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Commercial Finance Loan Directory

Author: Neil Patterson

21st December 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The Loan Directory is a regular feature publishing examples of the most competitive and frequently used products in the commercial...

Rent A Room Scheme – tax free income

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th December 2012, 14 years ago | 3

EDITORS UPDATE 2017 – please note the ‘Rent A Room’ allowance is now £7,500 per annum If you’re renting out...

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How many TDS Deposit Protection Insurances are no longer valid?

Author: Mark Alexander

19th December 2012, 14 years ago | 31

The Dispute Service “TDS” recently posted on this website “TDS members need to log in to their account online and...

Guide to Buying Property At Auction – FREE Download

Author: Mark Alexander

19th December 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Popular feedback from our landlords survey was to create a “Guide to Buying At Auction”. We contacted our friends at...

Renting by the room: Understanding HMO Licensing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th December 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Renting by the room has seen a surge in popularity in recent years, as savvy landlords realise that yields for...

Do I need to re-protect my deposits?

Author: Readers Question

18th December 2012, 14 years ago | 20

I have been told that I need to issue another Deposit Protection Certificate when my fixed term Assured Shorthold Tenancy...

Ground Rent – Demand for Payment

Author: Readers Question

18th December 2012, 14 years ago | 26

Huw has received a strange “Demand for Payment” of Ground rent and would like to raise this topic with the...

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Tackle immigration but not at the expense of international students

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Last week’s release of the Census data has revealed the extent of the immigrant population in London. People classifying themselves...

Tenants not completing 6 months tenancy period

Author: Readers Question

17th December 2012, 14 years ago | 16

Recently I’ve experienced two instances of tenants not completing 6 months tenancy period and leaving after just 3 months. These...

Rightmove forecasts 2% house price rise in 2013

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Rightmove have released their December House Price Index and along with that have made some bold predictions for property prices...

Does Reality TV affect property prices?

Author: Readers Question

14th December 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Extracts from an intriguing Readers Letter from PR agent Ally Whicher of Woodthorpe Comms asking; “does reality TV affect property...

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Optimising your Rightmove Adverts

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

13th December 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Knowing that over 95% of people view properties online (with the majority using Rightmove),you may be interested in tips on...

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Advanced Rent Scheme Update – 6 months rent up front

Author: Mark Alexander

13th December 2012, 14 years ago | 1

In my article introducing Advanced Rent Limited I outlined their innovative solution to remove risk to Landlords by enabling them...

Our reaction to readers feedback from our Landlords Poll

Author: Mark Alexander

12th December 2012, 14 years ago | 0

More than 1,000 of our readers have now completed our Landlords Poll and we hope to release the full survey...

ARLA asks government to reconsider regulation following census data

Author: Mark Alexander

12th December 2012, 14 years ago | 26

The surge in private rental sector (PRS) tenants reported in the latest census highlights the need for immediate government regulation,...

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Live-in Landlords Survey Results

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2012, 14 years ago | 6

The number of homeowners taking in lodgers (“live-in landlords”) has risen for the seventh consecutive year and rose by more than a...

Landlords Question – Gas Safety Record & NEST grants

Author: Readers Question

11th December 2012, 14 years ago | 7

Hello Mark, I wonder how you and others feel about my quandry regarding the gas installation at my rental property....

Cheval Bridging Finance – lender closes down

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th December 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Cheval’s caption “stress free bridging” could not be further from the truth today. Cheval is closing its doors to bridging...