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Where has all the money gone?

April 26, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

I see from the Law Society Gazette this week (p5) that the County Courts made a profit of £45.5 million pounds last year. So why, when I was speaking to the manager of our local court last night, did … [Read more...]

Rent arrears protocol justified

March 29, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

Figures from the DCA show that landlord possession claims were 20% down during the last quarter. Co-incidentally this was the first quarter after the rent arrears protocol came into force. That’s the … [Read more...]

ASBO landlord Dickens again

March 29, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

My anonymous correspondent (postmark Colwyn Bay) has sent me a cutting from the Big Issue Magazine, which shows that ASBO landlord Dickens is facing yet more court appearances. He has now received a … [Read more...]

Lawyers (not) in the news

March 19, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

There was a big lawyers demo against the legal aid 'reforms' at Parliament today, but so far as the early evening news was concerned it might just as well not have happened... As we work from home we … [Read more...]

Tenancy Deposit Scheme Update

March 2, 2007 by Tessa J Shepperson

I have now visited and done interviews with all three of the companies running the new Tenancy Deposit Protection schemes, due to come into force on 6 April, so am in a position to say a bit more … [Read more...]

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Property Industry Eye

Not one but many property news items daily from award-winning property journalist Ros Renshaw and her staff.

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The Guardian Housing Network

Independent journalism at its best. A good place to go to catch up on the news and get excellent comment.

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Property Tribes

Run by the wonderful Vanessa Warwick, this is probably the best UK property forum on the net.

News items are always picked up really quickly with comments from landlords, property investors and agents.

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LandlordZONE

Tom Entwistle started LandlordZONE at about the same time that I started my Landlord Law site.

LandlordZONE is a wonderful resource for landlords and has many news items as well as a monthly newsletter and forum area.

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