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		<title>If it isn&#8217;t Written Down, it Didn&#8217;t Happen &#8211; The Evidence Is In The Communication</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Devaney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few of you have talked about communication on here before, but today I wanted to talk about communication issues and the problems they can cause. I had a landlord friend once who swore blind that the more effective form of communication he had with his tenants was on the phone. He felt it added... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/if-it-isnt-written-down-it-didnt-happen-the-evidence-is-in-the-communication/28560/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Buy to Rent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Patterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently asked about buy to rent and having thought about the conversation afterwards I was amazed at how indoctrinated into the jargon of the financial industry I have become. This was to the caller a simple mix of perfectly reasonable English e.g. I want to buy a property and rent it out. Buy... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/buy-to-rent/28609/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are you a property trader or investor?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state of the housing markets has led to many property people changing strategy to avoid losing money on sales. Property investors come in two types &#8211; buy to let investors and buy to sell traders. Both have a different set of rules to deal with the tax on selling a property. Developer is a... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/are-you-a-property-trader-or-investor/28599/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Landlords urged to only deal with ‘safe’ letting agents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letting agents are urging landlords to make sure they only do business with firms offering a money protection scheme. Firms signed up to the SAFEagent scheme are highlighting that landlords and tenants risk losing thousands of pounds in rents and deposits if an agent outside a money protection scheme shuts. The most recent firm to... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/landlords-urged-to-only-deal-with-safe-letting-agents/28597/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate Guide to Attracting a Tenant with a Beautiful Lawn</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Holbrook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the sun begins to show its face, we’re all taking our first tentative steps around the garden and the majority of us will all be thinking the same thing; what a mess! If it makes you feel any better, you should know that we’re all in the same boat and, even though it will... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/the-ultimate-guide-to-keeping-a-beautiful-lawn/28582/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to calculate the amount you can borrow on a buy to let mortgage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Patterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;How much can I borrow?&#8221; is a question I am asked on a daily basis and thought I would assist by creating a written reference point. The first thing to bear in mind is that Lenders perceive a buy to let mortgage as a self funding commercial business proposition with the rental income covering the... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/how-to-calculate-the-amount-you-can-borrow-on-a-buy-to-let-mortgage/28565/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Housing benefit rules breach disabled rights, says court</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The government’s housing benefits policy is in disarray as judges have ruled a crucial test to confirm how big a house a tenant qualifies to rent discriminates against the disabled. The housing benefit regulations, which came into force in April 2012, were criticised as flawed in the Court of Appeal because they do not allow... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/housing-benefit-rules-breach-disabled-rights-says-court/28555/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Third of Landlords Ready to Buy More Rental Homes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly a third of landlords have plans to buy more rental property this year, according to specialist buy to let lender CHL Mortgages. Landlord confidence is running high with just 1 in 10 aiming to sell property or leave buy to let, with 31% set to expand their portfolios, while the rest continue with business... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/third-of-landlords-ready-to-buy-more-rental-homes/28552/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Buy to Let remortgaging is now possible inside 6 months</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Patterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage Trust will now consider remortgaging a property inside 6 months of the date of purchase, but only if there have been significant improvement works carried out which have enhanced the property&#8217;s value. If you have bought an investment property, and can demonstrate a detailed schedule of works, Mortgage Trust will subject to criteria allow you to... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/buy-to-let-remortgaging-is-now-possible-inside-6-months/28524/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MPs urge ministers to open pensions to buy to let</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calls to boost buy to let by upgrading pensions to include residential property are gathering momentum in Parliament. An influential select committee of MPs is urging the government to streamline pension and tax laws for landlords to stimulate investment in private rented housing. The Communities and Local Government Select Committee, which includes MPs from all... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/mps-urge-ministers-to-open-pensions-to-buy-to-let/28529/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Task force targets criminal ‘beds in sheds’ landlords</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beds in sheds landlords are the target of a new government campaign to crack down on shoddy housing. Housing minister Grant Shapps is spearheading the battle against the spread of ‘suburban shanty towns’ by injecting £1.8 million into a fighting fund for nine councils. The minister is also urging councils who have ignored the issue... