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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...

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Part two of the story of my first intentional property investment

Author: Mark Alexander

13th June 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Having agreed to buy my first intentional property investment I soon realised that it’s a bit like a visit to...

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House sales 40% down on buy to let boom years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The housing market is still trying to shatter the glass ceiling imposed by mortgage lenders restricting home loans, but expectations...

Revealed – the great leasehold service charge rip-off

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2012, 14 years ago | 21

It’s likely that if you own a leasehold buy to let property that you have been a victim of the...

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Buy to let here to stay and will only grow, says Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let is here to stay and even more families will have to rent if the economy does not...

My first intentional property investment – part 1

Author: Mark Alexander

11th June 2012, 14 years ago | 15

The story began in 1989 when I purchased a property which I soon realised I couldn’t afford to live in....

85% Buy to Let is back with Kent Reliance

Author: Neil Patterson

11th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

85% loan to value borrowing is back with Kent Reliance Launching two new mortgage products. These are both variable rates at...

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ARLA Call on Landlords to Think Green

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The Green Deal has fallen on deaf ears according to the latest research from the Association of Residential Letting Agents....

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Student landlords face planning postcode lottery

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Inconsistent planning policies for student landlords are making some cities no-go zones for property investors. The problems arise from ‘article...

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Estate agent secretly tried to let home he should have sold

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

An estate agent tried to make some money on the side by renting an empty home he was trying to...