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| Renting and letting: Your questions | Renting and letting: Your questions |
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| BBC Radio 4's Money Box LiveWednesday 28 January 2009,at 1502 GMT On Radio 4 and Online class="" href="/1/shared/spl/hi/programmes/money_box/transcripts/28_01_09.pdf">Programme transcript (19 pages) | |
| On Wednesday's Money Box Live Vincent Duggleby took your questions about renting and letting and put them to a panel of expert guests. | On Wednesday's Money Box Live Vincent Duggleby took your questions about renting and letting and put them to a panel of expert guests. |
| Through the turmoil in Britain's housing market, one area which was thought to be bucking the trend was the rental market. | Through the turmoil in Britain's housing market, one area which was thought to be bucking the trend was the rental market. |
| With would-be home buyers finding themselves unable to purchase, demand for rental property remains high. | With would-be home buyers finding themselves unable to purchase, demand for rental property remains high. |
| But with unsold homes flooding the rental market, rents have been driven down at the fastest rate on record according to The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). | But with unsold homes flooding the rental market, rents have been driven down at the fastest rate on record according to The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics). |
| And landlords with buy-to-let mortgages are not immune to falling behind with their payments. | And landlords with buy-to-let mortgages are not immune to falling behind with their payments. |
| If this happens, their tenants are often not told what is happening and if it comes to repossession, they can face losing their home through no fault of their own. | If this happens, their tenants are often not told what is happening and if it comes to repossession, they can face losing their home through no fault of their own. |
| So whether you are a tenant or a landlord, what rights, responsibilities and security do you have? | So whether you are a tenant or a landlord, what rights, responsibilities and security do you have? |
| Are you aware of the new requirement for Energy Performance Certificates? | Are you aware of the new requirement for Energy Performance Certificates? |
| Maybe you want to know more about how tenancy deposit protection works. | Maybe you want to know more about how tenancy deposit protection works. |
| Or perhaps you would like to find out how tenants and landlords can resolve disputes. | Or perhaps you would like to find out how tenants and landlords can resolve disputes. |
| Whatever your concern, our panel of experts was here to give you advice. | Whatever your concern, our panel of experts was here to give you advice. |
| Vincent Duggleby was joined by: | Vincent Duggleby was joined by: |
| • John Socha, vice-chairman, National Landlords Association• Hayley Rowley, Citizens Advice• Vivien Gambling, of the Housing Law Practitioners Association and Lambeth Law Centre | • John Socha, vice-chairman, National Landlords Association• Hayley Rowley, Citizens Advice• Vivien Gambling, of the Housing Law Practitioners Association and Lambeth Law Centre |
| Presenter: Vincent DugglebyProducer: Diane Richardson | Presenter: Vincent DugglebyProducer: Diane Richardson |