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Bedroom or Boxroom ? 'Can you fit a bed in it' says The Department for Work and Pensions!

The ruling went in favour of the DWP which maintained that if a room is big enough to accommodate a single bed, it is a bedroom.

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Here comes 2015 ! House Price Rises Slowing - Pension Reforms in April - General Election in May - Talk of Interest Rate Rises - Immigration Checks

Landlords are still feeling confident about capital growth, despite recent reports suggesting the housing market is slowing down and pension regulation changes are making a third of retirement savers to consider investing in buy-to-let property

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Market conditions point to static or low rental increases for tenants in 2015 says Belvoir

In 2015 we believe that rent rises are likely to be restricted by factors such as continued low disposable income, an anticipated interest rate hike towards the end of next year & lower than expected forecast for economic development.

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Lack of support halts revenge evictions bill or does it ?

The proposed retaliatory eviction bill has been added to the De Regulation Bill currently working its way through Parliament

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Government needs to work closer with letting industry to meet demands of booming rental sector

It is also estimated that up to one million more renters will be looking for homes in the next five years - adding to a rental market that has already doubled in size over the past 20 years and is expected to double again over the next two decades.

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New EU rules could affect 'accidental landlords' when the criteria tightens on buy to let mortgage lending...

Accidental landlords are typically people who, after a change in their circumstances, struggle to sell their home, so end up renting it out. Divorce, separation, bereavement or job relocation are some of the reasons why owner occupiers hang on to a property to turn it into a 'buy to let' investment.

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FREE invitation to next weeks Luton PIN (Property Investors Network) meeting on Tuesday 25th November

Pension changes in the 2014 budget now mean that your Pension has become one of your most valuable assets. It's time to really make your pension grow in value!

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Belvoir Dunstable success for second year running at Business & Community Awards 2014

Belvoir Dunstable won 'Customer Care of the Year' and also won a commendation for 'New Business of the Year' an award we won in 2013.

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I've just let an apartment I haven't even seen and it wasn't as enjoyable as I thought! Is this what it's like to be an Internet based Letting Agent ?

Meeting the applicants either in the shop beforehand or at the property allows you that 'gut' feeling about them and whether they are suitable. This can be more important than credit checks and employers references and shouldn't be dismissed.

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What did you miss by not attending the Luton PIN (property Investors Network ) meeting in October ? 2 great presentations on HMO's and finding Joint Venture Partners.

We had Bill, Darren and James from I-Occupy who are specialists in creating HMO's for Professionals in Luton and talked us through their journey over the last 4 years of starting the business from scratch to the successful business it is now.

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HMO's, Joint Ventures, New or Experienced Landlords ? The next Luton PIN is Tuesday 28th October

Have you considered investing in a HMO but been put off by regulations and risks ? Are you looking for Joint Venture Partners ? Are you a new or experienced Property Investor / Landlord ? - The next Luton PIN meeting is Tuesday 28th October 2014

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Should I sell or place my property on the rental market ?

The proximity to the M1 attracts many renters from London and the price difference in rent as the London commuters work their way out of London past St Albans, Hemel Hempstead and Harpenden is quite dramatic.

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