Property Investment News

Class Action Litigation BOI + Bristol and West Mortgages

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

5th March 2013, 14 years ago | 28

As you have probably heard, Bank of Ireland (BOI) and Bristol and West have advised borrowers who took tracker rate...

Mortgage Facilities for Professional Property Investors

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th February 2013, 14 years ago | 0

What do you give to professional property investors who are maxed out with their current lenders, with over £1m of buy...

Some good News for Landlords in Scotland at last

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

23rd February 2013, 14 years ago | 1

I keep in touch with what’s going on in the lives of my fellow landlords North of the border via...

Major buy to let lender shuns benefits tenants

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

22nd February 2013, 14 years ago | 11

Mortgage Brokers across the UK have been advised by Nationwide Building Society’s specialist buy to let mortgage arm (The Mortgage...

Kent Reliance release new buy to let range for portfolio landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2013, 14 years ago | 0

Kent Reliance has launched a series of buy-to-let products which place no restriction on the size of the landlord’s portfolio....

LCP analysis of official Land Registry data just released

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th February 2013, 14 years ago | 0

    Prices in England and Wales rise marginally by 2.27% across the year, bringing the average price to £238,293 Prices in...

Rental Gazumping in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2013, 14 years ago | 2

That ‘G’ word is back in town! Yes, boys and girls, Rental Gazumping in London is here and knocking on...

Brokers Review of Aldermore Bank’s Buy to Let Mortgages

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

6th February 2013, 14 years ago | 1

Aldermore Bank have recently refreshed their buy to let rates and terms. I asked my mortgage broker what he thought...

Letting Agent signs up a 17 year old tenant – EEK!

Author: Readers Question

4th February 2013, 14 years ago | 5

We have recently changed letting agent as they were taking weeks to pass the rent on and were difficult to...

20 Hot Tips for Property Investors

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

31st January 2013, 14 years ago | 0

I’ve put together a secret page called “20 Hot Tips for Buy to Let Property Investors”. This page contains links to...

How private landlords can beat the rent arrears problem

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

24th January 2013, 14 years ago | 4

Rent arrears are every landlords worst nightmare. One bad tenant can leave you unable to pay your mortgage with prospects...

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Landlords Refurb Tips – Know Your Onions

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

9th January 2013, 14 years ago | 2

Putting a freshly cut onion in roughly the centre of a room whilst painting and after you have decorated will...

Rent Guarantee Insurance for LHA Tenants

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

2nd January 2013, 14 years ago | 5

I suspect very few of our readers expected to see the words Rent Guarantee Insurance and LHA Tenants in the same headline!...

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Landlords advice – 10 things landlords should seriously consider before it is too late

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

29th December 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Landlords advice – 10 things landlords should seriously consider before it is too late 1. Know when to stop investing...

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Tackle immigration but not at the expense of international students

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Last week’s release of the Census data has revealed the extent of the immigrant population in London. People classifying themselves...

ARLA asks government to reconsider regulation following census data

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

12th December 2012, 14 years ago | 26

The surge in private rental sector (PRS) tenants reported in the latest census highlights the need for immediate government regulation,...

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Rightmove Rental Forecast for 2013

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Rightmove have released their forecasts for the private rental market for 2013. The following is a summary report and their full report...

Excellent Conveyancing Job – from a landlords perspective

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

20th November 2012, 14 years ago | 7

I like to share my experiences, especially when something good comes from a difficult situation. With this in mind I’d...