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:

Godiva, owned by the Coventry Building Society, have launched an aggressive new buy to let product range extending its loan to values to 75% and adding 5 year fixed rates with no early repayment charges. They have obviously secured funding and are hungry for market share with the 5 year flexible fixed at 5.75% and […]

Following our recent affiliation with Drewberry Insurance we have run a variety of articles on the topic of landlords insurance. Links to those articles, including a variety of case studies and discussion amongst landlords, can be found at the foot of this article. Paul Barrett, one of our regular contributors suggested in one of his […]

I thought I’d share with you how we manage to close so many of our tenant prospects. Our secret lies in understanding the barriers that most agents put in place to put off tenants! First, they require potential tenants to complete L O N G application forms (or duplicate/triplicate ones if multi applicants) which they must some how get […]

Cases of residential cannabis farming are still rising across the UK and, only this week, another Swindon rental property – in Durham Street – was found to have £160,000 worth of cannabis growing in it (see Swindon Advertiser lead story, 10th July 2012). With drug crime sometimes causing property damage running into tens of thousands […]

  An existing halls of residence in the heart of Sunderland, Dunn House has been identified as a prime location for private investment, due to the shortage of student accommodation in the area, in relation to the high number of students enrolled at the university. Student BuyToLet Properties in Sunderland – 10% yield Currently undergoing […]

ID checking website 192.com is urging awareness of rental fraud as a study finds landlords to be highly trusted when handing over money to them. Rental fraud happens when would-be tenants are tricked into paying an upfront fee to rent a property. In reality, the property does not exist or has been rented to multiple […]

“Landlords, Tenants, Dogs, Pets” is part 7 of my latest series of articles entitled “My first intentional property investment“ Ever since I was a kid I loved dogs, I didn’t even mind the ones that used to snap at my fingers and try to break the door down to rip me to pieces when I […]