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/task-force-targets-criminal-beds-in-sheds-landlords/28525/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 114</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 22:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property 118</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s edition features Julie Ford looking at the rise of virgin landlords and Ben Reeve-Lewis delves deeper into his Tenancy Relations Officer role. There is also news of buy to let mortgage changes, an update on the government and insurance companies stand off and a round up of landlords in court. Featured Articles The... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/property118-landlords-newsletter-issue-114/28429/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Landlords ask courts to evict 65 tenants every day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buy to let landlords filed nearly 6,000 claims to evict tenants in the first three months of the year, according to the latest Ministry of Justice figures. County courts handle around 65 new cases every day and lawyers are concerned that backlogs will cause financial problems for landlords as strikes and work-to-rules by public sector... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/landlords-ask-courts-to-evict-65-tenants-every-day/28507/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Landlord repairs targeted in health and safety crackdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health and safety inspectors are cracking down on landlords who fail to manage building projects on their rental properties &#8211; even if they employ professional builders to do the work. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning that landlords face prosecution if they flout a little known construction regulation. Regulation 9(1)(a) of the Construction... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/landlord-repairs-targeted-in-health-and-safety-crackdown/28504/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paris Overtakes London for Rents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[London has dropped to second in the rankings for most expensive capital to rent in as rents in Paris takes on the mantle. Rents in the French capital are now three times more than Shanghai and Mumbai. New York appears to have been the best performer though, with the highest yield and highest leap in... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/paris-overtakes-london-for-rents/28492/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SAFEagent Launches its Awareness Week</title>
		<link>http://www.property118.com/index.php/safeagent-launches-second-awareness-week/28480/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 13:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAFEagent is launching a ‘week of activity’ beginning on May 14th until 20th May, aimed at raising awareness of the scheme with tenants and landlords. As part of the week there will be national and regional events to increase the knowledge of landlords- especially first-time landlords- and tenants of Client Money Protection Schemes and their... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/safeagent-launches-second-awareness-week/28480/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Buy to Let warning over leased solar panels</title>
		<link>http://www.property118.com/index.php/buy-to-let-warning-over-leased-solar-panels/28456/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 09:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Patterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Landlords looking to install or purchase properties with solar panels using a 25 year lease agreement need to think twice if they require buy to let finance. We have had feedback from 3 of the major buy to let lenders asking if solar panels installed on a 25 year lease plan are considered suitable security for lending purposes The... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/buy-to-let-warning-over-leased-solar-panels/28456/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Buy to Let Arrangement Fees Reduced by Godiva and Platform</title>
		<link>http://www.property118.com/index.php/buy-to-let-arrangement-fees-reduced-by-godiva-and-platform/28468/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 08:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coventry Building Society has cut rates and fees on buy to let loans through subsidiary Godiva. Two year fixed rates are offered at 4.30% at 65% loan to value with a £250 booking fee and no arrangement fee, while another two-year fix is available at 3.99% with a £250 booking fee and a £749... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/buy-to-let-arrangement-fees-reduced-by-godiva-and-platform/28468/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>1 in 5 Mortgage Applications are for Buy to Let</title>
		<link>http://www.property118.com/index.php/1-in-5-mortgage-applications-are-for-buy-to-let/28457/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 08:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buy to let mortgage applications make up one in five of all home loan applications, according to one of the UK’s largest estate agents. Haart also claims buy to let remortgage applications reached a new high for the year, despite the Council of Mortgage Lenders disclosing the number dropped by 1% in the first three... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/1-in-5-mortgage-applications-are-for-buy-to-let/28457/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>‘Buoyant’ buy to let lending sinks by 5%, lenders report</title>
		<link>http://www.property118.com/index.php/buoyant-buy-to-let-lending-sinks-by-5-lenders-report/28458/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Property118.com News Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buy to let borrowing was down 5% in the first three months of the year after a barnstorming end to 2011. In figures that revealed buy to let is treading water rather than buoyant, new landlord loans totaled £3.7 billion, according to the latest official figures from bank and building society trade body the Council... <a href="http://www.property118.com/index.php/buoyant-buy-to-let-lending-sinks-by-5-lenders-report/28458/" class="more">Read more</a>]]></description>
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