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Landlord power can and will get Deposit Protection rules clarified

Author: Mark Alexander

19th June 2013, 13 years ago | 66

The potential implications of the ruling that a Statutory Periodic Tenancy is a new tenancy, according to the Court of...

Why auctions are an excellent way to sell tenanted properties

Author: Martin Cunningham

17th June 2013, 13 years ago | 32

Auctions are an excellent way to sell tenanted property because auction rooms attract investors. A key benefit from the sellers...

Deposit Protection Providers call emergency meeting following Court of Appeal Ruling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2013, 13 years ago | 1

Mark Alexander, editor and founder of Property118 tweeted the Deposit Protection Providers last night highlighting his fears on the ramifications...

Precise Mortgages launch Bridge to Let product

Author: Neil Patterson

17th June 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The intermediary only lender Precise Mortgages has today launched the Uk’s only true Bridge to Let Product for development and...

Fine & Country vs Spicer Haart legal dispute – Court of Appeal ruling

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2013, 13 years ago | 1

The Royal Courts of Justice The Court of Appeal upheld the judgement that Spicerhaart were guilty of “passing off” and had...

R.I.P. Geoffrey Cutting – former NLA President

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2013, 13 years ago | 5

R.I.P. Geoffrey Cutting, President of the National Landlords Association. Property118 readers and landlords throughout the UK will be devastated to hear that...

Second charge BuytoLet loans via Shawbrook

Author: Neil Patterson

12th June 2013, 13 years ago | 0

I received an email today from Shawbrook outlining their Secured BuytoLet Loans which on first glance I nearly ignored as...

Is landlord licensing a pointless exercise?

Author: Mark Alexander

11th June 2013, 13 years ago | 9

It’s time for me to share some controversial views on why I believe landlord licensing to be a pointless exercise...

BM Solutions scraps minimum income rules on buy to let mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th June 2013, 13 years ago | 23

BM Solutions, the leading BTL lender from the Lloyds Banking Group, has removed its minimum income requirements for all buy-to-let...

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Residential Property Development up by over 15%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th June 2013, 13 years ago | 1

The value of private residential property development projects starting on site is up 15.2% compared with the same period in...

Property Investment in Peterborough – Free ebook

Author: Property Hotspots

4th June 2013, 13 years ago | 11

Buy to let investors in Peterborough can see between 8 to 10% pre tax returns on capital employed for standard...

Tenancy agreements – Why you need one

Author: Tessa Shepperson

1st June 2013, 13 years ago | 20

Did you know its not actually necessary, legally, to have a tenancy agreement?  You can create a perfectly valid tenancy...

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Leeds Building Society BuytoLet rates cut by up to 0.7%

Author: Neil Patterson

31st May 2013, 13 years ago | 2

The Leeds Building Society has cut its BuytoLet rates buy up to 0.7% on selected products whilst keeping low fixed...

So you think your property portfolio is as “Safe as Houses”!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Property investors are passionate about building property portfolios, income and the potential for growth and take a lot of time...

Labour plans for a National Register of Private Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2013, 13 years ago | 3

The Labour Party policy review paper indicated: The Party is considering creating a national register of private landlords so that...

Tenant seeks advice over wrongful eviction

Author: Readers Question

28th May 2013, 13 years ago | 5

I recently got raided by police under the misuse of drugs act. I was told by my solicitor it was...

Breaking News – Universal Credit Reforms May be Unachieveble

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th May 2013, 13 years ago | 1

We are hearing reports coming in suggesting that David Cameron’s “Major Projects Authority” may have given Universal Credit reforms a...

Interest only or Repayment BuytoLet mortgages

Author: Neil Patterson

24th May 2013, 13 years ago | 20

A common question from new Landlords is why are so many BuytoLet mortgages taken out on an Interest only basis...