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Alarm Bells Ring Over Fire Safety Rules for Landlords

Dec. 15th, 2008
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In October a buy to let investor was sent to prison for failing to comply with new fire safety regulations. Mehmat Parlak was sentenced to four months imprisonment and his company, Watchacre properties limited, was fined 21,000 pounds following conviction for serious breaches of the Regulatory Reform (fire safety) Order 2005.
The prosecution followed a fatal [...]

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A Glossary Of Terms For The Estate Agent

Oct. 4th, 2008
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The majority of homeowners are often befuddled when it comes to buying or selling property. This is because it is often a difficult process that requires a level of knowledge to fully understand it. Not only is the process difficult however but understanding exactly what the estate agent is saying is also not easy. This [...]

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Singapore’s Property Market Cools

Sep. 2nd, 2008
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For a country that made the top of Jones Lang LaSalle’s hot list in 2007, investors are surely disappointed with Singapore’s performance in the first half of 2008. Official figures were recently released and show the slowest growth in four years - just 0.4% in the first half of the year. However, sources are optimistic [...]

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Love Or Hate Them, HIPs Are Here To Stay

Aug. 21st, 2008
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HIPs or home information packs have been with us for some time whenever selling property on the open market. While the government has attempted to convince the public that they will make the property exchanging process much easier and simpler for both buyers and sellers, not all are convinced. Some critics have claimed that instead [...]

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