Guest Columns

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I need to say sorry to landlords who let in Birmingham

Author: Mary Latham

7th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

I have organised this important meeting and I forgot to ask NLA to mail out to members to let you...

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Holding your umbrella upside down will not keep off the reign of the taxman

Author: Mary Latham

6th March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

-By Guest Columnist Mary Latham- Landlords may be invisible but their properties are not and neither are their tenants, especially...

What do April ’12 changes to EPC’s mean to us as landlords?

Author: Mary Latham

5th March 2012, 14 years ago | 30

For those who think “More legislation to make life difficult for landlords” let’s first look at why Government need us...

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Sorting the Rogues from the Ridiculous

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

5th March 2012, 14 years ago | 12

I’m an amiable kinda guy, the office joker in the roman helmet, more predisposed towards seeing the good in people...

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The letting portals providing the best exposure

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

29th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

All savvy landlords and letting agents know that Rightmove is the UK’s busiest property portal. Despite the fact that they’ve...

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Putting it all together – The what, the why part 2

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27th February 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Read part one of the what the why Armed with your investment budget you are ready to go in search...

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Build a balanced property portfolio with no risk’ -The ‘What’, the ‘Why’

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24th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Previously I’ve discussed the different types of investment techniques, but all that information is barely worth a plate of beans...

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A serious new blow to mortgage borrowers

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

16th February 2012, 14 years ago | 25

I read with interest an article in the Daily Mail this week based on an announcement by Santander that they...

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Be wary of Letting Agents Pushing Rightmove Premium Listings

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

16th February 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Rightmove Premium Listings ‘Do they work?’ Rightmove themselves state that their own research indicates that properties with a “Premium Listing”...

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How do I get rid of my bad tenant?

Author: Mary Latham

14th February 2012, 14 years ago | 17

That is a question that I am asked by landlords all the time and I am pleased when they ask...

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Finding the Perfect Tenant – “Trust but Verify”

Author: Steve Hanbury

13th February 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Finding that perfect tenant can be time consuming and a very tough task. No matter how a prospective tenant may...

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1st March… The New accreditation Scheme is coming

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2012, 14 years ago | 3

The 1st of March will see the launch of the countries first tenant accreditation Scheme, (UK TAS), bred from a...

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Why landlords won’t take LHA tenants – this brave tenant has gone public.

Author: Mary Latham

11th February 2012, 14 years ago | 51

Government need to take note because this illness has reached epidemic proportions and, in my opinion, is the reason many...

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I Should Have Known Better

Author: HMOLandlady

8th February 2012, 14 years ago | 3

After moving into my ex-HMO and refurbishing it last year, I decided that I wanted an open fire or woodburner....

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Get the Right Landlord Property Insurance

Author: Angus Ryan

8th February 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Buildings insurance for a property is generally the responsibility of the owner or landlord. Tenants must still take out contents...

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Housing Minister urges OAPs to down-size their homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2012, 14 years ago | 2

The UK Government is backing plans to encourage elderly homeowners to down-size to smaller properties. The move will enable councils...

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Rents to be frozen from April 2012

Author: Mary Latham

6th February 2012, 14 years ago | 21

The National Landlords Association announced Friday – “We have just learned from the Department for Work and Pensions that LHA...

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Top 6 strategies for improving your cash-flow

Author: Vanessa Warwick

3rd February 2012, 14 years ago | 6

As all Landlords should appreciate, property investment is a business. It’s not something you should ever attempt to do “as a...