Buy to Let News

Landlords, Tenants, Dogs, Pets

Author: Mark Alexander

11th July 2012, 14 years ago | 10

“Landlords, Tenants, Dogs, Pets” is part 7 of my latest series of articles entitled “My first intentional property investment“ Ever...

Expat property investor – the need for professional help

Author: Lucy Richardson Property Search Consultancy

11th July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Case study relating to an expat property investor interested in keeping a foot on the London property ladder. Two years...

Landlord licencing scheme boundaries released by Newham Council

Author: Mark Alexander

10th July 2012, 14 years ago | 38

Details of the highly controversial Landlord Licencing Scheme boundaries have been released by Newham Council. As of January 2013 it...

LANDLORD RESOURCES – my favourite websites for research and information

Author: Mark Alexander

6th July 2012, 14 years ago | 12

There are literally thousands of websites offering landlord resources but in this article I’m going to focus on the landlord...

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What happens to mortgages when a landlord dies?

Author: Mark Alexander

5th July 2012, 14 years ago | 29

I wrote an article a few weeks ago about a conversation I’d had with a financial advisor about what happens...

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How might a Buy To Let Property Benefit You In Retirement?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2012, 14 years ago | 2

By guest author Taj Kang- an Associate Director at specialist contractor mortgage broker Anyone in their early fifties is going...

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Landlord in Scotland banned from letting

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2012, 14 years ago | 1

A landlord in Edinburgh is the first in the city to be banned from letting out properties after failing to...

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Tenants in severe arrears tops 100,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The number of tenants in severe arrears has risen to a massive 100,400 as rents continue to rise while the...

Auction property and buy to let mortgages don’t mix

Author: Neil Patterson

3rd July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

It is not an exaggeration to say that every day we are asked the question “can you arrange a buy...

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Landlords still not getting the inventory right

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd July 2012, 14 years ago | 1

With landlords continuing to come off on the wrong side of tenant deposit disputes, the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks...

HMO outrage for landlords & tenants – this time it’s Council Tax!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2012, 14 years ago | 23

We have received an anonymous tip off that could cause yet another HMO outrage and could be a disaster for both landlords and...

There’s good money in bungalow refurbishment

Author: Mark Alexander

28th June 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Whilst a bungalow isn’t likely to provide you with the highest possible rental yield, bungalows should not be overlooked as...

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HMO Landlady’s casting couch story

Author: HMOLandlady

28th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

If you’ve been reading my blog posts or run an HMO yourself, you’ll already know that the quest for affordable...

The first buy to let lender to blink

Author: Neil Patterson

25th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The buy to let market has been very quiet for the last few weeks with little to report on rate...

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Buy to let rents still rising and unlikely to fall

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Rents are still rising and are unlikely to drop anytime soon, according to one of the UK’s leading letting agents....

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Buy to lets may soon top homes for sale

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The number of buy to let homes to rent may soon outstrip the number of homes coming to the market...

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Student study highlights landlord opportunities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Target markets where demand for student housing is growing are highlighted in a new specialist property report. Cities where demand...

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Letting agents urged to protect landlord cash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The Property Ombudsman wants views from letting agents about setting up client money protection insurance to safeguard rents and deposits....