Landlords Stories

Contra proferentem mortgage conditions

Author: Mark Alexander

9th October 2013, 13 years ago | 49

Unless you are a qualified contracts lawyer who has also studied Latin you will probably not have a clue as...

ACT NOW to protect the margin on your YOUR tracker mortgage

Author: Mark Alexander

24th September 2013, 13 years ago | 123

If you have a tracker mortgage you may be forgiven for thinking that your mortgage payments will only change when...

Mortgage Express or Mortgage Distress?

Author: Mark Alexander

6th September 2013, 13 years ago | 58

The Mortgage Express exit strategy has been a hot potato since at least 2011 when they first met a group...

Landmark Case Shows Scottish Landlords Must Take Deposit Protection Seriously

Author: John Gell

3rd September 2013, 13 years ago | 0

A recent case in Edinburgh Sheriff Court saw a landlord who had failed to protect his tenant’s deposit fined £3,450. ...

Does my Buy to Let lending criteria make sense?

Author: Mary Latham

23rd August 2013, 13 years ago | 9

While fully acknowledging that I am not a financial specialist I do know the residential property market. I have a...

Rent to Rent Success Stories

Author: Mark Alexander

26th July 2013, 13 years ago | 26

There have been some real horror stories of Rent to Rent hitting the press of late and that’s not necessarily...

Filthy tenants miss out on new freebie boiler

Author: Mick Roberts

14th June 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Seeing is believing! These pictures tell a thousand words.     I recently managed to get an ECO grant for...

Debt Collection for Landlords “No Win No Fee”

Author: Mark Alexander

13th April 2013, 13 years ago | 5

I have negotiated a “No Win No Fee” debt collection service for landlords. It constantly amazes me how many landlords...

PureLocation.com – Useful for online due diligence for landlords?

Author: Mark Alexander

27th March 2013, 13 years ago | 1

I’m looking for a few experienced landlords to write a review in the comments section below based on whether they...

Benefits tenants and the effects on landlords insurance

Author: Readers Question

21st March 2013, 13 years ago | 18

We have one buy to let property and a friend mentioned in passing that our landlord insurance policy may not...

Bankers advice resulted in collapse of my property business

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th March 2013, 13 years ago | 4

IRHP stands for Interest Rate Hedging Protection. So how can a form of “protection” result in the collapse of a...

Creating opportunities by letting to pet owners

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2013, 13 years ago | 4

At present I let several on my properties to tenants with pets. Being a pet lover myself I have always...

Static Shocks in my rental property – what can I do?

Author: Readers Question

5th March 2013, 13 years ago | 11

My former home has been rented out for the last three years to a great set of tenants who would...

Mortgage Express Right to Consolidate

Author: Matthew Farrow

14th February 2013, 13 years ago | 53

I have been a buy to let mortgage broker for several years and recently heard the most alarming story in...

HMO Investment Dilemma – READERS QUESTION

Author: Readers Question

12th February 2013, 13 years ago | 9

Leamington Spa based landlord Steve Gibson has asked us to post the following HMO Investment Dilemma. “I live in Leamington...

Rental Gazumping in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2013, 13 years ago | 2

That ‘G’ word is back in town! Yes, boys and girls, Rental Gazumping in London is here and knocking on...

Innovative New Lettings Portal in Free Trial Phase

Author: Mark Alexander

10th February 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Landlord and Guest House owner Cosmo Anayiotos has launched an innovative new lettings portal to enable landlords to maximise their...

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Agreement to Letting Fee now being charged by Mortgage Express

Author: Readers Question

10th February 2013, 13 years ago | 6

Is Rob’s mortgage lender pulling a fast one by charging him an “Agreement to Letting Fee” or has he been...