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Constant water leaks from the flat above – what would you do?

Author: Readers Question

9th November 2012, 14 years ago | 12

I’ve received the email below from a landlord called John Caversham who has a problem with constant water leaks from...

Letting Agent needs urgent advice – please help

Author: Readers Question

8th November 2012, 14 years ago | 30

Hello, I am a regular reader of Property118 and very much enjoy the information provided. I have come across a...

PPR Estates Outline £6m Wandsworth Acquisition

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2012, 14 years ago | 0

London based property company PPR Estates (PPR), has today confirmed the acquisition of 11,000 square foot of commercial office space in...

Tenants and Decorating – Tired of being a landlord

Author: Readers Question

4th November 2012, 14 years ago | 21

Hello all I have a bizarre problem.  The tenants of my only rental property are STILL complaining that I had...

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WARNING – Your landlords insurance may be invalid

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

1st November 2012, 14 years ago | 5

I wanted to share with you a recent ‘near miss’ with one of our landlord’s. We had taken on a...

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Tenants requesting compensation – ADVICE REQUEST

Author: Readers Question

1st November 2012, 14 years ago | 11

What advice would you offer to Pauline in terms of tenants requesting compensation based on the following scenario? Pauline’s email...

Finding Tenants for an HMO

Author: HMOLandlady

1st October 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Following last week’s article on setting up an HMO from scratch I’m reporting on the last week’s activities which were...

Thinking about Legacy Protection as I’m getting married next month :)

Author: Mark Alexander

20th September 2012, 14 years ago | 13

I will get around to talking about legacy protection in this article but first I want to set the scene...

Problem Letting Agent

Author: Readers Question

11th September 2012, 14 years ago | 56

Linda has written in to share her problem letting agent story and to ask the Property118 community for their opinions,...

Would you sell in an auction if you were me?

Author: Readers Question

5th September 2012, 14 years ago | 15

Steve wants to know from readers of Property118 whether they think, in his circumstances, he should sell his property in...

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Illegal Eviction – A True Story

Author: Readers Question

24th August 2012, 14 years ago | 38

As this is a true story about an illegal eviction I would like to remain anonymous please. I witnessed it,...

My letting agent has done a runner

Author: Readers Question

24th August 2012, 14 years ago | 3

My letting agent has done a runner and left various aspects of my property management in a mess. In some...

Can the Housing Benefit Office Do This?

Author: Readers Question

23rd August 2012, 14 years ago | 29

I have a property which I rent to my son who is on Housing Benefit. He has several medical problems...

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End of Tenancy Council Tax Question

Author: Readers Question

23rd August 2012, 14 years ago | 36

Has anyone come across this end of tenancy Council Tax situation as I have for a property tenancy which recently...

Tax Treatment of Property Development vs Property Investment

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd August 2012, 14 years ago | 6

With so many buy to let  property investors now considering buy/refurb/sell deals I feel the time is right to explain...

Renting HMOs Sussed – BOOK REVIEW

Author: Mark Alexander

21st August 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Property118 Columnists HMO Landlady and Ben Reeve-Lewis have had their book “Renting HMOs Sussed” published and it is now available...

Selling a tenanted property portfolio – READERS QUESTION

Author: Readers Question

18th August 2012, 14 years ago | 15

My brother and I have decided to sell 9 of the properties in our portfolio. The purpose is to raise...

Landlords should not be allowed to let their own properties

Author: Mark Alexander

17th August 2012, 14 years ago | 55

I’ve recently had a heated exchange of emails with a chap called Mike who’s opinion is that “landlords should not...