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Oxford landlord taught a lesson in safety by HSE

February 18th, 2012 by Jose Hall

Many landlords will feel the need to cut corners in order to get the best policy of landlord insurance or a nicer yield from their tenants, yet one recently took this into a new realm of unscrupulousness and was immediately set upon by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which handed him a huge fine.

Oxford landlord – a Glasgow GP by the name of Dr Tariq Mahmood – was ordered to pay nearly £5,000 in costs after a faulty gas boiler put the lives of his student tenants in danger. After failing to maintain the boiler at his property at Laurel Court in East Oxford, a gas installer later found that the boiler was out of order and may be exposing tenants to the deadly risks of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Senators urge leadership to vote on long-term NFIP extension

February 13th, 2012 by Jose Hall

A letter, signed by a coalition of Republican and Democratic senators, asks Senate leadership to bring a long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program to the floor for a vote as soon as possible.

The letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kent.) would extend the flood insurance program, which covers flood-prone properties for about 5.6 million property owners in the U.S., would extend the measure for five years. For more than two years, Congress has extended the NFIP for brief periods.

Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and David Vitter (R-La.), who held a press conference today (Feb.

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January 27th, 2012 by Jose Hall

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Scotland is the ‘best place to buy property’

January 20th, 2012 by Jose Hall

Landlords may be looking to the deals that could be had in Scotland, if recent statistics are anything to go by. That’s because towns and cities north of the border are home to the UK’s most affordable housing, Bank of Scotland revealed this week (January 16th).

Mortgage payments for new borrowers in Scotland through the second half of 2011 cost the lowest proportion of disposable earnings for nine years, according to new research from the organisation.

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P-C leaders say market hardening, financial crisis in back window

January 11th, 2012 by Jose Hall

Not only do property-casualty insurance industry leaders believe the financial crisis is behind them, but they also believe rates are hardening, a new study finds.

A soft market has been in place for several years, as insurers have competed for limited business, especially in the commercial sector, by undercutting their competitors prices. A soft market hurts agent commissions.

Three-quarters of executives expect improved profits this year, according to the survey, conducted by the Insurance Information Institute (III), a nonprofit communications organization supported by the insurance industry, at its 16th annual Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum.

A slightly smaller percentage (72%) of respondents believe the industry is on the road to recovery.

“The consensus among forecasters is for growth of the U.S. e

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December 31st, 2011 by Jose Hall

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Shelter publishes eviction research

December 18th, 2011 by Jose Hall

Rent guarantee insurance and tenants referencing could be useful for landlords in London.

This is because research from Shelter has revealed this area has the highest proportion of people at risk of eviction in England, with households in Manchester, Peterborough and Slough also at an elevated likelihood.

Rates of this problem are more than one-and-a-half times those typically seen nationwide in Knowsley, Newcastle and Nottingham and although greater levels are usually seen in urban districts, individuals in Bedford and west Lancashire were also affected more than the national average.

Places with high levels of unemployment were also the most significantly affected by the problem and every two minutes, a person in England faces losing their domicile.

“Shelter research shows that a third of people are already struggling with their housing costs or falling behind on payments,” chief executive of the housing charity Campbell Robb said.

The organisation notes legal procedures are usually required when private landlords intend to evict their tenants.

HHS: 12% small biz health insurance rate hike in Pa. ‘excessive’

December 4th, 2011 by Jose Hall

An Indiana-based insurance company approved to sell health insurance products in Pennsylvania has been charged with small businesses “unreasonably high premium increases” after increasing rates 12%, according to federal officials.

Kathleen Sebelius

Everence Insurance faces the charge after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conducted its first federal rate review, required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS officials said.

“We hope that by publicizing the excessive premium hikes, we will empower consumers,” HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement. “By shi

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