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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...

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Pet-Loving Tenants Dogged by Ban on Animals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd September 2011, 15 years ago | 6

Pets are a casualty of the buy to let boom as tenants are forced to make a choice between keeping...

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Call for U-turn on Plan to Pay Rents to Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st September 2011, 15 years ago | 7

Major housing organisations in the private and social rental sectors have joined forces to fight the government proposals to pay...

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Crooks Have Plagued us for Years, Says Leading Letting Agent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Theft and fraud by letting agents has always been a problem in the industry, claims the managing director of the...