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Lettings industry urged to be careful about deposit deductions following legal case
Letting agents and landlords in the UK are being urged to be careful with deposit deductions if they cannot prove what they are for in the wake of a court case. The warning from the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) follows a court case in Bristol where a group of tenants claimed back over […] The post Lettings industry urged to be careful about deposit deductions following legal case appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Rents up across the UK apart from London, with rise of over 3% in some areas
Residential rents are continuing to grow across the UK with 20 areas seeing rises of more than 3% in the last year, according to the latest index report. Luton is the area with the fastest growing rents with a rise of 6.5%, followed by Northamptonshire up 5.1%, Peterborough up 4.8% and Edinburgh up 4.6%, the […] The post Rents up across the UK apart from London, with rise of over 3% in some areas appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Rents and prices set to keep rising across most of UK, according to chartered surveyors
A shortage of supply in both the sales and lettings residential markets in the UK presents a huge challenge for housing with sales flat and prices and rents set to continue rising, according to chartered surveyors. UK house sales still lacked momentum in January and prices and rents increased mainly due to a shortage of […] The post Rents and prices set to keep rising across most of UK, according to chartered surveyors appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →