Maninder Gujral of Twickenham I am a Landlord and support The Good Landlords campaign

Many people ask how I manage to respond to all the messages on Property118 and where I find the time. I often wonder myself! However, my life is about to become a LOT easier. This is NOT an advert, I have not been paid or offered any incentives whatsoever to share this with you. It […]

I have a lodger living in my flat, its a studio flat and she’s been with me for 18 months. At the time she moved in it was a council flat and I was the tenant, and I notified the council that she was living with me. If I am being honest I had some […]

My wife and I own a semi-commercial property where the ground floor commercial unit is occupied by a mini cab firm and the 2 x upper floors provide for a separate self contained residential unit. I have a commercial loan on the property as a whole, which recently, after five years of being on an […]

My current home is mortgage free and I am considering buying a new home on a new mortgage taken out on that home, then renting out my current home. My question is; will I be allowed any mortgage relief on the new mortgage even though its not on the rental property?

ALL landlords and letting agents need to know that the “no win no fee” vultures are out to get you. What do you think of this? Support The GOOD Landlords Campaign The GOOD Landlords Campaign exists to facilitate the sharing of best practice amongst UK landlords and letting agents.  

After getting married and settling down I have decided that property is the way forwards to make best use of the low interest rates. At the moment I own (I took out a 60 % LTV mortgage) and live in a 2 bedroom flat with my wife in Birmingham city centre, which we call our […]

Have you ever wondered what the advice of bankers to the Royal family might be?  From time to time Coutts & Co. share their market analysis reports with their customers and this month they are looking at the UK property market.

How would one best set up/tackle tax affairs when taking on a buy to sell property for the first time as a newbie? Feedback on the following would be most welcome:- Is it better to set up a limited company for tax purposes (corporation tax to be considered) or to buy and sell it as […]

Roberta Goodall of Glenrothes I’ve been letting property since 2003 and don’t plan to sell any of my properties! I have seven properties comprising old and new flats and houses, in 3 local authorities. Some of my tenants are on benefits, and some of them have pets. Most of my tenants stay a long time, […]

Just wondering if it is worth renting my property to a local housing association? My initial thoughts are that it could be a lot less bother in terms of management plus assured rent. I’d like to know whether you think it is worth it? My property is in the East London area and rental market […]

Before we became full-time landlords, Nick and I worked in the TV industry … Nick as a cameraman, and myself as a Presenter/Producer/Director. When we founded Property Tribes in 2009, it seemed good sense to call on our TV production skills to produce video content for landlords. Our YouTube channel now has over 120 videos […]

The 5th most popular university location in the UK, Plymouth is home to over 30,000 students and has been identified by Savills as an area which has a significant undersupply of student housing. With a shortfall of almost 20,000 beds, Greenbank Court provides the perfect solution for students seeking a residence in the city. Built […]

Why is landlords insurance for a mixed portfolio that includes working tenant HMO’s, Student lets and tenants claiming benefits so much more expensive? Well until this week I thought I knew the answer! In a word – RISK

My understanding  of the housing act is that a landlord cannot just visit his property when he likes, he has to give the tenant adequate notice, usually 24hrs. Please correct me if I am wrong. I also have a few questions 1. Does this notice have to be a written notice, and if so how should it be […]

Why on earth would The Mortgage Works “TMW” agree to three year AST’s? More to the point, why would landlords and tenants? It has always been legally possible for landlords to offer AST’s for up to 3 years and indeed in theory for any fixed term though a term longer than 3 years, even by […]

If anyone is a current landlord in the borough of Newham please can you share your experience of council expectations of standard let properties? I have reviewed their guide, however, today a letting agent commented that a buy to let property I was considering was very, very small and wouldn’t pass the council’s requirements. I […]

“Your Property Concierge ” Kelvin Kingsley has discovered some more bargains, and these are already let! If you are looking for a low cost, low maintenance freehold property which is pre-let and will return instant cashflow then look no further. These are almost new, ready tenanted, two year old, two bed terrace houses with a […]

It is believed that last quarter (Q1, 2013) severe rent arrears, which constitutes those more than two months behind on rent, rose by 4,000 to 94,000, the fourth highest figure on record (figures from LSL property services). The highest level ever was only recorded in the second half of last year.

We had been using a Letting Agent to manage a property we own. The tenants were there for 16 months, leaving on 30 April 2013. Our Agent had phoned us telling us the property was “clean, in good order”, but we wanted to see it for ourselves. A few days later we met with him […]

What are the tax implications of selling a previously rented flat to a close relative? In 1974 my wife and I purchased a dual occupied terraced house together with my brother in law. The house was occupied by a relative downstairs (sitting tenant) from whom we collected no rent and a lodger upstairs who paid […]