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Labour plans for a National Register of Private Landlords...
The Labour Party policy review paper indicated:
The Party is considering creating a national register of private landlords so that people found guilty of criminal acts could be banned from being landlords,
Stephen Fitzgibbon of Fitzgibbon Property Services Brighton and...
Stephen Fitzgibbon of Fitzgibbon Property Services Brighton and Hove
Building the trust between landlord and tenant.
With over 15 years experience in the lettings market, I am a landlord with a small...
Breaking News – Universal Credit Reforms May be Unachieveble...
We are hearing reports coming in suggesting that David Cameron’s “Major Projects Authority” may have given Universal Credit reforms a Red Light warning.
The Major Projects Authority was...
Assured 9% Yields on Nottingham Student Accommodation...
A city with a chronic under-supply of bespoke student accommodation, Nottingham is the ideal location for this latest boutique project from leading student accommodation specialists Knight Knox International.
Immigration Bill checks to be light touch for Landlords...
The Housing Minister Mark Prisk speaking to MPs on the Immigration Bill announced in the recent Queen’s speech confirmed the immigration status of tenants will only have to be checked under a light...
NLA to make accreditation training compulsory for landlord members...
In a recent press release the National Association of Landlords NLA have announced plans committing that all its landlord members will be accredited by 2020.
In a speech on ‘Delivering excellence in...
Simon Benstead of Topservice Refurbishments Ltd Great Dunmow...
Simon Benstead of Topservice Refurbishments Ltd Great Dunmow
I am a Landlord and support The Good Landlords campaign...
The latest on the BOI Tracker rate scandal...
Bank of Ireland issued the following press release and wrote to 1,200 borrowers today:-
“In February this year Bank of Ireland UK wrote to 13,500 mortgage customers to advise that their base rate...
What to do about Tenants with Rent Arrears...
Watch this video and learn the solution you need to deal with rent arrears in just 60 seconds.
Then simply complete the form below 🙂...
Do you trust the Financial Conduct Authority with your personal...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), partially taken over from the FSA, is to collect the personal information from mortgage applications for use by its policy risk and research division to monitor the...
SAFEagent Awareness Week 2013...
This week is SAFEagent awareness week.
Property118 has supported SAFEagent since its inception just two years ago.
The concept is very simple, a Letting Agent displaying a current SAFEagent badge has purchased...
Christine Price of Chelmsford...
Christine Price of Chelmsford
I am a Landlord and currently let out a 10th floor studio flat in Salford, a 2 bedroom ground floor flat in Hull and a 2 bedroom ground floor flat in Bletchley (Milton Keynes),
Tenant Deposit Dispute Figures Looking Good...
The ratio of deposit disputes in England & Wales is just over one per cent according to official figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
The Government figures...
Rowena Turner of Didcot...
Rowena Turner of Didcot
I rent out a two bed property and a 4 bed HMO in Didcot to young professionals. The four bed should be available from July 2013.
I aim as a landlord to provide a good service for...
Laurence Kaye of Radlett...
Laurence Kaye of Radlett
I am a Landlord and support The Good Landlords campaign...
Scottish Association of Landlords – dismayed by Shelter...
Scottish Conservative Housing Spokesman Alex Johnstone and the Scottish Association of Landlords have slammed the language employed by housing charity Shelter in its latest press release which called for...
Capital Allowances – Tax savings for HMO and Multi Let...
Part 2 of 2 written by Bill Loryman
The first reactions from Property Investors hearing about Capital Allowances are that they sound too good to be true and that,”surely my Accountant has identified...
Cambridge University seeks residential developers...
Cambridge University, as Principal Developer of its £1 billion mixed-use scheme at North West Cambridge, is seeking residential developers in this opportunity to work collaboratively to create an urban...
Capital Allowances – Reduced tax bills for HMO owners?
Part 1 of 2 written by Bill Loryman
HMRC calculates that over 90% of properties have not claimed against their Capital Allowances. Recent changes by HMRC still mean that Capital Allowances can be claimed...
Michael Carolan of Huddersfield...
Michael Carolan of Huddersfield
I have been a landlord for 14 years, and my portfolio consists of one 4 bed house, four 3 bed houses and five 2 bed houses situated in the Halifax & Huddersfield areas.
Immigration Bill – Landlords could be fined...
A new immigration bill that includes landlords responsibilities to check the status of tenants rights to reside or face large fines was announced today in the Queens speech.
“My government will bring...