Guest Articles

Are Private Landlords Soft Targets?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th March 2013, 14 years ago | 10

In this time of austerity, we must all put our shoulder to the wheel, do our bit, and pay our...

Why do some perfectly good tenants fail referencing?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2013, 14 years ago | 7

Are there some agents out there frustrated by the declines they get for some of their tenants, when they seem...

What do you do when a tenant leaves and does not give you the keys?

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

7th March 2013, 14 years ago | 14

You may get tenants who from time to time leave without giving you the keys. You know the ones… They...

Are Rent Guarantees Worth Buying?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th March 2013, 14 years ago | 15

Increasing rents, a difficult economy and job losses mean a growing number of tenants are struggling to pay their rent....

Creating opportunities by letting to pet owners

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2013, 14 years ago | 4

At present I let several on my properties to tenants with pets. Being a pet lover myself I have always...

Finding A Good Independent Inventory Provider

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2013, 14 years ago | 0

Most Landlords do not realise that Agents normally outsource the production of residential property inventories to specialist inventory companies. Ultimately,...

Crazy tenant puts landlord through hell

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2013, 14 years ago | 14

Landlords and letting agents who visit their female tenants need to be ultra careful based on this landlords story of...

LANDLORDS – don’t let tenants steal your property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2013, 14 years ago | 0

Is it even possible that tenants could steal a property you might ask! As part of its campaign to stamp...

There is more than one type of Inventory

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2013, 14 years ago | 5

There is more than one type of Inventory, in fact, there are three main types, property inventories, insurance/home inventories (very...

Rental Gazumping in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2013, 14 years ago | 2

That ‘G’ word is back in town! Yes, boys and girls, Rental Gazumping in London is here and knocking on...

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Don’t be afraid of Houses in Multiple Occupation

Author: Angus Ryan

14th November 2012, 14 years ago | 9

Experienced landlord Angus Ryan explains why landlords should not be afraid to invest in HMOs and also inform their local...

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WARNING – Your landlords insurance may be invalid

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

1st November 2012, 14 years ago | 5

I wanted to share with you a recent ‘near miss’ with one of our landlord’s. We had taken on a...

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Homelessness suitability order and PRS landlords by Ben Reeve-Lewis

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

29th October 2012, 14 years ago | 12

A bombshell was dropped recently. Admittedly an expected Bombshell, but it took all us people working in the public sector...

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HMO viewing appointments

Author: HMOLandlady

19th October 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Part Three in HMOLandlady’s series of articles that started with Setting up an HMO from Scratch and Finding Tenants for...

Finding Tenants for an HMO

Author: HMOLandlady

1st October 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Following last week’s article on setting up an HMO from scratch I’m reporting on the last week’s activities which were...

Guest article from Howard Reuben IFA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Guest article by Howard Reuben IFA A “snapshot of today” Priorities. Everyone has them, and as a Financial Adviser I...

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Might the word ‘Landlord’ be damaging relationships?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

28th August 2012, 14 years ago | 29

I’ve been writing for P118 for a while now and feel I have connected with enough sane voices here to...

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Void periods – one of the landlords greatest enemies

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13th August 2012, 14 years ago | 10

As we all know, the landlord’s most dreaded expense is void periods and I am always looking at innovative ways...