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Buying a property with a regulated tenancy – READERS QUESTION

Author: Readers Question

28th August 2012, 14 years ago | 2

I am considering buying a property with a regulated tenancy. It is occupied by one person who is getting on...

Financing Property Refurbishment Projects

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd August 2012, 14 years ago | 1

We receive hundreds of readers emails and telephone calls every month, the vast majority require contacts to arrange funding, hence...

Tax Treatment of Property Development vs Property Investment

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd August 2012, 14 years ago | 6

With so many buy to let  property investors now considering buy/refurb/sell deals I feel the time is right to explain...

Renting HMOs Sussed – BOOK REVIEW

Author: Mark Alexander

21st August 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Property118 Columnists HMO Landlady and Ben Reeve-Lewis have had their book “Renting HMOs Sussed” published and it is now available...

25 Year fixed rate BuytoLet Mortgage

Author: Neil Patterson

20th August 2012, 14 years ago | 7

The Manchester Building Society has launched two new 25 year fixed rate BuyToLet mortgage products with a 5.74%  and 5.99%...

Selling a tenanted property portfolio – READERS QUESTION

Author: Readers Question

18th August 2012, 14 years ago | 15

My brother and I have decided to sell 9 of the properties in our portfolio. The purpose is to raise...

Traditional or Fixed Fee Online Estate Agents?

Author: Readers Question

17th August 2012, 14 years ago | 8

Hi Mark I have a question for you and your readers regarding traditional estate agents vs fixed fee online estate...

Property Refurbishment – A guide for newbies

Author: Mark Alexander

16th August 2012, 14 years ago | 14

I spent most of yesterday with a lovely couple from Luton who emailed me asking for some guidance. After exchanging...

DSS Tenants and Pets Considered “subject to guarantees”

Author: Mark Alexander

15th August 2012, 14 years ago | 10

If you want to get your phone ringing off the hook next time you advertise a property to let just...

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Void periods – one of the landlords greatest enemies

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13th August 2012, 14 years ago | 10

As we all know, the landlord’s most dreaded expense is void periods and I am always looking at innovative ways...

Life Insurance for Landlords – IFA readers letter

Author: Readers Question

10th August 2012, 14 years ago | 3

As an avid reader of Property118.com I was very interested to read a couple of recent articles 1) Should landlords...

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Perfect tenant of 6 years turns heroin addicted prostitute – EVICTED!

Author: Mark Alexander

10th August 2012, 14 years ago | 14

I first let to these tenants in 2003. They already had a daughter and later gave birth to a second....

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Trading Company BuyToLet + Landlords Tax Strategy

Author: Mark Alexander

8th August 2012, 14 years ago | 2

It is not easy to arrange a BuyToLet mortgage for a trading company, the few lenders that do offer loans...

Taxation strategies for capital raising on a BuyToLet basis for retirement

Author: Mark Alexander

6th August 2012, 14 years ago | 7

It is quite rare for me to share taxation strategies here in full on my blog, especially taxation strategies for...

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Buy to let property portfolio building – Readers Advice Request

Author: Readers Question

2nd August 2012, 14 years ago | 5

I received the email below from one of my readers yesterday morning requesting advice on buy to let property portfolio...

BEWARE – there is no Capital Gains Tax Roll-Over on BuyToLet

Author: Mark Alexander

1st August 2012, 14 years ago | 12

Following an email I received from a reader yesterday I feel compelled to write an article warning landlords of the...

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Ageism in BuyToLet mortgages? Myths dispelled

Author: Neil Patterson

31st July 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Chances are that when you reach your 70’s your BuyToLet lender will expect your mortgage to be repaid but is...

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Buy to let Exit Strategies – Readers Questions

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Following my article regarding Landlord Tax Strategies, I’ve woken up this morning to a very full inbox. I will do...