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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...

Rental Yields Explained – Listen to the audio

Author: Mark Alexander

7th August 2013, 13 years ago | 3

Our friends Rob Bence and Rox Dix from the Property Podcast have produced an excellent audio programme which explains various...

DOWNLOAD the Aug 2013 Bank of England Inflation Report HERE

Author: Mark Alexander

7th August 2013, 13 years ago | 2

This is the first Bank of England inflation report since Mark Carney took on his new role of Bank of...

Quick Sale Property Businesses Squirming at OFT Report

Author: Mark Alexander

7th August 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The OFT have announced that they have written to 120 Quick Sale property businesses advising them to review their practices...

How to help bring about changes to legislation post “Superstrike”

Author: Mary Latham

6th August 2013, 13 years ago | 15

One of the things that are uppermost in landlords’ minds at the moment is the concern that we are vulnerable...

Guidance from tenancy deposit protection schemes following the Superstrike Ltd. vs Rodrigues Court of Appeal case

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 26

The four tenancy deposit protection scheme providers have collectively issued guidance notes following the Court of Appeal ruling in the...

Rent to Rent Success Stories

Author: Mark Alexander

26th July 2013, 13 years ago | 26

There have been some real horror stories of Rent to Rent hitting the press of late and that’s not necessarily...

Buy to Let Property Sales – Partnering With Estate Agents

Author: Mark Alexander

24th July 2013, 13 years ago | 9

Earlier this year we spotted an opportunity to set up a buy to let Estate Agency. However, due to lack...