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Property Ombudsman again calls for all letting agents to have Client Money Protection

With more people renting now than ever before, landlords and agents need to understand that CMP provides the guaranteed assurance that the rent collected by CMP-protected agents is covered against fraud and unlawful use.

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What could the landlord looking to make his next property investment in Dunstable or Houghton Regis have bought recently?

Now have you ever been tempted to purchase a property at auction ? In June this year No.46 Winfield Street was bought at auction for £90,000. It is a 2 bed apartment with parking in Dunstable. It has 121 years left on the lease and a ground rent of £150 per annum.

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What did you miss by not attending the Luton PIN (property Investors Network ) meeting last night ?

Mike Frisby gave an information-packed talk explaining how to achieve 51k pa year income within a year, using guaranteed rents and other landlord's properties. With just 17 properties - £51,000 a year profit is achievable.

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New or experienced property investor ? - The next Luton Pin meeting is Tuesday 22nd July

'Back to Basics' is all about getting to know the area you want to invest in, how to source your properties, what to look for and how to question letting agents and estate agents to get the information you want

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How is the Dunstable and Houghton Regis sales and rental market performing ?

In December 2012 the average rental price for a 2 bed apartment was 650pcm. We have seen this rise to £675. Likewise the average rental for a 1 bed apartment was £535 and this is now £580pcm. Slightly smaller rises are evident in Houghton Regis.

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Belvoir wins Letting Franchise of the Year award 2014

The panel of judges found Belvoir to be 'one of the most responsible, ethical and well-positioned franchise businesses in the industry with a 19-year track record to prove it'

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New or experienced property investor ? Don't miss the next Property Investors Network (PIN) meeting in Luton

This is what a landlord we are working with said after attending the first Luton Property Investors Meeting (PIN) in June "Many thanks for the invite to last week's PIN meeting. It was very interesting. In fact it's inspired me to review my strategy!

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Highs and Lows of Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard Property market - July 2014

Here is an update of the recent winners and losers in the housing market in the LU5,LU6 & LU7 postcodes covering Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard. Research such as this by Belvoir Dunstable will help landlords to purchase an investment

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Home ownership plummets as renting expands

A report by the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association forecasts that just 49.2% of households in the UK will own their own homes in 18 years' time. At peak, in 2003, 71% of households in England were owner occupied. Today the figure is 65%

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From April 2018 no F & G EPC rated properties can be rented but help is available to prepare for this.

From April 2018, the proposed legislative changes would make it unlawful to let residential or commercial properties with an EPC Rating of F or G (i.e. the lowest 2 grades of energy efficiency).

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How to invest in property to make it work for you

Next Month Mark Dearing will be presenting 'Back to Basics' which is all about getting to know the area you want to invest in, how to source your properties, what to look for and how to question/letting agents to get the information you need.

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Is there really plenty of rental properties in Dunstable and Houghton Regis ? That's what I was told !

In the last 14 days 27 properties have been added meaning that there are 64 properties that have been on the market for longer than 14 days. These 64 properties that are still available should only be there if the agent hasn't updated the status and

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