Cautionary Tales

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Latest property horror stories

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Council spends £25,000 on repairing death-trap HMO A death-trap letting property seized by a council because the tenants lived in...

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Bad tenants leave landlord owing £9000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Tenants at a London apartment have sent their landlord spiralling into difficulty after repeatedly failing to pay their rent. Naomi...

How to get your property portfolio off “death row”

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

13th May 2011, 15 years ago | 3

With interest rates at a historic low, guest article writer Glen Ackroyd from National Property Group explains the steps he’s...

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Does your tenancy agreement give you confidence?

Author: Lorna Rose

11th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Tenancy agreements are important. They make it clear what you expect from your tenant and when they sign the dotted...

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Landlords fined for breaching shared house rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Two Leeds landlords were fined for failing to comply with house in multiple occupation (HMO) regulations. Brian Davison, of Horsforth,...

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Gamekeeper turned poacher helps landlords in deposit protection disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2011, 15 years ago | 7

Help is at hand for landlords struggling to claim money through the deposit protection schemes. A deposit protection adjudicator has...

Reducing the risk of a rogue tenant

Author: Lorna Rose

8th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Guest Blog from Lorna Rose of TenantID For some reason mortgage defaults increased during the first 3 months of this...

Tenants from Hell (Part 2). Every Landlord’s Nightmare

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Sequel to Frazer Fearnhead’s popular Guest Blog It’s amazing what you uncover upon conducting a check out inspection. Below are the...

Tenants from Hell. Every Landlord’s Nightmare

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2011, 15 years ago | 4

It’s the situation every landlord dreads. You do the usual checks, the tenants seem like nice reasonable people but 6...

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5 more common reasons why inventories fail at adjudication

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th March 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Part 2 of a 2 part series.  Read part one here With over 23,500 deposit disputes last year year –...

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Common reasons why inventories fail at adjudication

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Part 1 of a 2 part series. With over 23,500 deposit disputes last year – a figure that is set...

My 1,000th post on my favourite Property Forum

Author: Mark Alexander

8th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The following is an extract from my 1,000th discussion on Property Tribes (my favourite property forum). I asked the members...

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Running a buy to let property – Landlord law FAQ

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords are often fined huge sums in court for failing to maintain their properties.  Some deserve their fines but many...

New blog topics coming soon

Author: Mark Alexander

10th January 2011, 15 years ago | 2

The two new topics will be: Cautionary Tales – this will include Case Studies from a panel of landlords and...