From October 1st 2008, landlords offering property to let will be legally required to provide an Energy Performance Certificate, costing about £100, to prospective tenants.

Failure to comply with this new legislation could result in the landlord receiving penalties of up to £200 per property for non-compliance.

More information on how to comply with this legislation can be found on the Communities And Local Government website.

The RentPro team have announced the latest venue for its series of lunchtime seminars. The event will  take place in the Millennium Forum, Derry on Wednesday 22nd October 2008 @ 12:15pm.

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The number of properties up for rent has jumped as people who cannot sell their homes decide to let them instead.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) says the slump in house sales is forcing many more people to become either landlords or tenants.

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Source: BBC News

The RentPro team have announced the latest venue for its series of lunchtime seminars. The event will  take place in the Blackstaff room in the Waterfront Hall, Belfast on Wednesday 1st October 2008 @ 12:15pm.

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On 7th April 2008 the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) was introduced into the UK to replace Housing Benefit (HB).

LHA is based on the area in which the tenant lives, the number of occupiers in the property and household size. Another interesting difference between LHA and HB, is that with the new scheme, if the determined LHA rate is higher than the rent agreed with the landlord / letting agency, then the tenant can keep any excess benefit up to a maximum of £15 / week.

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K-Point Internet Solutions is hosting a lunch time seminar at the Mercer Hotel, Dublin 2. The event will take place at 12:30pm on Wednesday 2nd July 2008 in the Green Room. This is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate the key features and benefits of the RentPro Rental Management Software.

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K-Point Internet Solutions Ltd. is pleased to announce the availability of RentPro v2.0.

• New improved user interface
• Introduction of RentPro Dashboard - single panel highlights
• Functionality to comply with the Deposit Protection Scheme (currently only applicable to England and Wales)
• Improved Seach facility to seach records based on key data

A demo of RentPro v2 can be requested by contacting us either here or by calling 028 4175 4836.

So — with demand falling from new buyers — is there any positive news to be had out of the current housing market conditions?

Well, yes…. if you’re a landlord.

Source: Motley Fool

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With an increase in demand for rental property many landlords are finding that rental values are on the increase.

Source: BBC News

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K-Point Internet Solutions is hosting a lunch time conference at the Canal Court Hotel Newry, County Down. The event will take place at 12:30pm on Wednesday 28th May 2008 in the Kearney Suite. This is a great opportunity for us to demonstrate the key features and benefits of RentPro Rental Management Software.

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