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Ben Reeve-Lewis has a possession question for district judges

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

18th September 2012, 14 years ago | 18

Are district judges staging an unspoken rebellion in possession cases? This article is largely based on possession claims brought by...

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Readers advice request – cellar keeps filling up with water

Author: Readers Question

17th September 2012, 14 years ago | 14

Sallie has written in to request advice from Property118 readers as she owns a property in which the cellar keeps...

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“Rent 2 Rent” strategy under the microscope

Author: Mark Alexander

17th September 2012, 14 years ago | 29

According to Francis Dolley who regularly leaves comments on this forum, “Rent 2 Rent” is being widely debated on various Facebook...

Landlords Associations – a list of them all with links

Author: Mark Alexander

13th September 2012, 14 years ago | 22

I’m not a member of just one landlords association, I joined two! I don’t know which Landlords Association is best,...

You can remortage within six months!

Author: Mark Alexander

12th September 2012, 14 years ago | 17

It is possible to remortage within six months of purchase, even on a buy to let property, I promise you! Forget everything you have...

Northern Rock BuytoLet Useful Criteria

Author: Neil Patterson

12th September 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Northern Rock BuytoLet who are part of Virgin Money have confirmed they will consider “Day One” remortgages otherwise known as...

Godiva BuytoLet save £2499 on the same rate!

Author: Neil Patterson

12th September 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Godiva BuytoLet, owned by the Coventry Building Society, have further tweaked their Flexible variable and Flexible fixed products by keeping...

Problem Letting Agent

Author: Readers Question

11th September 2012, 14 years ago | 56

Linda has written in to share her problem letting agent story and to ask the Property118 community for their opinions,...

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Bridging finance surge in demand

Author: Neil Patterson

11th September 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Brooklands Commercial Finance have witnessed a significant upsurge in demand from referred Property118 readers for bridging finance as traditional secured...

Property Snake and Property Bee

Author: Readers Question

10th September 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Hi there Didn’t know who else to ask about this – I was an avid user of both Property Snake...

So simple, so obvious, so why is it not this way?

Author: Mark Alexander

10th September 2012, 14 years ago | 28

An open letter to Housing Minister Mark Prisk MP – “Solving the Housing Crisis“ Dear Sir The combined housing provision of Local...

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Open Letter to The Property Ombudsman – Agents Operating Illegally

Author: Mark Alexander

7th September 2012, 14 years ago | 23

Dear Property Ombudsman I am very concerned about the number of readers letters that I receive from both landlords and...

Auction Property Refurbishment Case Study & Video

Author: Mark Alexander

6th September 2012, 14 years ago | 2

I’ve been having a twitter conversation with a chap called Yemi Edun who specializes in buying tired, prime location, London...

Should missed mortgage payments be a criminal offence?

Author: Mark Alexander

6th September 2012, 14 years ago | 34

The Banker is back, this time he’s trying to upset by hoisting us by our own petard – he’s asking...

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Agents and Landlords Warned of Fire Risk From Electrical installations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The high profile fires caused by faulty fridge freezers last year highlight the need for landlords and tenants to be...

Would you sell in an auction if you were me?

Author: Readers Question

5th September 2012, 14 years ago | 15

Steve wants to know from readers of Property118 whether they think, in his circumstances, he should sell his property in...

The Mortgage Works BuytoLet major criteria and product changes

Author: Neil Patterson

5th September 2012, 14 years ago | 2

The Mortgage Works BuytoLet team have made major changes to their criteria and products focusing on First Time Landlords, Let...

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NAEA Reports Effects of Olympics on the Housing Market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The housing market experienced an overall decrease in activity in July, according to the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA)....