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HMO Landlord Pays £12,000 for Ignoring Fire Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A landlord was fined £12,000 for failing to provide a fire alarm and electricity supply in a shared house he...

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Tenant Demand is Still Increasing, Report Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Tenants are still clamouring for buy to let homes, according to the latest survey of landlords. Many landlords (44%) reckon...

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Counting Error Could Hold up Student Developments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Universities in Oxford may have to put millions of pounds of developments on hold because protesters claim they have broken...

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The Boomerang Effect for Landlords?

Author: Mary Latham

7th October 2011, 15 years ago | 21

“Respect seems to be like a boomerang in the sense that you must send it out before it will come...

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Banks Pull the Plug on Lending for Student Housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2011, 15 years ago | 9

The great rush for student lettings may be ending for the big corporate developers due to fears of over exposure...

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Buy to let Borrowers Braced for New Lenders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The buy to let mortgage market is set for changes as new lenders are ready to offer loans to property...

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Council Bids to Bankrupt Landlord Over £25,000 Tax Claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2011, 15 years ago | 2

A council is making a bid to bankrupt a landlord who is alleged to owe almost £25,000 in council tax....

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£1,600 Fine for Landlord Who Ignored Licence Warnings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2011, 15 years ago | 1

A landlord who ignored repeated warnings from a council that he should licence his property was fined £1,600. Leon White...

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What’s Yours is Mine – Don’t Shoot the Messenger #4

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

4th October 2011, 15 years ago | 2

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

Landlords Not Switched on to Energy Efficiency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2011, 15 years ago | 12

More than a third (35%) of buy to let landlords don’t know or don’t care that their rental homes fail...

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Rent Arrear Calls up 84%, Claims Debt Charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Tenants who cannot afford to pay their rents are overwhelming helplines with SOS calls. The number of tenants in rent...

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Spoil-sport Councils Threaten Landlords with Olympic Fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Landlords and homeowners hoping to cash in on the London Olympics by renting to sports fans could be breaking the...

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Put Down Your Particulars – Don’t Shoot the Messenger! #3

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

28th September 2011, 15 years ago | 2

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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Buying is Cheaper than Renting in 90% of Towns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The falling cost of buying a home over the past 12 months coupled with demand pushing up the cost of...

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Terraced homes bank £118 a week for owners

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

“Terraced houses are more profitable than other houses” Property investors with terraced houses have banked £118 per week as prices...

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Tenants Destined for a Life of Rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around 85% of first time buyers are worried they will never buy a home – and blame buy to let...

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Empty Homes Could Empty Your Pockets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Property investors who let homes stand empty for two years could pay more tax under plans to bring more homes...

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Hands on HMOs – Don’t Shoot the Messenger #2

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

23rd September 2011, 15 years ago | 7

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