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Taking a Tenant to Court Over Condensation

Author: Readers Question

2nd February 2013, 13 years ago | 29

I have a court date coming up in April as I am taking my ex tenant to court over damage...

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Sourcing BMV Properties – Landlords Question

Author: Readers Question

1st February 2013, 13 years ago | 15

Hi Mark (and all Property118 readers who may wish to chip in with an answer too) I am reading lots...

Acuitus commercial property auction 14th Feb 2013

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Norwich property investment up for auction The freehold ground rent interest in Sentinel House in Norwich’s Surrey Street comes up...

How to create incentives for the PRS to grow

Author: Readers Question

1st February 2013, 13 years ago | 4

Mark Garner, a regular reader of Property118 has very kindly written in to share these thoughts on simple changes the government could...

Repeat Fraudulent Tenants – A Landlords Story and Cry For Help

Author: Readers Question

31st January 2013, 13 years ago | 8

The following Landlords Story about “Repeat fraudulent Tenants” came from a landlord who wishes to remain anonymous but who would...

20 Hot Tips for Property Investors

Author: Mark Alexander

31st January 2013, 13 years ago | 0

I’ve put together a secret page called “20 Hot Tips for Buy to Let Property Investors”. This page contains links to...

Tracking down a bad tenant – advice sought please

Author: Readers Question

29th January 2013, 13 years ago | 41

I have a single rental property which I bought in 2009. I refurbished it to a good standard and rented...

Should Landlords Buy Life Insurance?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2013, 13 years ago | 13

What will happen to your rental properties if you suddenly pass away? For landlords, it is more important than ever...

Shawbrook Bank slash arrangement fees and rates

Author: Neil Patterson

29th January 2013, 13 years ago | 2

Shawbrook Bank specialists in commercial and BTL finance have reduced their arrangement fees to 1.70% a saving of 0.80%, and...

The Great North Property Auction – 6th Feb 2013 – Download Catalogue

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2013, 13 years ago | 1

The Great North Property Auction on Wednesday 6th February 2013 will see 67 properties going under the hammer from £9,950 –...

Most tenancies end dispute free reveals My|Deposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Findings from my|deposits reveal that the majority of tenancies end without any issues over the return of the tenant’s deposit. Last...

Can landlords spread rental profits between spouses and minimise tax?

Author: Readers Question

28th January 2013, 13 years ago | 20

One of our readers has sent in the following email (dark blue text below) and is looking for ideas that...

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The Green Deal goes live today – landlords urged to check it out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2013, 13 years ago | 3

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is reminding all private residential landlords to familiarise themselves with the Green Deal and begin...

No inventory ………. oh Dear!!

Author: Readers Question

28th January 2013, 13 years ago | 32

Accidental Landlords question regarding “no inventory” I have taken over as the landlord of a property after a divorce. Before...

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Landlords and Tenants Becoming more Energy Conscientious

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The number of energy inefficient properties owned by landlords is steadily decreasing, according to research from the Association of Residential...

Stamp Duty set to triple for 10% of UK home buyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Around 80,000 people in England and Wales, 10% of the market, could find themselves paying three times more Stamp Duty...

Spam attack on Scottish Association of Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

25th January 2013, 13 years ago | 3

We suspect that hackers have been busy trying to get into our systems over the last 48 hours via a...

How private landlords can beat the rent arrears problem

Author: Mark Alexander

24th January 2013, 13 years ago | 4

Rent arrears are every landlords worst nightmare. One bad tenant can leave you unable to pay your mortgage with prospects...