

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Tenant Painting Rental Property

Tenant Painting Rental Property

"My Tenant wants to paint" Tenant Painting Rental Property We hear many stories from Landlords about their tenant painting their rental property without permission.  Many a time, we've seen walls and ceilings that would not classify as 'neutral'.

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Rental Property Who Chooses

Rental Property Who Chooses

"Who Chooses the Rental" Rental Property who chooses They say ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’.   Let's consider this statement for a moment to find out, with rental property who chooses.

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Home & Property Staging

Home & Property Staging

"Home & Property Staging" Picture Perfect Property Callaways' Home & Property Staging Service provides a styling service for sellers in Brighton & Hove.  It is a simple but effective way of presenting a property at its best.

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Happy Landlords

Happy Landlords

"Are you a Happy Landlord?" Happy Landlords Landlords are overwhelmingly satisfied with the service they receive from their Letting Agent.  So says a recent survey of over 500 residential Landlords.

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