Monthly Archives: October 2009

The Nationwide Building Society claims that the UK house prices are higher year-on-year in October. Property prices are two per cent up in October compared to October 2008. This is the first annual increase over the last 19 months. However, … Continue reading →

Our executive director, Sarah Akkus, will be taking a maternity leave soon for the arrival for her second baby. Sarah has reassured the valued landlords in an email in a recent email. Sarah has mentioned it will be “business as … Continue reading →

According the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA),  residnetial andlords have increased their portfolio of properties over the past year in order to take advantage of the low property prices as a result of the economic downturn. ARLA published the … Continue reading →

The government introduced a mandatory Tenancy Deposit Scheme on 06/April/2007, which governs all the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreements in England and Wales where the landlords and letting agents take a deposit from the tenant. This is a scheme design to … Continue reading →

Zoopla.co.uk has recently published the results of a survey it has commissioned, which indicates that more than 75 per cent of homeowners believe house prices will increase in the next 6 months, while only 11 per cent are pessimistic about … Continue reading →

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 sets out the standards on repair of property that is leased less than seven years. A landlord, in very general terms, has a legal responsibility to maintain and repair the structure of the property … Continue reading →

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) HMO is commonly defined as an entire residential property (flat or house) that is rented to more than two tenants who do not form a single household with shared facilities (e.g., kitchen, bathroom, etc.). There … Continue reading →

For the seventh consecutive month, the Bank of England has kept the UK interest rates on hold at half a percent This move was widely expected by the analysts; which is a sign of the slow UK economic recovery even … Continue reading →

Sue Bilton joins the Appleton family. Sue has plenty of experience in the estate and letting agency sector; especially around Twyford. Our executive director Sarah Akkus commented on our new team member: “Sue has plenty of experience in the property … Continue reading →

According to Halifax, now part of Lloyds Banking Group, the average house prices in the UK went up for the third month in a row last September. This indicates a quarterly increase of the house prices over the last 2 … Continue reading →