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Tips on renting your property to students

The student lettings market is enormous, but many people are wary of dipping their toes into it. “Letting to students is attractive in many ways,” says Ian Potter, Operations Manager, at The Association of Residential Lettings Agents.

<p><b>Cornish charm</b></p>
<p>Wood Park House, Millbrook, Torpoint,
Cornwall
</p> 
<p>Price: £1.2m
</p>
<p>Agent: Stratton Creber
</p>
<p>Tel: 01752 648132
</p> 
<br/> 
<p><b>They say:</b>
Six-bedroom family
home with views over the
creek as well as a detached
one-bedroom holiday cottage.</p>   

<br/> 
<p><b>We say:</b>
It's been reduced by £50k;
there's a road nearby but the rear
of the house backs onto fields.
</p>

Private viewing: Our tour of the pick of the property market

We hunt out the best places on offer

The Plankbridge shepherd's hut

Sheditecture: designer gardens make their mark at Chelsea

People really are going to work in the garden. This year’s Chelsea Flower Show not only inspired gardeners, it inspired homeworkers too

Northern Ireland house prices slump by 10%

House prices have slumped more than 10% in Northern Ireland over the last year and "lack any movement" in the rest of the UK, official figures showed today.

Comsumer Rights: 'We don't want to fix our walls'

Hedges are adequate barriers between houses so can a covenant insisting on repairs be turned over?

Beat mortgage blues – rent out a room, your garage or home

As home loan rates rise, an answer to tight budgets may be close by. Chiara Cavaglieri and Julian Knight report

Report demands more homes to tackle housing crisis

More new homes must be built to tackle "the country's burgeoning housing crisis", a new report has said.

35% of movers expect house price rises

Home movers have delivered their most upbeat house price forecast in more than a year and a half, according to a study.

Emma Lunn: Landlords, too, need protection against rent abuse

Property owners can be left facing huge mortgage arrears and court bills thanks to errant tenants
Chartered surveyors Simon and Vicky Parker buil their home in Horsmonden, Kent

Houses that Shapps built may be the cut-price route

The Housing minister is encouraging self-build as a cheaper way to ownership, says Chiara Cavaglieri

House prices 'fluctuate' says Halifax report

House prices continued to "fluctuate quite widely" last month, mortgage lender Halifax said today, as the average price dropped 2.4%.

Many retirees may be forced to sell their home to pay back the mortgage

House prices dip in 'soft' market

House prices have dipped further amid the "soft" market, recording declines in four months out of the last five, Nationwide said today.

House prices fall for 15th month

House prices have fallen year-on-year for the 15th month in a row, official figures showed today.

Releasing the money in your home should not replace long-term retirement planning

Cleaned-up equity release: Handle with care

The industry has spruced up its act, but for many people there are still better alternatives, writes Julian Knight

House prices show only a modest rise, says ONS

House prices have shown only a modest rise on a year ago, with first-time buyers facing much steeper increases than existing owners, official figures showed today.

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