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Let Landlords Buy Homes with their Pensions, Urges CBI

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Business leaders are urging the government to make a major shift in pension rules to let retirement savers invest in...

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Are your tenants fire safe?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2011, 15 years ago | 1

As winter kicks in, Let Insurance Services are impressing on landlords to have their fire safety measures in place. They...

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No More UK Interest Rate Fiddling as the Eurozone Burns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Bank of England has left interest rates at the record low of 0.5% for yet another month. The result...

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Buy to Let Lending is Up – But It’s Not Booming

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The latest buy to let lending figures highlight a rise in landlord borrowing – but the statistics are shrouding an...

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We Need More Trust Not More Legislation and Regulation

Author: Mary Latham

7th November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

There is a lot of talk these days about tenants needing security of tenure and organisations like Shelter would like...

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Buy to Let Mortgage Regulation is Logical, says the FSA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The UK will comply with proposals to regulate buy to let mortgages if the European Union decides to include the...

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Squatters in Homes Outlawed as Criminals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Squatters who move into homes will commit a criminal offence under proposals announced by the government. Following consultation, the government...

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Economic Woes are Still Pushing House Prices Down

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The housing market is still falling – but the pace of the slide is slowing down, according to the latest...

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The HMO Debate – an admission of defeat.

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

24th October 2011, 15 years ago | 32

My last article on Property 118 brought forth a host of questions from landlords wondering whether their property was in...

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How Do You Find Trades People & Professional Contacts?

Author: Mark Alexander

24th October 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Having been a relatively “hands off” landlord myself now for over 20 years with a very well spread portfolio in...

BoE Worried for Some Businesses

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Bank of England have released their Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions for October, and have once again found a...

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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How Will 5.2% Inflation Hit Buy to Let Investors?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

With inflation hitting a 20 year high at 5.2%, the headlines are screaming doom and gloom. Instead, step back and...

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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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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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Cheap Buy to Let Mortgages Set to Disappear

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Cheap fixed rate and tracker buy to let mortgages may be on the way out as the rate lenders pay...

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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...