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.

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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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The RentPro Product Team are preparing for the next major release of the popular RentPro Property Rental Management Software developed by K-Point Internet Solutions. Version 2.0 will offer end users an enhanced user experience with a new feature rich user interface. The new user interface will now mean RentPro will be even easier to use than before. Release date is May 2008.

The buy-to-let property market is still thriving, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The number of buy-to-let loans rose by 23% last year, taking their number to 1,038,000 and accounting for 10.3% of all outstanding mortgages.

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Landlords to being warned to review the energy efficiency of their properties ahead of new energy performance rules being introduced later this year. From October 1st 2008 landlords will be required to make an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) available to prospective tenants as part of the lettings process.

Source: Finance Daily

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The level of tenants seeking to rent property privately has hit a five year high in the UK, the Association of Residential Letting Agents (Arla) says.

Source: BBC News

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