Guest Columns
Author: Paul Shamplina
9th April 2014, 12 years ago |
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Landlord Action has lambasted Government plans to increase court fees as “extortionate”. The planned changes will take effect from 22nd...
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3rd March 2014, 12 years ago |
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Whether you’re new to investing in property or a seasoned investor, you will no doubt be keen to minimise the...
Author: Simone Gilks
15th January 2014, 12 years ago |
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Banks aren’t always the friendliest of places when it comes to borrowing money. All the “hoops” they expect you jump...
Author: Paul Shamplina
5th December 2013, 12 years ago |
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On 29th November, I attended the DCLG (Department for Communities and Local Government) workshop all about the Private Rented Sector....
Author: Paul Shamplina
17th October 2013, 13 years ago |
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At Landlord Action we just don’t evict tenants for rent arrears or ending the tenancy because the landlord wants the...
Author: Howard
5th October 2013, 13 years ago |
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We’ve all heard of those ‘no money down’ schemes (mortgage fraud scams) where a ‘property sourcer’ has negotiated a discount...
Author: John Gell
3rd September 2013, 13 years ago |
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A recent case in Edinburgh Sheriff Court saw a landlord who had failed to protect his tenant’s deposit fined £3,450. ...
Author: Mary Latham
23rd August 2013, 13 years ago |
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While fully acknowledging that I am not a financial specialist I do know the residential property market. I have a...
Author: Paul Shamplina
20th August 2013, 13 years ago |
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This all depends on how obstinate your tenant is, at Landlord Action 61% of the time, when we serve a...
Author: Mary Latham
15th August 2013, 13 years ago |
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After sharing in discussions on two separate threads (links below) I realise that there is some misunderstanding about how Tenancy...
Author: Mary Latham
6th August 2013, 13 years ago |
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One of the things that are uppermost in landlords’ minds at the moment is the concern that we are vulnerable...
Author: Howard
29th July 2013, 13 years ago |
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With growing and easier access to BTL mortgage funds comes the inevitable increase in borrowing, or as I like to...
Author: Howard
26th July 2013, 13 years ago |
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I have always found one particular lender on our panel hard to consider as they’ve always represented (in my mind)...
Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis
22nd July 2013, 13 years ago |
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How do you know if your property is being used as a Cannabis factory? I’m writing this, having been involved...
Author: Justin Selig
9th July 2013, 13 years ago |
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Yesterday the Treasury Committee published a letter sent to Andrew Tyrie MP from Martin Wheatley, Chairman of the Financial Conduct...
Author: Chris Sheldon
5th July 2013, 13 years ago |
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We have recently experimented with a “move in free” business model for tenants. We were asked to let several properties...
Author: Howard
21st June 2013, 13 years ago |
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“Lowest ever BTL interest rates released!” It’s a great headline grabber isn’t it? Well I actually saw this on another...
Author: Glenn Ackroyd
7th March 2013, 13 years ago |
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You may get tenants who from time to time leave without giving you the keys. You know the ones… They...
