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Property Management Checklist

Author: Mark Alexander

20th June 2012, 14 years ago | 4

My first intentional property investment part 4 – “My first Property Management Checklist“ In the last instalment of the story of my first...

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Homes at auction 20% cheaper than average

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Homes selling at auction in May sold for around 80% of the price of an average home. The latest figures...

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Claiming home as office expenses for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Many landlords run a property business from a home office but are scared to claim business expenses because they are...

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Buy to Let Property Hotspots – Calling All Sales and Letting Agents

Author: Mark Alexander

19th June 2012, 14 years ago | 2

We are always very pleased to hear from Sales and Letting Agents up and down the country about what they believe are...

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The landlord who could well become a legend

Author: Mark Alexander

18th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

This weekend I came across a person who could become to landlordism what the legendary Roy Brooks was to the...

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Landlord’s guide to client money protection schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Letting agents regularly go bust amid claims of owing landlords and tenants thousands of pounds, so here’s a quick guide...

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Student study highlights landlord opportunities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Target markets where demand for student housing is growing are highlighted in a new specialist property report. Cities where demand...

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Letting agents urged to protect landlord cash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The Property Ombudsman wants views from letting agents about setting up client money protection insurance to safeguard rents and deposits....

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Record 82% rent gap between London and the rest of UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The average monthly cost of renting a buy to let home dropped by 1.3% to £760 in May, according to...

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Should buy to let landlords buy life insurance?

Author: Mark Alexander

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 10

I had a really interesting discussion about life insurance yesterday with a lady I’ve respected for many years. I will...

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My first intentional property investment part 3

Author: Mark Alexander

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Just two years after buying my first intentional property investment I owned 9 more. Buying that first one was like finding...

The tragic story of an HMO tenant

Author: Mark Alexander

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

I remember several years back meeting an old farmer boy type landlord in the car park on my way into...

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Students put good housing just ahead of costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Students are more likely to rent good quality homes while away at university than worry as much about price or...

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Confident landlords plan to buy more homes to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Falling prices and relaxed buy to let finance lending has let landlords swoop to add properties to their portfolios. The...

What is a “Regulated Buy to Let”?

Author: Neil Patterson

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A buy to let mortgage in lending terms is very similar to a residential mortgage regulated by FSA rules, but...

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Over 45s in shared accommodation has grown by 101% since 2009

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Shared accommodation rates have grown much faster in the more mature age groups since the credit crisis, as revealed in...

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Give tax breaks to landlords to ease housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Buy to let landlords should get extra tax breaks to encourage them to provide more homes lower rents and more...

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Do property investments have a golden lining?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Property investors often have a key question – is my money better off in property or in some other form...