Is Rob’s mortgage lender pulling a fast one by charging him an “Agreement to Letting Fee” or has he been lucky so far and actually got a relatively fair deal? Rob’s email as follows:- “I own with a flat with a £225k residential mortgage on it from Mortgage Express. Six years ago I purchased a […]

As all good HMO Landlords know, it is compulsory to have self closing fire doors. Now, I’m not disparaging of their purpose in an HMO – protection for the rest of the house should a tenant start a bonfire in their room and, if the fire starts in the communal areas, protection for the tenant […]

Landlord Ken Tinkler has written in as he thinks his Freehold Management Company are treating him unfairly. What do you think? Have you ever been in a similar position and what would your advice be to Ken? Please see Ken’s email to Mark Alexander and Property118 readers below:-

Philip Allen of London I have been a landlord since 2006, surviving and growing stronger through some of the most challenging financial times ever. The core of my business is London-based where I work with Housing Associations. My aim is to consolidate the portfolio I have without, necessarily expanding by acquiring more property. To this […]

Noisy neighbours have cost Graeme a tenant and he’s looking for advice from other landlords who have had a similar problem. Graeme wrote.   “I have a terraced house in the Manchester area and have had an excellent tenant for the last year. Three weeks ago new neighbours moved in next door. Apparently they are constantly […]

I have heard lots of stories about mortgage lenders withdrawing their mortgage offers on completion day in the last 6 months or so. There is also lots of speculation as to why this might be happening. One conspiracy theory is that CIFAS departments of mortgage lenders are scouring the internet to build a comprehensive database of […]

Identified by Knight Frank as one of the top 20 cities in the UK to have the best student accommodation investment opportunities, Glasgow is the perfect location for Knight Knox International’s latest project – St. Andrew’s Court.  This 122-bed development is a positive response to the chronic shortage of student accommodation in the city.  Offering […]

Cosmo Anayiotos Landlord and Founder of LetRent Loughborough Leicestershire I am a private landlord and Guest House owner. I founded LetRent for two reasons; 1) due to being frustrated with the cost and quality of rental property advertisements, and 2) because I am a Leukaemia survivor with a dedication to helping the organisations that saved my […]

Some of you may have head of these ‘free’ solar panels we can have on our tenants houses. A company is offering to put them on my houses at no cost to me. The company trying to put them on for me, says I will earn money off them over the next 10-20 years. Something […]

Download the Auction Catalogue for the CP Bigwood Property Auction which includes details of a whopping 125 lots going under the hammer in their next auction on the 28th February 2013. All lots are Midlands based, predominantly the West Midlands.

Aldermore Bank have recently refreshed their buy to let rates and terms. I asked my mortgage broker what he thought and what the interesting features are for buy to let landlords within the Aldermore product range. His response was:-

Would you like to receive a free copy of the Evicting Tenants ebook? I have come across a business which provides a variety of low cost services to landlords including evicting tenants and they are offering Property118 readers a FREE copy of their ebook. Did you know that over 30% of all accelerated section 21 […]

We have an interesting situation and I would greatly value the advice of Property118 readers. Our property has five bedrooms. A few months ago we had four tenants, all new at the time. Nothing wrong so far, however …

A Judge in a Newcastle Upon Tyne has sentenced a man named Karl Bestford to life imprisonment and a minimum term of 22 years for the murder of Gateshead landlord Simon Meech. Described by other tenants as being “the perfect landlord” Mr Meech had visited his flat to discuss rent arrears amounting to hundreds of […]

David Brinsden has a Green Deal problem and has requested advice from Property118 readers as follows: “I have two Victorian flat conversions in Bedford, both let on LHA. Both properties have been visited by a council surveyor with a list of improvements needed. This came as a bit of a surprise! One was easy as the property […]

There are 52 London and Home Counties properties going under the hammer in the McHugh & Co property auction on 25th February 2013 (unless sold earlier). The venue is:  BAFTA, 195 Picadilly, London W1J 9LN – start time 12 noon. For further information please contact:-

The next Lambert Smith Hampton property auction sale will take place on 25th February 2013 at Millenium Hotel, London Mayfair, Grosvenor Square, London W1K 2HP. Please note the new venue. The sale starts at 11am.

We are particularly interested in hearing from Letting Agents who would like to become a Guest Writer for Property118. Many of our readers are new to the business and are looking for good areas to invest into. Often they choose to buy close to home. However, a growing number of Londoners can’t afford to invest […]

Laniora Lay has raised the following Landlords CGT Question:- “I have been renting out my former family home for the last three and a half years. Meanwhile I myself have been living in rented accommodation.   I now wish to move back in to my former home and would like to know how long I need […]

I have a situation and I would like some other landlords thoughts and advice please. I completed the refurbishment of a large property last August and lret the property in October 2012. A few weeks ago I had a late night call from my tenants to say that water was coming  through the ceiling of the […]

We have recently changed letting agent as they were taking weeks to pass the rent on and were difficult to track down. The new letting agent has received the paperwork which shows that the current tenant is under age (17) and that no references were taken out on either her or her boyfriend. The new […]