Landlord News
Landlord News from Property118 comprises breaking news and readers question affecting UK Private Landlords and Letting Agents

Rent to Rent Tips, Advice and Case Study...
We first published this article back in 2013. It has been resurrected because the information provided within it is just as relevant today as it was back then and the Rent to Rent strategy continues...

Can Lifetime BTL Mortgages be used to accelerate our plans?
Since reading two recent articles about Lifetime BTL Mortgages my head has been spinning with ideas, my conclusions from which I would like to sanity check with this superb online community.
As...

Lifetime BTL Remortages for people over 75 years of age...
This is an extremely niche BTL mortgage product, but I am sharing the details on behalf of a broker friend who specialises in this market.
It isn’t easy to get a BTL mortgage if you’re...

Are Zero Deposit Schemes The Way Forward?
With all the adverse legislation now surrounding Tenant Deposit Protection I like to give my tenants another choice.
Guess which one they pick given this pitch?
“You need to pay one month of...

Letting to pet owners in light of the tenant fees ban and...
I have been reading several Facebook Group discussions about letting to pet owners in light of the tenants fees ban and new deposit protection rules capping the maximum amount of deposit to five weeks...

Which Commercial lenders are hungry for business?
Did you know that commercial lenders have three main categories of manager called Hunters, Farmers and Retailers?
This is very relevant if your business is dependent upon knowing which commercial...

Barry’s story – it could have been you!
Barry’s story was written by the Mark Alexander back in December 2010. It has since been updated and re-published several times. The dates, times and people are fictional but the story is based on...

Are private landlords going soft in their old age?
Public perception of private landlords is often that they are a tight fisted bunch looking for any opportunity to hike up rents or make tenants homeless. However, a recent Just Giving campaign goes...

Limited Edition BTL Portfolio Products with Free Valuation...
Mortgages and Insurers Solutions have access to a number of limited edition buy to let portfolio products. The limited edition rates are available on properties with HMO status, limited company SPVs,

ARLA report a increasing number of landlords selling up...
ARLA Propertymark have analysed their sales and lettings data to reveal trends and expectations for 2018. This year the number of Buy to Let landlords selling their properties peaked in March and...