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Possibility of Civil War in Greece?

Author: Mark Alexander

19th November 2011, 15 years ago | 9

This week I attended an unofficial Bank of England briefing. This article is based on that meeting and informal discussions with other...

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EU Trying To Kill Buy To Let – sign the petition to STOP it now.

Author: Mark Alexander

19th November 2011, 15 years ago | 100

The buy to let market will grind to a halt if EU proposals to change the way lenders hand out...

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Homes Under the Hammer Cost 20% Below Market Value

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Prices for homes sold at auction are running at about 20% below market value, according to the latest round-up of...

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Tell Tenants How to Deal with Emergencies, Urges NLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Tenants need to know about how to cope in an emergency to protect rental properties from risk of damage in...

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Buy to Let Lenders Forget to Mention the Missing Link

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage lending is going from strength to strength, according to industry trade body the Council of Mortgage...

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Britain Set to Become a Nation of Home Renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

More people will rent than buy their home in 15 years as attitudes to letting change, says Grainger, Britain’s biggest...

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AIIC Serve up a Winter Warning

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Being mid-November, the Christmas warnings are well on their way. The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has put together...

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Sellers Wipe £1.3 billion Off Home Values in Just a Month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Frustrated sellers have wiped £1.3 billion off the value of homes on the market in just one month as they...

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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...

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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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Viewing a Property the Professional Way

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Viewing a house is often an experience tinged with excitement and trepidation – but seasoned investors work to a step-by-step...

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Letting Unlicensed HMO is a Crime, According to Judge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2011, 15 years ago | 6

A London council has won a criminal compensation order against a letting company who failed to licence a house in...

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The Only Home Truth About Property is Unpredictable Prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Topsy-turvy house prices were up 1.2% in October, but after almost a year of monthly increases and falls they are...

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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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Property Firm Lines up £2 billion Swoop on Buy to let flats

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The geography of buy to let is due change as corporate investors move into the private letting market. The warning...

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Housebuilding Slumps to Lowest Level for 88 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 1

The building of new homes has slumped to the lowest level ever – running at half the number needed to...

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Landlords Reap Rewards as London Rents Rise 27%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rents in London have soared by more than a quarter in two years, according to a firm of leading estate...

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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...