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Case Study – 100% funding – Full transparency

Author: Howard

5th October 2013, 13 years ago | 25

We’ve all heard of those ‘no money down’ schemes (mortgage fraud scams) where a ‘property sourcer’ has negotiated a discount...

Tenants Charter – Mr Pickles, have you gone completely mad?

Author: Mark Alexander

1st October 2013, 13 years ago | 67

Open Letter to Mr Eric Pickles – Communities Secretary – re Tenants Charter Dear Mr Pickles Have you gone completely...

West Bromwich Building Society Tracker Margins Legal Action

Author: Mark Alexander

30th September 2013, 13 years ago | 3869

Are you affected by the West Brom Tracker Rate Hike? If your mortgage account number begins with the number 8...

Ed Miliband housebuilder land grab would face legal challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th September 2013, 13 years ago | 2

In Ed Miliband’s speech at the Labour Party conference he warned “We’ll say to private developers, you can’t just sit...

ACT NOW to protect the margin on your YOUR tracker mortgage

Author: Mark Alexander

24th September 2013, 13 years ago | 123

If you have a tracker mortgage you may be forgiven for thinking that your mortgage payments will only change when...

Subletting Scams – why landlords are afraid to report them

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd September 2013, 13 years ago | 6

Many landlords are fearful to seek help from their local authorities in terms of dealing with subletting scams. Just imagine...

Nearly Legal SEO Discussion

Author: Mark Alexander

20th September 2013, 13 years ago | 0

This Twitter discussion with Nearly Legal will make the lawyers reading this smile, and hopefully a few more business think...

Housing Bubble fears – genuine or an overreaction?

Author: Neil Patterson

17th September 2013, 13 years ago | 22

There has been a great deal of commentary in the press the last couple of days raising fears of a...

Letting Fees MUST be disclosed in advertising as of Nov 1st 2013

Author: Mark Alexander

10th September 2013, 13 years ago | 14

Many of you will be aware of a ruling made by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in March this year...

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Key Property (UK) Ltd fined £47k for damp unlicensed HMO

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th September 2013, 13 years ago | 16

A letting agent who rented out a damp, dangerous and dilapidated property received a hefty fine following a successful council...

Letting agent regulation for Scotland – Scottish Government plans announced

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Scotland’s newly formed Council of Letting Agents (CLA) steering group met for the first time yesterday.  The members of the...

Landmark Case Shows Scottish Landlords Must Take Deposit Protection Seriously

Author: John Gell

3rd September 2013, 13 years ago | 0

A recent case in Edinburgh Sheriff Court saw a landlord who had failed to protect his tenant’s deposit fined £3,450. ...

Deed of Assurance Document Template Download

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd September 2013, 13 years ago | 0

If you have the right type of properties to attract long term, good quality tenants, don’t stitch yourself or your...

Does my Buy to Let lending criteria make sense?

Author: Mary Latham

23rd August 2013, 13 years ago | 9

While fully acknowledging that I am not a financial specialist I do know the residential property market. I have a...

Letting Industry Pays Tribute to Northwood MD Nick Cooper

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2013, 13 years ago | 4

Tributes from across the lettings industry have been flooding in following the death of Northwood Managing Director, Nick Cooper, who...

The Property Ombudsman code of practice aproved by The Trading Standard Institute

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has now become the first property organisation to have a Code of Practice approved by The...

Rightmove report holiday season price drop

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th August 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Rightmove report a drop in August of 1.8% (-£4,459) in new sellers’ asking prices, which is the first monthly fall...

CAMPARI – old school lenders underwriting

Author: Mark Alexander

14th August 2013, 13 years ago | 2

CAMPARI stands for Character, Ability, Means, Purpose, Amount, Repayment, Interest and Insurance  It was also a popular drink in the late...