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Comparing Tenancy Deposit Protection Costs for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2012, 15 years ago | 8

As a new tenancy deposit protection scheme opens for business, some landlords may be confused over the costs and benefits...

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House Prices Fail to Shift for 18 Months

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

House prices have stuck in a rut for 18 months and are unlikely to change much for at least year....

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Courts Crack Down on Landlords Flouting Gas Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Magistrates are getting tough with landlords who flout gas safety rules by handing down hefty fines. Buy to let homes...

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Buy to Let Yields Outpaced Pensions Over Last Decade

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Returns on buy to let have outpaced other investments over the first decade of this century, according to a property...

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Oxford Landlord Fined Over Gas Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

A landlord in Oxford has been fined £2,000 and over £2,000 in costs after repeatedly failing to obtain a gas...

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First Blanket HMO Licensing Scheme Starts in Oxford

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 15 years ago | 20

The countdown has begun to the start of the UK’s first HMO blanket licensing scheme that starts in Oxford. From...

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Renting Costs £100 a Month More than Buying the Same Home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 15 years ago | 4

Buying a house is still £100 a month cheaper than renting – if you have a credit rating and the...

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Inventory Disputes Could be Reduced, Say AIIC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

The AIIC have told landlords again to ensure their inventories are up to scratch, as landlords continue to end up...

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Landlords Need to be Wary of Fraudulent Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords have been warned of tenants fraudulently filling out tenancy agreements with fake names and barely paying rent. Let Insurance...

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Landlords May Have to Pay Water Bills for Runaway Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2012, 15 years ago | 11

Buy to let landlords could be made to pay water bills for departing tenants if they fail to pass on...

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HMRC Tightens Tax Screw on Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

The tax man is tracking down landlords with undeclared rental income by demanding lists of property clients from letting agents....

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Buy to Let Mortgage Conditions Eased

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2012, 15 years ago | 2

As the buy to let mortgage wars hot up, several lenders are easing their terms for landlords. Yorkshire Building Society...

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Letting Agents Close Owing Landlords and Tenants Cash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2012, 15 years ago | 42

Midlands landlords are chasing rents and deposits from a letting agent who suddenly closed for business. Police are looking at...

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Landlords Have High Hopes for Buy to Let in 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

One in five landlords added property to their rental portfolios last year as confidence over interest rates and tenant demand...

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Buy to Let Flood Risk Could Cost Landlords Billions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 15 years ago | 1

Thousands of buy to let properties all over the country are at risk of becoming uninsurable and unmortgageable in a...

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Booming Buy to Let Reality Check for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 15 years ago | 2

Buy to let mortgage lenders are creaming off the best borrowers and leaving the rest without any real hope of...

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Cannabis Gangs Target Buy to Lets as Drug Factories

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 15 years ago | 10

Police are warning landlords that crime gangs are looking for rental homes to turn into cannabis factories. A clear trend...

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Buy to Let Arrears up – But ‘Experts’ Disagree on Why

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let experts are transmitting mixed messages about the state of the market in two new surveys. The latest...