Guest Articles

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...

Announcing our new Guest Blogger Paul Shamplina of Landlord Action

Author: Mark Alexander

7th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Paul Shamplina has over twenty years experience in the legal field, originally working as a clerk, private investigator, debt collector...

Many landlords are unaware of health and safety laws

Author: This article was written by guest author - Association of Independent Inventory Clerks

7th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

According to The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC), many landlords are still unaware of even basic health and safety...

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...

@Property118 interview with property investor and IFA Jason Howard

Author: Mark Alexander

30th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

First in a series of short video interviews in which Property118.com founder Mark Alexander quizzes IFA Jason Howard on how...

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Spotlight on Robin Pilley, HMO investor – Part four of a four part story

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2011, 16 years ago | 2

Robin Pilley invests into HMO’s (Houses in multiple occupation) in the Haverhill area and regularly achieves up to 16% yields,...

Tenants from Hell. Every Landlord’s Nightmare

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2011, 16 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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No more squatters rights

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

The news that squatters’ rights are coming to an end and that anyone squatting can be  evicted within days will...

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Refurb Mortgages. The Property Investors Dream!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Lisa Orme is an experienced property developer, investor and mortgage broker and specialises in property and financial services for new...

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5 more common reasons why inventories fail at adjudication

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th March 2011, 16 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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Hindsight is a wonderful thing, especially in property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.  If we had known how every successive generation was going to hold us up to...

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Rant over tenants “Human Rights” continues

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2011, 16 years ago | 2

Thank you to Chris Birdsall of TenantID for providing this Guest Blog which follows up nicely our report on 24th...

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Check your rental properties for common damages warns AIIC

Author: This article was written by guest author - Association of Independent Inventory Clerks

17th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is warning all landlords and management companies to check each rental property thoroughly...

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Spotlight on Robin Pilley, HMO investor – Part three of a four part story

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Robin Pilley invests into HMO’s in the Haverhill area and regularly achieves up to 16% yields, he is also a...

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Common reasons why inventories fail at adjudication

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2011, 16 years ago | 2

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

Auction purchases, where do I start with due diligence?

Author: Mark Alexander

11th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Sam Collett is a property developer, owner of Gorgeous Homes, an avid property auction buyer and Winner of the Primelocation.com Blog...

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Spotlight on Robin Pilley, HMO investor – Part one of a four part story

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2011, 16 years ago | 13

Robin Pilley invests into HMO’s (Houses in Multiple Occupation) in the Haverhill area and regularly achieves up to 16% yields,...

Get ready for HMRC buy to let landlord tax blitz

Author: This article was written by guest author - Steve Sims

21st February 2011, 16 years ago | 2

Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of “Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies”. Steve and his wife...