The business of short term lets for the Olympics

It is estimated that in the next three months over 100,000 home owners in London will be cashing in on private letting of rooms, flats and whole houses. With rents running up to 35 times the norm, is anyone surprised?

Not that renting a property is straightforward. There are legal obligations, finance, tax, insurance and safety issues to consider. For many this can be daunting -

Four awards for Belvoir franchise owner Terry Lucking

Belvoir Lettings are proud to announce that Terry Lucking of Belvoir Peterborough and Belvoir Cambridge won an astounding four awards at their recent black tie dinner and awards ceremony, held at Belton Woods Hotel, near Grantham.

A worthy winner, Terry received the Belvoir Rankings Winner award, the Belvoir Monthly Record Breaker award, the Belvoir Innovation award, plus the top award of the

Patent Prosecution Highway With Germany Now Open

A new two-year pilot scheme, launched today, will provide a boost for growth by helping businesses speed up the processing of patent applications in the UK and Germany.

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) allows applicants who have been successful in obtaining a patent from either the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) or the German Patent and Trademark Office to request accelerated

Start Out In Overseas Property Investment From Just £4,000

'Experience property ownership' has been developed with Barrasford & Bird Worldwide to give first time buyers more confidence and protection when looking to get into the overseas property market.

Experience ownership means investors actually have bricks and mortar fractional ownership providing five star properties at a low entry price. For example until March 1st, this can be purchased at our

Bruntwood leases remaining office space at 14 King Street, Leeds

Commercial property company Bruntwood has concluded a pair of deals for 14 King Street in Leeds, which means that all of the available office space at the building has now been filled.

Barton Willmore LLP has decided to lease 1,322 sq ft of floor space while 3Volution LLP has taken 1,507 sq ft. They will join high-profile

New research points out how emerging changes in the work-place are impacting commercial property decisions

Birmingham-based Port@l, leaders in delivering space and infrastructure solutions, has commissioned an independent white paper that assesses how, technology, Government initiatives and the mitigation of risk is changing the attitude of companies towards commercial property and the work-place.

Aimed at Chief Executives, Chief Financial Officers, Property professionals and Human Resource

Enquiries for London holiday rental properties for summer 2012 131 times greater than for 2011

Figures from HomeAway.co.uk, UK arm of the market leader of the online holiday rentals industry, reveal that London homeowners are benefiting from an unprecedented demand for holiday rentals during the London Games. Demand for rental properties in London for the Olympic summer of 2012 has increased by 131 times as compared to the previous year.

It is expected home owners looking to cash in on

Accommodation for 2012 Olympic Games to be provided by new service

A new service, providing accommodation during the London Olympic Games, has been launched by London Property Rental 2012. The properties provide accommodation for both families and groups and are located within fifteen minutes by train of Central London.

Set up by experienced property professional Carol Fox, London Property Rental 2012 provides a home-from-home experience by offering fully