We are moving. From Monday 18th December 2023, we will be operating from our new premises:
35 Finkle Street, Kendal, LA9 4AB. Our phone number and email addresses remain unchanged.
Our latest news and useful information concerning residential lettings for both landlords and tenants. Should you wish to receive regular updates, please email your details to lettings@turnerscott.co.uk
Posted on: Category: Tenant fees
On 7th April 2017, the Government started the consultation into the banning of letting agent fees paid by tenants, following the 2016 Autumn Statement.
The policy was proposed in response to a number of cases in which tenants were being charged extortionate fees by unscrupulous letting agents managing proper...
Posted on: Category: Landlord News, Tenant News, Tenancy Fees, Autumn Statement
As part of last year’s Autumn Statement, Chancellor Phillip Hammond promised to ban letting agencies from charging tenant fees.
Posted on: Category: Landlord News, Tenant News
We wanted to let our landlords and tenants know our office opening times over the festive period.
Posted on: Category: Landlord News, Interior Design
Having satisfied all of the statutory rules and regulations that go with preparing your property for new tenants, you’re ready to market it and arrange viewings.But is that all the preparation you need to consider?
While it’s not a mandatory requirement, the quality of the decoration can be a key influencer ...
Posted on: Category: Tenant News, Repairs
With temperatures falling in recent weeks as we move ever closer to winter, chances are that you will have resorted to switching on the heating for the first time in several months. After lying dormant during the relatively warmer seasons, some central heating systems need a bit more coaxing to bring them back to w...
Posted on: Category: Landlord News
Following the recent referendum, the Bank of England reduced the interest rate to 0.25%, which is arguably good news for borrowers but bad for the savers among us.
Posted on: Category: Landlord News, Tenant News
A recent study* found that 52% of tenants experienced trouble with their landlord when it came to the return of their deposit at the end of the tenancy.
Posted on: Category: Landlord News, Deregulation Act, Legal Responsibilities
On the 1st October last year (2015), the Deregulation Act came into force. The Act is designed to protect tenants against unfair eviction where they have raised a legitimate complaint about the condition of their home.