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FSA Mortgage Market Review and the PRS

Author: Neil Patterson

25th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The FSA Mortgage Market Review rules will come into effect on 26 April 2014 and I have listed the FSA’s...

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RLA welcomes government U-turn on direct payments in Northern Ireland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2012, 14 years ago | 2

RLA welcomes news that the Department for Work and Pensions will allow direct payments of housing benefits to be made...

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Open Letter to The Property Ombudsman – Latest Update from TPO

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Last month Mark wrote an open letter to The Property Ombudsman, which is copied below, concerning agents operating illegally. To...

Property Tribes Trending topics of the week

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The founders of Property Tribes and Property118 are very much believers in collaboration as opposed to competition. With this in...

Property Tribes Trending topics of the week

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The founders of Property Tribes and Property118 are very much believers in collaboration as opposed to competition. With this in mind both...

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...

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Wishing Happy 1st Birthday to SafeAgent – Twitter @SAFEagent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2012, 14 years ago | 0

  As we are only too aware, the lettings industry is currently unregulated. It means that we have to regulate...

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Client Money Protection – a letting agents dilemma

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16th July 2012, 14 years ago | 26

Should an Estate Agent / Letting Agent have Client Money Protection (CMP) insurance and do the General Public understand (or...

HMO outrage for landlords & tenants – this time it’s Council Tax!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2012, 14 years ago | 23

We have received an anonymous tip off that could cause yet another HMO outrage and could be a disaster for both landlords and...

The first buy to let lender to blink

Author: Neil Patterson

25th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The buy to let market has been very quiet for the last few weeks with little to report on rate...

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Landlord’s guide to client money protection schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Letting agents regularly go bust amid claims of owing landlords and tenants thousands of pounds, so here’s a quick guide...

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Student study highlights landlord opportunities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Target markets where demand for student housing is growing are highlighted in a new specialist property report. Cities where demand...

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Letting agents urged to protect landlord cash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The Property Ombudsman wants views from letting agents about setting up client money protection insurance to safeguard rents and deposits....

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Record 82% rent gap between London and the rest of UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The average monthly cost of renting a buy to let home dropped by 1.3% to £760 in May, according to...

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Students put good housing just ahead of costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Students are more likely to rent good quality homes while away at university than worry as much about price or...

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Confident landlords plan to buy more homes to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Falling prices and relaxed buy to let finance lending has let landlords swoop to add properties to their portfolios. The...

What is a “Regulated Buy to Let”?

Author: Neil Patterson

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A buy to let mortgage in lending terms is very similar to a residential mortgage regulated by FSA rules, but...

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Over 45s in shared accommodation has grown by 101% since 2009

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Shared accommodation rates have grown much faster in the more mature age groups since the credit crisis, as revealed in...