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London Olympics – Fraud Warnings for Landlords

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

7th January 2012, 15 years ago | 1

You can’t be involved in housing and not be aware of the upcoming rent-fest that is going to be the...

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50 new buy to let products from the Paragon Group

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th January 2012, 15 years ago | 6

Landlord mortgage lender has changed borrowing criteria and released 50 new loan products – although most are just variations on...

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‘Rescue Schemes’ Closed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Nine Leeds-based companies have been shutdown after they preyed on investors already duped by landbanking scams. Each company claimed to...

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Bank of England Agents’ summary of business conditions December 2011

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2011, 15 years ago | 2

The Bank of England Agents’ summary of business conditions December 2011 has been released, reporting a “softening housing market”. First...

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Essex Landbanking Firms Shutdown

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Three more landbanking scams have been uncovered and moved into liquidation by the Company Investigations (CI) of the Insolvency Service....

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What does the Future Hold for Buy to Let?

Author: Angus Ryan

19th December 2011, 15 years ago | 4

Why Property? Over the last 30 years UK property prices have achieved average compound growth of approximately 10% each year...

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Property Analysis – Part 2 – How it can save you thousands!

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14th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Missed Part One? Click to read Property Analysis – Part 1 Mortgage Cap Rate (Interest Only) = Net Annual Rental...

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Santander Joins Buy to Let Mortgage Frenzy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2011, 15 years ago | 6

Santander has joined the buy to let lending frenzy with a range of purchase and remortgage deals for landlords. The...

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Airline Pilot’s Holiday Let Strategy Takes Off

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

As an Airline Pilot, Ray Pearce has a fairly unique perspective on the changing trends of UK holiday makers; “Over...

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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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Hush-hush Chancellor Quietly Puts up CGT and IHT

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Property investors will pay more inheritance tax and capital gains tax after the government changed the basis for calculating index-linked...

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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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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...

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Landlords are Buy to Let Paupers Despite Record Rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Buy to let investments do not make landlords money even though tenants are paying record rents, according to a new...

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Buy to Let Landlords Snubbed Under New Housing Deal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Government has launched a make-or-break housing strategy designed to boost the economy, create jobs and help people buy homes...

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Housing Strategy Key Points

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

The much awaited Government housing strategy was unveiled today with many seeing it not as the “radical and unashamedly ambitious...

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Britain’s Looming Housing Crisis

Author: Mark Alexander

19th November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

With people living longer and with less people per household, it is pretty obvious that more housing is needed. But...

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Homelet Find House Sharing Up, Rent Prices Down on Last Month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

According to Homelet’s latest index, rents dropped a touch in October but were still 4.2% higher than they were at...