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HMO landlords wait for article 4 test case

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

As councils across the country ramp up their campaign against student landlords and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs), the Residential...

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Budget 2012 and how it affects landlords and property investors

Author: Mark Alexander

21st March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Budget 2012 for property people Property investors are winners and losers in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget 2012. Landlords paying tax...

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BMV Instant Equity Adverts Unfair says ASA

Author: Mark Alexander

21st March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Consumer champion gets tough on ‘instant equity’ claims Slick property salesman trying to talk investors in to signing up for...

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Don’t allow LANDLORDS to be SCAPEGOATS of housing policy failures

Author: Mark Alexander

20th March 2012, 14 years ago | 9

In a country where we have a housing crisis driven by a complete lack of an innovative and all-encompassing housing...

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Cameron’s housing benefit gaffe exposed by councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2012, 14 years ago | 13

Prime Minister David Cameron’s claim that buy to let landlords are dropping rents in response to the Government’s welfare reforms...

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Reducing/avoiding rent arrears – I’ll have some of that please

Author: Mary Latham

20th March 2012, 14 years ago | 8

After reading Experian launches rent payment profile for tenants, I am perfectly prepared to give a person a chance for...

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Landlords blamed for buying up family homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Councillors are blaming student landlords for a shortage of affordable homes for families that is ‘distorting’ the housing market. Now,...

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Commercial Mortgage and Development Finance Lenders open for business

Author: Mark Alexander

17th March 2012, 14 years ago | 29

If you are a regular reader of our news and blogs here on Property118 you may have noticed that in...

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Rents drop again for buy to let landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents nudged down by 0.6% in February – the third fall in the past year, according to...

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Experian launches rent payment profile for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2012, 14 years ago | 35

Missing a rent payment could affect a tenant’s credit rating as one of the largest credit checking firms opens a...

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Landlord may face jail over HMO arson killings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The landlord of a shared house where a mum and her three-year-old daughter died in an arson attack may face...

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Crooked landlord admits stealing student deposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

A university had to take on extra staff to deal with complaints about a landlord who stole deposits on student...

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Tax saving tips for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2012, 14 years ago | 6

It’s not often the tax man gives something away, but from the start of the next tax year landlords can...

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Number of tenants struggling with debt soars by 55%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Rent arrears and debt problems are mounting up for thousands of tenants – with the number calling for help soaring...

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A choice of two tenants

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

14th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

If you had a choice of the two tenants below which would you choose? A middle-aged couple (one working and...

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Letting agent complaints soar by 26% says The Property Ombudsman

Author: Mark Alexander

14th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Complaints against rogue letting agents surged by 26% to more than 7,600 in 2011, according to independent adjudicator The Property...

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Buy to let mortgage flood overwhelms lenders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let lenders are squeezing the availability of loans as funding problems ripple out through the industry. Landlords are...

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Renting rules for long-distance landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th March 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Letting agents are urging long-distance landlords to make sure they follow six basic renting rules to avoid hassle with tenants....