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London Olympics – Fraud Warnings for Landlords

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

7th January 2012, 14 years ago | 1

You can’t be involved in housing and not be aware of the upcoming rent-fest that is going to be the...

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Damp – a tenants guide to preventing and treating it

Author: HMO Cleaning

6th January 2012, 14 years ago | 17

Green, orange, black…… The wonderful colours of mould that you may spot in your house! Damp can be a major...

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A Tale of Two Toilets

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

5th January 2012, 14 years ago | 24

A strange case came my way today and I thought it a grand example of the sort of world I...

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Cleaning Tips for Students

Author: HMO Cleaning

5th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Tips for keeping the house looking its best Here are some quick and simple tips to help keep the house...

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Localism and Tenancy Deposits

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

3rd January 2012, 14 years ago | 7

As regular readers of P118 will know, the rocky road of tenancy deposits was pretty much a farce from its...

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How minor criminal convictions can invalidate a landlords insurance

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

30th December 2011, 14 years ago | 22

I have been liaising a lot recently with someone I know whose job it is to find accommodation for people...

Don’t Shoot the Messenger # 8

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

30th December 2011, 14 years ago | 20

When a tenant has a beef with their landlord, I’m the guy they go to. My job is to either...

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Housing Benefit NEWSFLASH

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

20th December 2011, 14 years ago | 18

For months now, those of us in the housing advice world have been watching the slow motion car crash that...

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What does the Future Hold for Buy to Let?

Author: Angus Ryan

19th December 2011, 14 years ago | 4

Why Property? Over the last 30 years UK property prices have achieved average compound growth of approximately 10% each year...

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A True Christmas Story

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

16th December 2011, 14 years ago | 15

I’ve been a bit quiet of late. Knocked out by a killer dose of what Frazzy calls ‘Man Flu’ and...

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Property Analysis – Part 2 – How it can save you thousands!

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14th December 2011, 14 years ago | 0

Missed Part One? Click to read Property Analysis – Part 1 Mortgage Cap Rate (Interest Only) = Net Annual Rental...

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Property Analysis – Part 1 – How it can save you thousands!

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12th December 2011, 14 years ago | 6

Whether you own one or one hundred properties you must monitor the performance of each property on a monthly and...

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Further Warnings to Landlords about Tenants Deposit Protection

Author: Mary Latham

9th December 2011, 14 years ago | 24

Following my blog The Devil is in the Detail, I want to pass on some information that will help landlords...

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Warning: Upsetting Footage For Landlords

Author: Frazer Fearnhead

7th December 2011, 14 years ago | 8

You can reference tenants, you can use your own judgement to select ones you think you can trust and you...

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Landlords from Hell 2 – a personal musing

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

6th December 2011, 14 years ago | 11

Probably like many readers of Property 118, I watched Landlords from Hell on Channel 4 last night with a mixture...

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The Pointless Housing Benefit Helpline

Author: HMOLandlady

5th December 2011, 14 years ago | 8

I’ve just come off the phone to our local housing benefit “help” line, scraped myself off the ceiling and stopped...

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The Devil is in the Detail

Author: Mary Latham

5th December 2011, 14 years ago | 107

The Localism Act 2011 is another heavy piece of legislation and you might be forgiven for missing a very important...

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Landlords Working Guide

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

5th December 2011, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords working guide to housing case law Abandonment etc This is the first of a new and occasional series (In...