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The Devil is in the Detail

Author: Mary Latham

5th December 2011, 15 years ago | 107

The Localism Act 2011 is another heavy piece of legislation and you might be forgiven for missing a very important...

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Eyesore Extensions Must Go, Planners Tell Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Planners are cracking down on landlords who have added extensions to 24 homes in just three streets without permission. Manchester...

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Islamic Bank Offers Buy to Let Loans for First Time

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th December 2011, 15 years ago | 5

Islamic Bank of Britain has joined the throng as the latest lender to offer buy to let mortgages to landlords....

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NPG offer money back deal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Property management company The National Property Group (NPG) have announced they will refund any management fees after six months if...

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1 in 7 Homes a Buy to Let … and the Number’s Growing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The number of buy to let properties has increased by 756,000 homes since 2007, according to the latest government housing...

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Tenants at Risk in 1 Million Shoddy Buy to Let Homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2011, 15 years ago | 2

One in three buy to let homes have major safety hazards putting tenants at risk, claims a government survey of...

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Landlords are Buy to Let Paupers Despite Record Rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Buy to let investments do not make landlords money even though tenants are paying record rents, according to a new...

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Protecting a Rental Business Against Rogue Letting Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Dozens of letting agents have gone bust in recent months leaving landlords struggling financial with unpaid rents and unprotected deposits....

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EU Trying To Kill Buy To Let – sign the petition to STOP it now.

Author: Mark Alexander

19th November 2011, 15 years ago | 100

The buy to let market will grind to a halt if EU proposals to change the way lenders hand out...

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Booming Buy to Let Rents Keep on Rising

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents are still rising – but not as fast as over recent months. In October, renters paid...

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Buy to Let Landlords are Snapping Up More Big City Properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around 25% of landlords have invested in more buy to let property this year, says the Association of Residential Letting...

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Tell Tenants How to Deal with Emergencies, Urges NLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Tenants need to know about how to cope in an emergency to protect rental properties from risk of damage in...

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Buy to Let Lenders Forget to Mention the Missing Link

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage lending is going from strength to strength, according to industry trade body the Council of Mortgage...

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Britain Set to Become a Nation of Home Renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

More people will rent than buy their home in 15 years as attitudes to letting change, says Grainger, Britain’s biggest...

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Buy to Let Rents Set to Surge by 20%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Buy to let landlords will see properties generating a better return from rents than yields over the next five years,...

Private Landlords Will Need To Be Much More Vigilant if Proposals Go Ahead

Author: Mary Latham

11th November 2011, 15 years ago | 54

Tenants with anti social behaviour orders will be forced into the private rented sector if proposals to give housing associations...

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Are your tenants fire safe?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2011, 15 years ago | 1

As winter kicks in, Let Insurance Services are impressing on landlords to have their fire safety measures in place. They...

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Buy to Let Lending is Up – But It’s Not Booming

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The latest buy to let lending figures highlight a rise in landlord borrowing – but the statistics are shrouding an...