The Sunday Times ran an article based on an interview with Chris Cooper a member of Property118 and co-litigant of the #TenantTax campaign group which hopes to force a Judicial Review of the phased restriction of tax relief for individual landlords. The articled, which appeared in The Sunday Times yesterday, was titled “15 properties and […]

Landlords, do you know all the changes impacting your property portfolio?  I am a postgraduate student currently completing a research project looking at the impact the recent legislative changes and proposed legislative changes will have on residential buy to let landlords. Whilst many landlords are aware of the major announcements surrounding the reduction of finance cost […]

Here’s a sneak peak into our new business plan which will impact  all UK buy-to-let landlords, not just regular Property118 readers and investors into Property118 Portal Limited. Please be sure to read the comments too. We are looking to launch a new business model offering similar services to a Trade Union, albeit for buy-to-let landlords.  […]

Tax Planning is the core business activity of Property118 Limited. Our landlord tax analysis software is used by 100’s of accountants throughout the UK to compare their clients current business structure to what it would be in a Limited Company. We made it incredibly easy to use, although it can appear quite daunting at first […]

I have 2 new tenants starting their new tenancy at the end of this month when they move down from Scotland. When they move in I will be on holiday and hence my son will do the check-in. I believe the Right to Rent checks state I must meet with the tenants and check their […]

Advice appreciated for my biggest venture yet! – 8 flats and a terrace of 4 2bed houses! I’ve redeveloped properties and done commercial to resi’ as well as conversions for buy 2 let but this is my BIG deep breath moment with mega funds needed to take this gamble(scratch Gamble – Substitute challenge!). I have […]

Many property investors are optimistic about the future of buy-to-let, despite the tax changes that were implemented on April 1st. Investors remain resilient, with some planning to add to their UK property portfolios by purchasing buy to lets across the country as tenant demand continues to outstrip housing supply. However, landlords are planning to add […]

I currently have a house to rent and am advertising on the usual sites. I have been contacted by a company and been made an offer which seems too good to be true. So it probably is! Before I dismiss the offer, I thought I would see if anyone else has experience of leasing to […]

In reply to our complaint escalation, Click Here, the BBC has sent this reply: “Thank you for taking the time to contact us and we appreciate that you felt strongly enough to write to us again. We have noted your points and are sorry to learn you were not satisfied with our earlier response. We […]

My flat has awful water damage because the landlord above failed to service his water cylinder for 6 years and it burst leaking into my tenanted flat. He accepts no responsibility and says his tenant refused him access for 6 years. This is the second time I have had water damage from his flat. I […]

Twice now I have had a judge question how I have signed an AST on behalf of my company. What is the correct way please? Many thanks Steve

I have recently been asked by potential investors to help them understand the benefits of investing and the true net costs taking into account how many properties they have to manage, tax relief and possible future dividends. Therefore having done the calculations in easy tabled format I thought it would be worth sharing this with […]

Nuisance drunken neighbour is harassing, threatening and frightening off my tenants which is costing me a lot of money. Can you please help? I have two flats in a block of 8 flats. Directly above one of my flats is a person that owns his own flat. He doesn’t work and sits at home getting […]

We own a flat, rented to a great tenant, found by an agent, who don’t manage it, we do. We pay them quarterly and they get the tenancy signed and find us a new tenant if we need one – they’ve found us 2 in 6 years. Several months ago they stopped billing us quarterly […]

On Thursday 26th May 2016, ‘Rumble with the Agents’, the white collar charity boxing event held at The Holiday Inn Finchley Central in association with Landlord Action, raised £22,000 for Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice. Noah’s Ark is a North London community based hospice, providing support for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions, […]

David Jones the former Welsh Secretary and MP for Clwyd West has written an article in the Conservativehome online magazine titled: Why are we clobbering people who provide homes to rent? Click Here to view the article which is also copied below: “For all the Government’s laudable ambitions to support home ownership, the country still […]

In appreciation for all the emails of support I received from all over the country in regards to my exposure in the flaws of the blanket Selective Licensing of landlords in Liverpool I promised that I would review another scheme.  Last Friday, 27th May 2016, I was interviewed on BBC radio 4 about the sham that is […]

Last week I hosted a very successful meeting in Southport about the sham that is Liverpool”s Selective License scheme.  Liverpool Council have refused to acknowledge that the Information commissioner stated that some of the conditions within their landlord licensing application form breached the DPA. In my opinion, Liverpool Council are holding signed forms which they should now return together with […]

This article was released exclusively on Property118.com at 8pm on Thursday 26th May 2016, the same time as my presentation to landlords attending my Liverpool Landlords Emergency Meeting. Please feel free to share it on social media networks. Press and media may contact me email in the first instance [email protected] Thank you to Mark Alexander and Neil Patterson […]

Housing benefit tenants are set to lose out on private rented homes as landlords look to tenants less prone to missing rental payments, in order to minimise the impact of last year’s Budget. According to the latest research of 1097 respondents from the National Landlords Association (NLA), 60% of landlords report that the Chancellor’s decision […]

New software used by Tenant Assured is said to be able to profile prospective tenants, by using the social media platform of their choice, to assist landlords and agents select applicants. It is also supposed to be able to help ‘check up’ on tenants during the term of the tenancy. Obviously only with an individuals […]