Property News

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...

rent2rent contracts

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

We are pleased to confirm that a sufficient number of pre-orders for rent2rent contract templates have now been received. For...

Cannabis Factory – Landlords Case Study

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

22nd July 2013, 13 years ago | 4

How do you know if your property is being used as a Cannabis factory? I’m writing this, having been involved...

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NAEA report 14 percent rise in house hunters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The latest figures from the National Association of Estate Agents NAEA housing market report revealed another monthly increase in the...

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Rightmove doubles 2013 forecast for house prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Rightmove doubles 2013 forecast for house prices as it reports ‘aggregation of marginal gains’ fueling a predicted 4.8% annual growth....

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TPO report on impact of Consumer Protection Regulations on Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

In The Property Ombudsman’s (TPO) first Interim Report for 2013, Christopher Hamer focuses on the impact of the Consumer Protection...

Landlords Insurance – don’t get penalised if you are a good risk

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th July 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Why is landlords insurance for Working/Professional HMO’s, Student lets and tenants claiming benefits so much more expensive? In a word...

Bank of Ireland Tracker Mortgage Class Action Update

Author: Justin Selig

9th July 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Yesterday the Treasury Committee published a letter sent to Andrew Tyrie MP from Martin Wheatley, Chairman of the Financial Conduct...

Reduce your voids – the “move in free” business model

Author: Chris Sheldon

5th July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

We have recently experimented with a “move in free” business model for tenants. We were asked to let several properties...

Rent2Rent contracts – if you’re going to do it do it right ….

Author: Mark Alexander

5th July 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Rent2Rent companies are using the wrong letting contracts Whilst I have never been a fan of the Rent2Rent strategy I...

Introducing The Property Podcast

Author: Robert Bence

3rd July 2013, 13 years ago | 10

As a property investor, you probably spend a good chunk of time driving, and sitting at your desk doing mind-numbing...

Property Portfolio Review Spreadsheet – FREE Download

Author: Mark Alexander

1st July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Our property portfolio review spreadsheet is now available as a free download. This property portfolio review spreadsheet calculates your rental...