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I Will Not Say Sorry for Being a Good Landlord

Author: Mary Latham

24th October 2011, 15 years ago | 24

An article in the Telegraph last week really offended my sense of justice. I am well aware that only landlords...

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Student Housing Demand Dries Up in Some Areas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Speculative developers looking to cash in on the student housing boom have been warned numbers of halls of residence have...

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Buy to Let Rents Hit a New Record High

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents are still going up – with tenants paying an average new high of £718 a month....

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Green Light as Green Deal Becomes Law for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th October 2011, 15 years ago | 1

The Green Deal has become law – and landlords must comply with the new energy efficiency measures or risk a...

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FSA to Warn Homeowners About Misleading Lease Option Deals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Consumer champions are warning homeowners with financial problems about property speculators who offer a way to avoid repossession with lease...

Is Rent to Buy Just Another Dodgy Lease Option Scheme?

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

19th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

I listened to a programme on Radio 5 Live a few days ago that investigated how “Property Investor and Guru”...

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Beware of the Cover-Up say AIIC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks has once again warned buy to let landlords to conduct inventories properly, even for...

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Landlords, Let’s Make December Celebration of Good Tenants Month

Author: Mary Latham

18th October 2011, 15 years ago | 34

Next year I will have been a landlord for 40 years and I am going to throw a boomerang at...

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To Be a Rogue – Don’t Shoot the Messenger #7

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

17th October 2011, 15 years ago | 15

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

Putting Rental Homes on the Map for Commuters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Maps that show commuting times to a destination postcode are a great aid for landlords who want to highlight public...

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Judge Kicks Out Housing Benefit Legal Challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Judges have deemed new government rules to cap housing benefit and rental home sizes do not discriminate against poor families....

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Licence First – Don’t Shoot the Messenger #6

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

12th October 2011, 15 years ago | 20

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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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...