May 16th will see a very special Royal Visit. Her Royal Highness and the Duke of Edinburgh will travel to Burnley and Accrington as part of a tour of every region of the country as they celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. [...] Read more »
RPC rejoins Good Agent Scheme
GLAS (Burnley council’s Good Landlord and Agent Scheme) identifies Agents and Landlords who follow good codes of practice in all their business dealings. In view of the number of rogue letting agents cropping up in our area, we decided it was [...] Read more »
NALS buy-to-let Mortgages available
Check out the USEFUL LINKS page to apply for a buy-to-let mortgage vetted by NALS. A range of mortgages for landlords are available, and you can use this link to look for the best deal for you. RPC is happy to recommend [...] Read more »
New EPC rules
From 6 April 2012, landlords and letting agents have just seven days to produce an EPC in line with new EPC rules, after they’ve started marketing the property for new tenants, rather than the previous 28 day period. Although at [...] Read more »
Landlord Evening tells of shockwave approaching.
The Landlord’s evening on 21st February was useful – and highlighted important points for us landlords. Here is a quick summary of the most relevant ones. 1. Using an agent does NOT diminish landlord’s legal responsibilities. 2. There are 8000 [...] Read more »
House Share the future?
Housing benefit has been cut for individuals age under 35 and many landlords will not be able to afford to let a two bedroom property to a single tenant on housing benefit. At RPC we have a number of 2 [...] Read more »
Buy to let loans boom
The Council of Mortgage Lenders reported yesterday that there are 1.4 million “landlord loans” currently being invested in property rental businesses. This ranges from individuals who are buying a single property to provide income for future retirement to consortiums buying [...] Read more »
“Buy to let” is back in business
There is a renewed confidence in the “buy to let” market, with new investors moving into our area. East Lancashire continues to offer the best returns for modest investment in the whole of the UK, with decent houses available in [...] Read more »
Ali Shah defeated at Bolton
Ali Shah, RPC’s sponsored boxer lost on points to Glenn Foot, an undefeated 23 year old from Sunderland on 22/10/2011 at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton. The welterweight competition was entertaining to watch with some good action and we wish [...] Read more »
Ali Shah Boxer Sponsored by RPC
Ali Shah won his first fight since RPC signed up to sponsor him for this season. The match was in Colne on Sunday 10th July and his opponent was an experienced welterweight from Wolverhampton. We look forward to continuing success [...] Read more »
