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The cost of renting a home in England and Wales fell for the first time in 10 months in November, a survey has found.Rent at a typical property dropped by 0.4% compared with October, to £717 a month, LSL Property Services said. However, a tenant still typically paid 3.5% – or £25 – more in rent [...] Flat owners’ complaints about service charges have risen by 46% in two years to 7,600, figures show.They queried the amount they were being asked to pay for maintenance and repairs, the Leasehold Advisory Service for England and Wales said. In some cases flat-owners have been asked for payments of tens of thousands of pounds by those [...] Gazumping is pushing up rents in England and Wales as the average cost to tenants reached £696 in May according to new research. The average cost of renting a home has risen for four consecutive months the analysis suggested. But [...] The Homecall Plus company which provided cover for plumbing, heating and other emergencies in the home has collapsed. As well as plumbing problems, it dealt with drainage and electrical failures, and provided gas safety checks. Some 10,000 customers [...] A new project has been launched as the number of complaints against estate agents was described as “unacceptably” high by the Property Ombudsman, despite inactivity in the housing market. Among the cases, which reach the [...] Tenants should have a rating website which they can share their experiences of landlords, a consumer body has said.Consumer Focus said most people renting in the private sector had little information available to them before they signed a tenancy agreement. Landlords, meanwhile, can ask potential tenants for references, deposits and other personal information, it said. The group [...] The finances of private tenants deteriorated in December, with nearly 12% of all rent unpaid or paid late. LSL said unpaid rent now amounted to £276m, the highest level since December [...] Activity in housing and mortgage markets is set to remain broadly flat in 2011 the Council of Mortgage Lenders predicts. And with home loans with both small deposits and high income multiples make up just over 1% of all new lending, first time buyers will have trouble getting onto the property ladder. The view that next year [...] The average monthly cost of renting a home rose again in November, to a record £692. However, LSL said the increase in rents was slowing down, with an increase of just 0.1% last month, and there were big [...] 39pc more surveyors reported a rise in rents during the third quarter than those that saw a fall- the highest level since the second quarter of 2007, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has found. Registered Office in England, 24 Charlton Drive, GL53 8ES, UK- 3506015 • Data Protection Registration Number- PZ5407728
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