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We are delighted to bring Property118 readers this early-bird, off plan investment opportunity, ideally positioned close to the city centre of Nottingham. The Sherwood Square development is made up of luxury one and two-bed apartments and we have managed to secure our clients the best units for the fantastic price of £104,995, with yields of up to 6.6%. The price even includes a parking space. According to figures from the Land Registry, property prices have increased in Nott

My friend had tenants in a property for three years, but they did not pay any council tax during that time. The council said that he should have sent the Assured Tenancy Agreement to them and that they were not aware any tenants were living in the property. He ended up paying £8,000 in Council Tax! I was very surprised by the council's stance as I never thought the landlord was responsible for tenants bills, be it council tax or utilities. I have a couple of properties and I d

Our Hon. Legal Counsel, Mark Smith, Head of Chambers at Cotswold Barristers will be presenting an overview of several landlords tax strategies at the pin Edinburgh Meeting property networking event Thursday 21st February 2019. The event will start at 6:00pm until 9:00pm and will be free for guests of Mark Smith that have not previously attended a pin meeting. To obtain your guest ticket please see below: Visit https://propertyinvestorsnetwork.co.uk/meetings/edinburgh/ On

Do many landlords ever dare to sign up new tenants remotely - or only in person? I recently gave a viewing to to a prospective tenant who was only in town for the day. We got on well. She now wants to sign a contract without having to meet again for a 2nd time. I feel it is better to meet again in person, because if we don't, one of us will have to "make the leap" first - she will either have to wire me £2k in rent and deposit without having a contract and keys, or I will have

As a matter of urgency, we ask all members and Property118 readers to email the information commissioner:  casework@ico.org.uk. The basis of our complaint is that, as landlords we cannot sign up to Sefton’s new licensing scheme because it is not GDPR compliant....

Nearly £250 million of housing deals will deliver almost 25,000 more homes, the Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP has announced today. As part of this, the government will be investing £157 million in infrastructure such as building roads and putting natural green space alongside developments....

Letter to Gareth Johnson Member of Parliament for Dartford: Local Authority – Gatekeeping The country as a whole has experienced austerity for the last ten years, only I believe with the exception of MP’s salaries. Local Authorities have felt the ‘financial pinch’ along with everyone else....

The Government looks set to introduce a compulsory redress scheme for private landlords. The redress scheme will enable tenants to complain through a ‘housing complaints resolution service’ allowing them to have quick access to resolve problems and issues they face with their housing....