Do landlords expect too much from their accountants?
Author: Mark Alexander
26th January 2019, 7 years ago | 0
Mark Alexander
Statement from Tim Frome on behalf of Property Redress Scheme
Author: Mark Alexander
25th January 2019, 7 years ago | 17
Cost to landlords to join a COMPULSORY Redress Scheme?
Author: Mark Alexander
24th January 2019, 7 years ago | 25
Will you pay tax on your finance costs this year?
Author: Mark Alexander
19th January 2019, 7 years ago | 0
Will you be at the Buy-to-Let AFTER PARTY?
Author: Mark Alexander
20th December 2018, 7 years ago | 0
The 22 Year Old Who Purchased A Block Of 24 Flats
Author: Mark Alexander
30th October 2018, 7 years ago | 23
Proposals to add shared occupancy test to Rent-A-Room relief to be scrapped
Author: Mark Alexander
30th October 2018, 7 years ago | 1
Our recon trip to Portugal for NHR tax residence purposes
Author: Mark Alexander
5th October 2018, 8 years ago | 17
Bod’s decision on whether or not to incorporate his rental property business
Author: Mark Alexander
26th September 2018, 8 years ago | 10
Vision for an independent organisation to represent UK landlords
Author: Mark Alexander
16th September 2018, 8 years ago | 76
BoE base rate has trebled within a year but …
Author: Mark Alexander
16th September 2018, 8 years ago | 4
Declarations of Trust – Is Lender Consent Required?
Author: Mark Alexander
14th September 2018, 8 years ago | 12
Hybrid Tax Structure – Landlords BEWARE!
Author: Mark Alexander
12th September 2018, 8 years ago | 0
Mark Alexander
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UK landlord since 1989.
Founder of Property118.com - the mission statement of which is “to facilitate the sharing of best practice among UK landlords and associated professionals”
I live in Portugal, but I am very much British with a UK property rental and development business.
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I don’t offer mentoring or training as I am semi-retired and enjoying a fantastic work/life balance, but I do comment, frequently publish articles and answer questions posted here on Property118.
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Reply to the comment left by Martin Cameron at 17:58 We(Property118) has an excellent working relationship with them. The only complaints we ever get is that some of their articles are “scaremongering”, but they have sold a huge number of...
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It sounds like you entered into an assisted sale type of arrangement. Did your Agent have contractual rights to list the property for £150,000? If not, you should complain to their Ombudsman. If they are not a member of an...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Ryan Stevens at 22/04/2026 - 11:53
Reply to the comment left by Ryan Stevens at 22/04/2026 - 11:53Nope, definitely not in this case. I know the person who wrote this and he's not in that line of business. He's just a landlord like you and me...
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That's a superb list of pros and cons and I really look forward to reading the comments from other Property118 members. In my experience, the actual total cost of securing vacant possession and selling the property for maximum value, after...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Lou Valdini at 18/04/2026 - 23:46
Reply to the comment left by NewYorkie at 23:46 That’s true, and the important think to mention in the negotiations is that viability has to work for all parties. The only other realistic option, which you are reluctant to do,...
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Reply to the comment left by Cider Drinker at 17/04/2026 - 10:04Sounds like a great plan, so long as is doesn’t come to fruition too quickly 😂
Read More →Reply to comment left by Hugh Baily at 16/04/2026 - 18:37
Reply to the comment left by Hugh Baily at 16/04/2026 - 18:37I think you may be focusing on the presence of debt rather than the efficiency of the capital. Owning property outright can feel safe, but if that equity isn’t...
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John, There are some good points made above, particularly around misrepresentation, but it is worth separating legal principle from how these situations actually play out in practice. A jump in service charge from £1,400 to £5,000 is clearly material. On...
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Reply to the comment left by Ryan Stevens at 13/04/2026 - 17:16That's one for our Editors. I suspect it's because the article was posted under "Readers Questions" and asked a variety of questions at the end. Grammatically, I agree that...
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Reply to the comment left by William Harford at 13/04/2026 - 16:43Hi William When we first 'partnered' with LettingSupermarket.com, we assisted them to promote their initial crowdfunding campaigns - see https://www.property118.com/lettingsupermarket-com-independently-valued-3-5-million/
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Reply to the comment left by William Harford at 13/04/2026 - 16:27I am seriously impressed, and thank you also for the 5-star rating you left for us on TrustPilot https://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.property118.com I'm also "blown away"!
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Reply to the comment left by Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118 at 13/04/2026 - 15:57Sorry, another one to add to that list is Open Banking and associated automations. Without everything in one piece of software landlords will soon lose...
Read More →Reply to comment left by William Harford at 13/04/2026 - 15:27
Reply to the comment left by William Harford at 15:27 I think MTD and integration with Quickbooks and Xero are vital if you don't want to clash with the advice of landlords' accountants. Get that bit right and I think...
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Reply to the comment left by William Harford at 13/04/2026 - 14:54Hi William If yours can do all the things that all the others do well then you, in turn, deserve to do well. Honestly, do you think you've achieved...
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Have you looked at Alphaletz, Lendlord, Landlord Vision and Landlord Studio? How does yours compare to what they do?
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Hi William Landlord Software is a tough market at the moment, especially with so many landlords being in what I've dubbed as "analysis paralysis" due to all the changes we are facing. What competitor analysis have you done? Also, what...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Karl Wilson at 10/04/2026 - 16:16
Thank you for the comment, it’s a fair question to raise. What makes this survey significant is not just the headline number, but the context behind it. The results are based on 2,380 completed responses covering over 23,000 rental properties,...
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Where are those of you that sold investing your sale proceeds, and what rate of return are you getting? I’m getting 8% to 10% per annum fixed on two year bonds and I’m interested to learn whether anyone is getting...
Read More →10th April 2026, 2 weeks ago
Every single day, we help landlords consider all of the options for scenarios just like this one. There's only so much anybody can get from answers on a forum. A 30-minute initial discussion with a Property118 consultant will be enough...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Dee Gidda at 07/04/2026 - 19:53
Is there any way you could possibly help us to achieve that?
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