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How I choose my tenants

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Please remember that my properties are all mid range to upper end of the market.  My typical tenant profile is...

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How I minimise property management issues

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Please remember that my properties are all mid range to upper end of market properties aimed at the professional tenants...

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How I minimise rental voids

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 15 years ago | 6

A one month rental void accounts for 8.33% of your annual rental income.  For many landlords this is the difference...

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Solar panel tax loophole is a bright idea for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2011, 15 years ago | 6

Some landlords have had the bright idea of making money from their tenants by renting their roofs  to solar energy...

Are you witnessing increasing rent defaults?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2011, 15 years ago | 2

I’ve read a number of press releases and quoted many of them here in my Blog articles stating that circa...

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Running a buy to let property – Landlord law FAQ

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords are often fined huge sums in court for failing to maintain their properties.  Some deserve their fines but many...

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An introduction to Tepilo by Sarah Beeny

Author: Mark Alexander

13th December 2010, 15 years ago | 1

The number of property related queries on Google is believed to have grown by 35 per cent in the last...

Sarah Beeny (Channel 4 Property Ladder presenter) to write an exclusive article for Landlord News.

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd December 2010, 16 years ago | 0

  This week Sarah agreed to write an exclusive article for Landlord News to explain how her latest online venture...

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Buy to let rent arrears up 20%, say advice watchdogs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Tenants struggling to pay rent arrears to buy to let landlords have rocketed by 20% in a year, according to...

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Rents set to keep on rising, say letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Letting agents expect buy to let rents to keep edging higher as more tenants snap up the few available rental...

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A tenant’s human rights can stop an eviction, rules a court

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2010, 16 years ago | 3

Private landlords may have to bear in mind their tenant’s human rights before they can evict them, according to the...

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Top 10 places where renting a home is cheaper than buying

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

A new rent survey based on the average cost of renting compared to buying a similar home on an interest...

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Judges rule 14-day deposit protection rule is not legal

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 2

Tenants have lost two landmark appeals in cases that have rendered tenancy deposit legislation more or less useless. The ruling...

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I’m a landlord – get my problem tenant out of here!

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 4

A 5,000-signature petition demanding changes in the law to speed up the eviction of problem tenants from buy to let...

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Landlords don’t have to foot the bill for damp homes

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 5

Landlords can expect to see a jump in the number of complaints from tenants about damp in their homes over...

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Buy to let rentals up for ninth month in a row

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let rentals have gone up for the ninth month in a row to hit a new record high...

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Buy to let rents break through the £700 barrier

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents have shattered the £700 per month barrier and are on track to surpass the previous record...

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£500 million cost for buy to let fire safety is ‘too much’

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 2

A proposed new law requiring buy to let landlords to provide a wired-in fire alarm in their rental property has...