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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...

Immigration Bill checks to be light touch for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2013, 13 years ago | 5

The Housing Minister Mark Prisk speaking to MPs on the Immigration Bill announced in the recent Queen’s speech confirmed the...

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NLA to make accreditation training compulsory for landlord members

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

In a recent press release the National Association of Landlords NLA have announced plans committing that all its landlord members...

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Is your Landlords insurance renewal coming up this summer?

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd May 2013, 13 years ago | 4

Several years ago my business partners and I were approached by an insurance broker who told us we could save...

Bank of England report good news for a change

Author: Neil Patterson

22nd May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

I have been attending the Bank of England quarterly seminars since 2007 and was completely flummoxed by the opening statements...

The Ombudsman has ruled, fair or not, you decide ….

Author: Readers Question

21st May 2013, 13 years ago | 28

I previously posted information about a problem Estate Agent who had let my property in Dover to a family on...

Capita enter Tenancy Deposit Protection Price War

Author: Mark Alexander

21st May 2013, 13 years ago | 4

If you didn’t already know, there are now four Deposit Protection providers in England and Wales and between them they...

Rent increase – your thoughts on this idea please

Author: Readers Question

21st May 2013, 13 years ago | 5

I normally only increase the rent when I have tenants move out of the property and new tenants move in....

Do you trust the Financial Conduct Authority with your personal data?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th May 2013, 13 years ago | 4

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), partially taken over from the FSA, is to collect the personal information from mortgage applications...

Help! – My Letting Agent didn’t tell the Council I was renting to students

Author: Readers Question

16th May 2013, 13 years ago | 8

My house is rented to students and is managed by a letting agent. Now as we know, students are generally excepted from...

Landlords Life Insurance Calculator

Author: Mark Alexander

16th May 2013, 13 years ago | 10

What is the minimum amount of Landlords Life Insurance we really ought to purchase? I suspect the reason most property investors choose...

Scottish Association of Landlords – dismayed by Shelter Cowboys Slur

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th May 2013, 13 years ago | 8

Scottish Conservative Housing Spokesman Alex Johnstone and the Scottish Association of Landlords have slammed the language employed by housing charity...