Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 70

In amongst all the headlines we have got some great news of our own this week and when you visit Property118.com you will discover some significant and beneficial changes.

You will immediately notice that the design of the website and our brand identity has changed to reflect the integration of our new strategic partner, Thomson Local. Also, thanks to input and user feedback we have also improved site functionality, navigation and usability.

The Property Services Directory is now fully operational so why not check to see if your preferred contacts are listed and leave a Testimonial for them? You could be in for a chance of winning £100 worth of B&Q vouchers by doing so, click here for more details. There’s a good chance your preferred contacts will be listed in the Directory as it now includes over 180,000 businesses providing services to the Private Rented Sector.

On the home page you will find our new corporate video with testimonials given to Property118.com by some of our own happy customers.

We are indebted to the team at Brief Media who were great fun to work with in the production of this video and to all the team at Accent Design Group for our new branding and website design. Both companies worked professionally to tight deadlines with good humour and attention to detail and we would happily recommend their services.

There are 22 news articles for you to choose from this week, to view this week’s newsletter click here. If you would like to receive a free daily update of posts and latest news added to Property118 register here.

The latest articles from guest writers

The latest articles and video blogs added by Mark Alexander, founder of Property118: A Property Dream Comes True Three Landlords and a Lawyer Northern Property Giants View all articles by Mark Alexander.

	The latest articles added by Ben Reeve-Lewis, Lewisham based Tenancy Relations Officer:
	Tales From the Fronline
	Mortgage Lenders Paying Deposits? Have you Gone Mad??
	View all articles by Ben Reeve-Lewis.

The latest articles added by Julie Ford, who runs the Hemel Landlord & Property Network: Generation rent – Have The Germans Got it Right? View all articles by Julie Ford.

The latest articles added by HMO Landlady, full time mother and landlady to 15 tenants across three HMO houses. Pondering Article Four – Stick it to the Tenants! **%£~%! Lettings Agents! View all articles by HMO Landlady.

View all articles by Property Maverick. The latest article from our newest writer, The Property Maverick Introducing the “Property Maverick” Which Expert Said Now is Not the Time to Invest in Property?

The latest property industry News as sourced by the Property118 News Team:
	Viewing a Property the Professional Way
	Landlord Tax Cheats Targeted by HMRC Task Force
	Tenants Grab Buy to Let Homes in Record Time
	Top 10 Features for Buy to Let Insurance
	Letting Unlicensed HMO is a Crime, According to Judge
	The Only Home Truth About Property is Unpredictable Prices
	Buy to Let Mortgage Regulation is Logical Says the FSA/
	Property Firm Lines up £2 billion Swoop on Buy to let flats
	Housebuilding Slumps to Lowest Level for 88 years
	Landlords Snubbing Registration Face £50,000 Fines
	Landlords Reap Rewards as London Rents Rise 27%
	Squatters in Hones Outlawed as Criminals