Fun Stuff

How to Unblock a Toilet: A Humorous Guide to Tackling a Blocked Loo

Author: Mark Alexander

9th September 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Ah, the humble toilet. We often take this porcelain throne for granted, assuming it will always be there for us...

Something to keep you smiling

Author: Mark Alexander

6th February 2023, 3 years ago | 4

When I first started Property118 I tried to post a landlord or tenant-related joke or video once a week. My...

The slightly unusual dilemma of a Croydon landlord

Author: Readers Question

18th July 2018, 8 years ago | 23

This is our favourite and most popular ‘Readers Question’ to date, hence we re-bublish it from time to time. Dear...

10 Fun Facts About Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

9th October 2014, 12 years ago | 0

From time to time, usually towards the end of a week, I share an occasional story to give you a...

Rental Yields Explained – Listen to the audio

Author: Mark Alexander

7th August 2013, 13 years ago | 3

Our friends Rob Bence and Rox Dix from the Property Podcast have produced an excellent audio programme which explains various...

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Finders Keepers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2012, 13 years ago | 0

To celebrate their 40th anniversary Oxford letting agent Finders Keepers have compiled this great list of their top ten unusual requests from tenants:

50 Shades of Grey for landlords and letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2012, 14 years ago | 19

Apparently “shades of grey” now means something different to what it meant a year or so back. I chuckled when...

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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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The landlord who could well become a legend

Author: Mark Alexander

18th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

This weekend I came across a person who could become to landlordism what the legendary Roy Brooks was to the...

The tragic story of an HMO tenant

Author: Mark Alexander

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

I remember several years back meeting an old farmer boy type landlord in the car park on my way into...

Spotlight on our Editor Jack Phillips

Author: Mark Alexander

9th May 2012, 14 years ago | 3

It’s been just over a year since Jack joined our team, initially as an intern placement via the University of...

Property Values vs Interest Rates

Author: Mark Alexander

8th May 2012, 14 years ago | 15

A question that came up in conversation this evening whilst in the car on the way back from my fiancée’s offices...

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Landlords claim Titanic captain haunts buy to let home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Buy to let investors Neil and Louise Bonner are selling the childhood home of ill-fated Titanic skipper Captain Edward John...

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Interest Free Buy to Let Mortgages 0% APR

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2012, 14 years ago | 5

We have seen interest free credit cards and financing for TV’s, sofa’s and even cars but we never expected to...

Happy Birthday Mark Alexander

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Another year older, another year of more energy! On Thursday it is the birthday of Property118 founding partner Mark Alexander....

Want to Splash Out a Little?

Author: Ally Interiors

24th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Every landlord wants to maximise their rental. Whatever the circumstances, when people rent it’s not just the number of bedrooms,...

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Spoof buy to let services make Google first page – this video explains how and why

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

We recently introduced Nicket & Legett, the now infamous law company in Norwich that doesn’t exist, simply type BUSINESS LAWYERS...

Revealed – The house starring in BBC’s The Apprentice

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The candidates in this year’s The Apprentice series are living in a luxurious £4.67 million mansion in south-west London. Mark...