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Affinity Lettings & Property Management in Bletchley, Milton Keynes and Surrounding Areas

Eloise joins the team with a wealth of experience in Customer Relations. Tasked with a role to build strong relationships with our clients, based on the ability to be reactive, problem solve and give best advice. Eloise is delivering a service on behalf of Affinity that's second to…

Eloise Bywater, Property Manager

Lloris can often be found on full alert by the office front door 'vetting' our clients... or possibly snoozing, but rest assured he is a good judge of character. _*Don't be alarmed; if you don't like dogs he has his own office to retire to whilst you are visiting with us*_

Lloris the French Bulldog, Office Pet & Head of Security

Stephanie has found her perfect role here at Affinity whereby she gets to combine both her years of property management experience alongside her nurturing skills and regularly visits our managed properties to promote good household upkeep and check that all is well. Often seen as the agony aunt ,…

Stephanie Campbell, Property Care & Inventory Co-Ordinator

Aaron joins the team with 25+ years experience in facilities site/building management. Having previously covered the whole of the UK there is little Aaron hasn't seen when it comes to the needs of maintaining buildings and estates both large and small. Out and about on site for the…

Aaron Limbert, Facilities Management Surveyor

We look to be inclusive to all of our tenants and landlords and good communication is at the heart of this. We are fortunate to have a qualified BSL Interpreter, who can provide fluent communication for the deaf community. We understand that for 90,000 deaf people, BSL is the first…

Michelle Parry, BSL Interpreter (NRCPD 1023428)

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Landlord awareness is lacking according to recent lettings survey

Monday 20th February 2017

The Landlord Knowledge survey conducted by online letting agency Urban, highlights an increasing need for letting agents to assist landlords in the ever-evolving, complicated private rented sector.

The results of the survey of almost 4,000 buy-to-let landlords revealed that:

around 20 per cent of landlords are unaware of existing EPC regulations, and 17 per cent were unaware of the MEES changes set to come in to effect from next year;
70 per cent of landlords are not aware of all procedures involved in the Right to Rent regulations which came into effect a year ago;
only 34 per cent of landlords adequately test the smoke and CO2 alarms in their rental properties;
38 per cent did not know that a tenant could refuse them access to the rental property even with 24 hours' notice;
substantial numbers were unaware of the repercussions of failing to join selective or other local authority licensing schemes that exist in many areas;
90 per cent of landlords made errors when questioned on their responsibilities over tenancy agreements;
around a third of landlords showed confusion over gas safety requirements;

only 50 per cent of landlords appeared to be aware of the potential tax consequences of April's start to the phased reduction of mortgage interest tax relief.

"One reason to explain the lack of industry knowledge could be due to the recent influx in new regulations, which have flooded the rental market" explains Adam Male, co-founder of Urban.

If you are a private landlord and would like some information on how Affinity can make renting your property simple and hassle-free, please get in touch with us today.