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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...

Capital Allowances – Tax savings for HMO and Multi Let owners

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th May 2013, 13 years ago | 16

Part 2 of 2 written by Bill Loryman The first reactions from Property Investors hearing about Capital Allowances are that...

Cambridge University seeks residential developers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Cambridge University, as Principal Developer of its £1 billion mixed-use scheme at North West Cambridge, is seeking residential developers in...

Immigration Bill – Landlords could be fined

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2013, 13 years ago | 14

A new immigration bill that includes landlords responsibilities to check the status of tenants rights to reside or face large...

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Deposit Deadline of May 15th in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Landlords in Scotland are urged to beat the deposit deadline and avoid huge penalties. Over half of deposits for private...

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HMRC Property Sales Campaign

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The HMRC property sales campaign has recently been launched to encourage taxpayers who have not already done so to tell...

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Potential Deposit dispute – Question from a Concerned Tenant

Author: Readers Question

7th May 2013, 13 years ago | 17

I was a tenant at a property that I recently left. A few issues have come up and I would...

Landlord News on the BBC One Show at 7pm Tonight

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2013, 13 years ago | 9

LANDLORD NEWS – private landlord speaks out on housing benefit nightmare tonight on BBC’s The One Show  A landlord from...