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Green Deal Finance for Landlords – will it be viable?

Author: Mark Alexander

31st October 2012, 14 years ago | 7

Green Deal Finance is likely to become a major discussion topic on forums, especially as it is now being reported...

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Advanced Rent – is this the ultimate assurance for landlords?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Tenant referencing has now evolved to the extent that insurance companies are prepared to underwrite the risks associated with the...

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Charities plea for support to help former squatters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Criminalising squatting has had severe consequences for the homeless, leaving them with no where to go during winter causes mortality...

Charter for Good Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

30th October 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Having spent a lot of time lounging around the swimming pool and on the beach over the last few weeks...

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Green Deal Referees required by Mark and Neil

Author: Neil Patterson

30th October 2012, 14 years ago | 10

Mark and I have worked together since 2003 and have very rarely fundamentally disagreed on a subject, but the Green...

EU Gender Directive forcing all Life Insurance rates Up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Guest article by Howard Reuben IFA I am not a salesman, but ……….. buy it whilst it’s cheap! If you...

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Homelessness suitability order and PRS landlords by Ben Reeve-Lewis

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

29th October 2012, 14 years ago | 12

A bombshell was dropped recently. Admittedly an expected Bombshell, but it took all us people working in the public sector...

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Consumer Confidence Survey See Saw

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Rightmove’s latest Consumer Confidence Survey of more than 33,000 home-movers finds that the proportion of respondents expecting average asking prices...

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Property Tribes trending topics of the week

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The founders of Property Tribes and Property118 are very much believers in collaboration as opposed to competition. With this in...

BuytoLet Loan Directory

Author: Neil Patterson

26th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The BuytoLet Loan Directory is the fourth feature publishing competitive and innovative product offerings to help clients identify appropriate funding...

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Look after your Tenant

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

26th October 2012, 14 years ago | 5

One of the oft used business phrases is “look after your customers”, but should this be “look after your tenant”....

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FSA Mortgage Market Review and the PRS

Author: Neil Patterson

25th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The FSA Mortgage Market Review rules will come into effect on 26 April 2014 and I have listed the FSA’s...

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RLA welcomes government U-turn on direct payments in Northern Ireland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2012, 14 years ago | 2

RLA welcomes news that the Department for Work and Pensions will allow direct payments of housing benefits to be made...

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Couples In Property Limbo

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Couples in property limbo are living in Flatshares with no way onto the property ladder. 44% of couples living in...

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Enquiry into Private Rented Sector gives opportunity to voice opinion

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2012, 14 years ago | 1

An Enquiry into the Private Rented Sector by The Communities and Local Government Committee will give us all an important...

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Open Letter to The Property Ombudsman – Latest Update from TPO

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Last month Mark wrote an open letter to The Property Ombudsman, which is copied below, concerning agents operating illegally. To...

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Landlord Possession Claims Increase

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlord possession claims increase as rent arrears are at their highest level for four years. The Government’s quarterly court statistics...

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Spotlight on Christopher Hamer The Property Ombudsman

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Christopher Hamer The Property Ombudsman took up his current post in 2006. Prior to this he was the Private Secretary...