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Static Shocks in my rental property – what can I do?

Static Shocks in my rental property – what can I do?

05/03/2013

My former home has been rented out for the last three years to a great set of tenants who would like to stay there long term. However, I fear they will move on because they keep getting static shocks. I’ve checked this out for myself and totally sympathise with them but I don’t know what to do…. Read more

Tenant being held on remand – what should I do?

Tenant being held on remand – what should I do?

23/11/2012

We have received a cry for help from Julie Dawson. Her tenant is being held on remand and the Police have caused damage to the property through forced entry. Below is the email we received from Julie, what would you advise?

Zoopla or Rightmove?

Zoopla or Rightmove?

31/10/2012

OK, we know which is the biggest (for now at least), my question is; which do you think is best, Zoopla or Rightmove and why? This all started with a tweet (embedded below) but then I decided to make this an open discussion and several Estate Agents and Letting Agents have since responded as you… Read more

HMO Licensing – what’s the point?

HMO Licensing – what’s the point?

16/10/2012

This article about HMO Licensing is very different to many of the other articles I’ve written as I’m looking for answers as opposed to giving them. I can accept that the principles of HMO licensing is to provide safe homes and I’m all for that but that’s not what I’m really getting at by raising… Read more

Might the word ‘Landlord’ be damaging relationships?

28/08/2012

I’ve been writing for P118 for a while now and feel I have connected with enough sane voices here to put forward a slightly more insane idea for reasoned discussion, ideas that have been occurring to me for some time. The possibility that the very term ‘Landlord’ might be damaging relationships between landlords and tenants…. Read more

Can the Housing Benefit Office Do This?

Can the Housing Benefit Office Do This?

23/08/2012

I have a property which I rent to my son who is on Housing Benefit. He has several medical problems mainly brought on by the use of drugs in the past. I had two other properties which I had let out before to claimants that were on Housing Benefit. One of which was sold and… Read more

Traditional or Fixed Fee Online Estate Agents?

Traditional or Fixed Fee Online Estate Agents?

17/08/2012

Hi Mark I have a question for you and your readers regarding traditional estate agents vs fixed fee online estate agents if you think it’s worthy of publishing. I’ve never tried these fixed fee agencies that keep springing up, I tend just to stick with traditional agents.

Question regarding Local Authority Homeless policy

Question regarding Local Authority Homeless policy

15/08/2012

I have a property related question regarding Local Authority Homeless policy. My local authority advises tenants to ignore section 21 notices and to stay in the property until a court order / bailiffs arrive. If the tenant does not do this my council deems the tenants to have made themselves voluntarily homeless and they will… Read more

Buy to let property portfolio building – Readers Advice Request

02/08/2012

I received the email below from one of my readers yesterday morning requesting advice on buy to let property portfolio building. I’m happy to share my thoughts and will do so in due course in the comment section below this article. However, I thought my reader may appreciate a variety of opinions so I emailed… Read more

Mentoring courses and property networking

Mentoring courses and property networking

26/07/2012

Mentoring courses and property networking – have I been a Plonker Rodney? Are landlord mentoring courses value for money and are many of the property networking meetings we get invited to simply a sales pitch? When I started investing in property, back in the late 1990’s, there was no such thing as buying below market… Read more

Advice Sought from Fellow Landlords – tenancy agreement periods and monthly payments

Advice Sought from Fellow Landlords – tenancy agreement periods and monthly payments

17/07/2012

One of our readers has requested some advice from his fellow landlords reading this Newsletter. I could simply respond but I’m hoping that by publishing his request he will receive more than just my opinion. “As an avid reader of the Property118 newsletter and the associated discussions I wonder if I may ask my fellow… Read more

Property Values vs Interest Rates

Property Values vs Interest Rates

08/05/2012

A question that came up in conversation this evening whilst in the car on the way back from my fiancée’s offices was “which will rise first, interest rates or property values?” Have you ever asked yourself this question? I know what you are probably thinking, “haven’t you got anything better to talk to your fiancée about”, right? Well… Read more

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