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Landlord Fined £4,000 after Tenant Flees Buy to Let Blaze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2011, 15 years ago | 1

A landlord was fined £4,000 for failing to carry out fire safety work at a rental property after a tenant...

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Buy to Let Drought Pushes up Yields for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A shortage of homes to rent is pushing yields up for landlords – and the trend is likely to continue,...

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House prices in Scotland Unmoved

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

House prices in Scotland have remained fairly constant, offering only small rises for larger properties and slight drops in smaller...

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Warning: Upsetting Footage For Landlords

Author: Frazer Fearnhead

7th December 2011, 15 years ago | 8

You can reference tenants, you can use your own judgement to select ones you think you can trust and you...

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Possession Increasingly Obtained Without Money Orders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2011, 15 years ago | 18

Landlords across the country appear to be changing tack as the amount of successful possession orders appears to be on...

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DPS Smoothing the Return of Deposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2011, 15 years ago | 1

The Deposit Protection Scheme has made a raft of changes to make the returning and protection of deposits process easier...

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Britain in Denial Over Possibility of Falling House Prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Two-thirds of people believe house prices will not drop next year despite warnings from banks and governments that the global...

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Landlords Urged to Sign up for Tenant Property Passport

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords are being urged to sign up for a new passport scheme for tenants that build a six-year rental history...

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The Pointless Housing Benefit Helpline

Author: HMOLandlady

5th December 2011, 15 years ago | 8

I’ve just come off the phone to our local housing benefit “help” line, scraped myself off the ceiling and stopped...

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The Devil is in the Detail

Author: Mary Latham

5th December 2011, 15 years ago | 107

The Localism Act 2011 is another heavy piece of legislation and you might be forgiven for missing a very important...

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Landlords Working Guide

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

5th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords working guide to housing case law Abandonment etc This is the first of a new and occasional series (In...

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Eyesore Extensions Must Go, Planners Tell Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Planners are cracking down on landlords who have added extensions to 24 homes in just three streets without permission. Manchester...

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NPG offer money back deal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Property management company The National Property Group (NPG) have announced they will refund any management fees after six months if...

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1 in 7 Homes a Buy to Let … and the Number’s Growing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The number of buy to let properties has increased by 756,000 homes since 2007, according to the latest government housing...

Avoiding the Void

Author: Angus Ryan

28th November 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Void periods are an occupational hazard of letting property and something that the vast majority of landlords will experience at...

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Protecting a Rental Business Against Rogue Letting Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Dozens of letting agents have gone bust in recent months leaving landlords struggling financial with unpaid rents and unprotected deposits....

Agents Need to Use Technology to Stay a Step Ahead

Author: Mark Reynolds

25th November 2011, 15 years ago | 11

One of the most important aspects of running a business is keeping one step ahead of the competition and providing...

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British Sharers Pay the Highest Rents in Europe

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Sharers pay an average £360 per month for a room – which is 5% more expensive than anywhere else in...