CPS Homes Blog - Recent Posts
01 December 2008
50 Landlords have pre-paid the agency fees on their houses. Get in quick and get a bargain!Full lists out now, become a member on our website!Over 300 properties, student and professional houses available academic year 09/10.Dedicated maintenance/accounts team at Albany Road head office.Ex-students from Cardiff Universities showing you around and negotiating ...
Read "01/12/2008 No Agency Fees - On Selected Student Properties 2009/2010." >
30 October 2008
Property listings for academic year 09/10 will be published by CPS Homes 17th November. Every year the student accommodation lists seem to come out earlier and earlier, pushed by agents and students alike.Isn’t it early to be looking for next year?This is in fact the best time for students to snap ...
Read "UWIC & Cardiff Student Accommodation 09/10 lists soon to be published!" >
15 October 2008
In a year where the Cardiff Bay property sales market has taken a good beating, there is at a silver lining for some.In the past 6 months Andrew Dillon, CPS Homes Cardiff Bay Branch Manager has noted a definite trend of rental increase in the Cardiff Bay Rental market."Flats that were ...
Read "Good news for Landlords, Cardiff Bay Rents increases in 2008!" >
02 October 2008
Landlord and Agents offering property for rent from October 2008 will be required by law to provide prospective tenants with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for their property.The EPC will have to be available prior to marketing or viewing the property. A new certificate will not be required every year or ...
Read "EPCs for Landlords from October 2008" >
26 September 2008
CPS homes assisting new and existing clients in finding the best buy to let property in Cardiff.With years and years of property price increases a lot of serious buy to let investors have been sitting on the fence twiddling thumbs thinking “when will this madness end”. With property price drops this ...
Read "Investors are back!" >
16 September 2008
New guidance on Fire Doors from CCC. If there are no smoke detectors in the bedrooms, smoke seals are “out” and intumescent strips “in.”In Layman’s terms this means there needs to be plastic strips rather than the furry ‘brush-style’ seals!Further to the recent loosening of the regulations on the fire alarm ...
Read "HMO - Cardiff County Council Regulations" >
02 September 2008
Buyers of homes worth up to £175,000 will not have to pay stamp duty, Alistair Darling has announced, as he promised the country would "get through" the economic downturn.In a surprise move to try to revive the housing market, the embattled Chancellor said that the £125,000 threshold at which buyers pay ...
Read "Chancellor raises stamp duty threshold to £175,000" >
09 August 2008
We haven’t enough property available to satisfy the vast number of enquiries we are receiving, we urgently need quality 1 – 7 bed property in Roath, Cathays and 1 – 3 bed property in Cardiff Bay. The abysmal sales market is balanced and completely offset by a superb rental market with ...
Read "Landlords. Quality rental property needed!" >