CPS Homes Blog - Recent Posts
04 January 2012
The months of November and December have seen us let a record number of student properties for the 2012/2013 academic year - and we expect the lets to continue to roll in when we re-open in the New Year!Pre-Christmas figures are up by 50% when compared to last year, which can ...
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04 January 2012
Over the past decade, CPS Homes have helped hundreds of landlords maximise the potential of their property. This article is designed to help you consider the finer points of the improvement process.Why?First things first - why bother? This question is usually answered by your long-term goals of owning property. If you ...
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03 January 2012
In the lead-up to the busy student lettings season, which typically starts just before Christmas but is getting earlier every year (!), we ran a ‘Grab a Grand’ competition that gave every University society and sports club the chance to win £1,000.Promoted via flyering at the Students’ Union and backed by ...
Read " Cardiff Snakecharmers Grab That Grand!" >
28 December 2011
In November, a team made up of CPS members of staff played out a 3-3 draw against Cardiff University’s Law Society, one of our sponsored teams, in a 7-a-side football match.In a competitive and closely-contested encounter, the Law Team went into half-time with a 1-0 lead. A quick-fire brace soon after ...
Read "CPS Homes 3-3 Cardiff Uni’s Law Team" >
14 December 2011
Having gained Royal Assent on 15th November 2011, The Localism Act 2011 is set to be introduced in the New Year.As you may have read in previous editions of our newsletter, current deposit legislation has various loopholes in it that some landlords have been keen to use to their advantage. The ...
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08 December 2011
With the festive season upon us and many of our tenants returning home for this period, we thought it prudent to advise you of some precautions you can take to ensure your property’s safety whilst you are away and meet your requirements as tenants in the process.- As subzero temperatures are forecasted ...
Read "Going Home for the Holidays?" >
22 November 2011
After a long month of campaigning, the Cardiff University
Cheerleading squad, the Cardiff Snakecharmers, ran out winners in CPS
Homes' 'Grab A Grand' giveaway competition.Promoted via Facebook,
the local letting agents opened their annual competition in September,
giving every society in each University in Cardiff the chance to win
£1000 by ...
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07 November 2011
Leaders, a specialist UK letting agent with nearly 30 years experience, is reminding landlords and tenants to take care when choosing a letting agent because the private sector, despite its growth, remains unregulated. Leaders’ Managing Director, Paul Weller, had this to say;"As the private rented sector grows, more people are using ...
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04 November 2011
The following article appeared on the WalesOnline news website on 18th July 2011;A controversial scheme to charge landlords for extra property
inspections in the heart of Cardiff’s student village has generated over
£300,000 in its first year.Additional licensing was brought in by Cardiff council in July last
year to raise the ...
Read "LANDLORDS UNHAPPY WITH ADDITIONAL LICENSING SCHEME" >
01 November 2011
CPS Homes have recently made our student property list for 2012/2013! All properties available for the 2012/2013 academic year are online now.CPS Homes have one of the largest list of quality student properties at competitive prices! We have properties ranging from 1 bed up to 10 beds! If your looking for ...
Read "Student Property Lists Out Now - 2012/2013" >