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June 26, 2015

The Repairing Standard: Why is it so important?

Guest article by Jane Rattray, Solicitor – Housing and Private Letting at Lindsays Solicitors. The Repairing Standard sets out the minimum standards of repair which landlords should ensure their property meets both at the start and throughout the duration of the tenancy. It came into effect on 3rd September 2007 and important changes are taking place in 2015 and beyond. Landlords…

June 26, 2015

Introducing Property Insurance Facility

A guest post from Stuart George from our corporate partner, Borland Insurance. Our corporate partner for insurance is Borland Insurance, a specialist in the field. They have recently created a market leading insurance package designed specifically for Landlords Buildings & Contents Insurance. It is created inconjunction with AXA Insurance (one of the UK’s largest insurance companies). Specialist Landlords Buildings & Contents Insurance Some…

June 11, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC – Where Do Lettingweb Enquiries Come From?

May 25, 2015

Dealing with Legionella: Helpful Advice

Guest post by Chris Wood of Legionella Safety Scotland. A lot has been written about legionella and the requirement for legionella risk assessments; you can find some great articles on the SAL website, lots of technical information on the HSE website and of course there was a very good blog article on this website in December last year. Our feeling is…

May 12, 2015

Improvements to lettingweb.com

In the coming days, we will release the third major update to lettingweb.com in 2015, in line with our committment to make regular improvements to the website. This release focused particularly on two areas: 1. Landlord Leads The distribution of Landlord Leads has been overhauled because we received feedback from our Members that the current method was not deliverying sufficient value. The new…