Bed Bug problems are increasing day by day and due to the Olympics hotels and houses in London and the surrounding areas are at more risk than ever. During the Olympics in Sydney, pest controllers announced a very concerning 8000% increase in Bed Bugs. Further to this Pest Controllers are ready for the attack of […]

I recently wrote an article about one of my tenants who recently reported that whilst she was away there was spillage in the bathroom which caused over £500 worth of decorative damage to downstairs ceilings and walls. The article was read by literally thousands of landlords and received a whopping 51 comments.

Is it possible for landlords to have a partial exit strategy without selling the goose that lays the golden eggs, i.e. their buy to let property. I have spoken to a very wide cross section of landlords over my time who have reached the point where they are saying “enough is enough”. They are fed […]

Priced from just £35,500 these Sunderland buy to let investments an ideal for property investors seeking immediate income generating student accommodation. Be quick though, the marketing of these properties commenced just two weeks ago and 50% are sold already.

Tenants are staying longer and their rental requirements are changing, according to new research from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA). The average length of tenancy in the UK has now increased to a record high of 20 months*. The increase has been attributed to the strong competition for new properties – 58% of […]

Mentoring courses and property networking – have I been a Plonker Rodney? Are landlord mentoring courses value for money and are many of the property networking meetings we get invited to simply a sales pitch? When I started investing in property, back in the late 1990’s, there was no such thing as buying below market […]

At National Property Group we are working with a FTSE 100 company which has engaged us to source landlords wanting to let their properties for a mimimum period of five years on a Corporate Lets basis. To make life easier for you we have produced a video below and text below that to tell you […]

I’m having one of those weeks, this time it’s moles in a tenants garden! Who would be a landlord? LOL This is the email I received last night from one of my tenants about his Moles, the furry creature kind, not a growth on his person of course! “I’m having trouble with something creating tunnels […]

I received a phone call a month or so ago to saying that my tenants have flooded my property and wanted me to pay to get the damage fixed. I suspect your response would have been the same as mine. Obviously I asked what had happened and they said they didn’t know. Apparently my tenants […]

I received an email today from one of the Financial Advisers we have a close working relationship with. I’ve decided to share it with you on the basis that we know several people invest into BuyToLet properties with a view to letting them to family members. Good morning I was asked by one of my […]

My vintage year was 2003. I was followed for 24 hours by a camera crew to make a TV program about young entrepreneurs. By then I had 100 people working for me selling buy to let mortgages and turnover from mortgage sales was £7 million a year. In 2003 I also purchased my first built to […]

At Property118 we’ve chosen to use the worlds leading commenting platform, it’s called Disqus and is used by over 500 million people worldwide. Disqus is more than just a commenting platform though, it’s set up to facilitate conversations and sharing of posts. You will find Diqcus below all of our articles. To leave a comment or to […]

I have often wondered how GOOD landlords can be even better and gain positive PR as a result and I think I’ve come up with the answer. You may recall that I canvassed opinion from readers of Property118 last year on starting “The GOOD Landlords Campaign“. There was a lot of interest but we never […]

The Principality Building Society will consider lending on holiday homes using their standard buy to let product range and criteria. This little know niche which is unusually for lenders was brought to my attention by one of our consultants James Scoular after helping a Property118 reader secure an offer letter on her holiday home. Sure […]

The good thing about being a landlord is that I not only generate a fantastic monthly income from my property investments but I also have the power to make a positive impact on the lives of some vulnerable people “DSS Tenants” living in my community by providing them with a home (when other landlords might not).

I’ve always been a big believer in collaboration not competition and that’s why I’m so pleased to see the on-going success of Property Tribes (my favourite internet discussion forum) and one which this website has such strong ties with. I say strong ties, but these ties are based on mutual respect and the desire to enrich […]

One of our readers has requested some advice from his fellow landlords reading this Newsletter. I could simply respond but I’m hoping that by publishing his request he will receive more than just my opinion. “As an avid reader of the Property118 newsletter and the associated discussions I wonder if I may ask my fellow […]

Why Kingsford Letting believe Leamington Spa is a Warwickshire Property Hotspot With so many different types of property to invest in, contacting a local expert for advice is vital. The UK is currently experiencing a widespread shortage of rental properties. Across all sectors, including social housing and private rented accommodation, there are simply not enough properties available. […]

Should an Estate Agent / Letting Agent have Client Money Protection (CMP) insurance and do the General Public understand (or care about) the risks associated with dealing with an agent that doesn’t have any CMP in place? If an agent does want to implement Client Money Protection Insurance – how easy is this to do? 

Have you noticed how many Estate Agents, who did not previously offer residential letting services, that have suddenly opened a lettings department to try and supplement their monthly income, and stop their businesses from going to the wall, as the house sales market continues to stagnate?

Countrywide, the UK’s largest property services Group, today launched its report addressing challenges in the UK Housing Market, urging Government to consider six solutions to help boost the ailing housing market: