My partner and I have been renting a flat through a letting agents for the last 2 years. They charge us £150 to renew to lease every 6 months, the latest contract was signed in November 2012 for a further 6 months. Shortly after we signed the new contract we were offered a larger and […]

Paul Keeling of PK Properties Walsall I’ve been involved with properties since 2005 when I bought my first Buy to Let, whilst at the same time embarking on a new career in Estate Agency. Having achieved Branch Manager status within 12 months, I continued with building my personal property portfolio whilst fully immersing myself within […]

This week 29 pages have been added to Property118. (Links to the relevant pages are in blue and underlined). 5 Readers Questions Articles and Discussions I think my tenants removal company knocked my garden wall down Legal advice required on Scottish HMO issue Shared ownership – can this be done on leasehold flat? Should I […]

I keep in touch with what’s going on in the lives of my fellow landlords North of the border via my friends at the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) and via listening to members of the Association, many of whom joined SAL on my recommendation. Members of SAL tell me landlords in Scotland are feeling […]

Mortgage Brokers across the UK have been advised by Nationwide Building Society’s specialist buy to let mortgage arm (The Mortgage Works) that they are changing their criteria to stop buy to let investors letting their properties to tenants in receipt of benefits. A survey from housing charity Crisis, released just before Christmas, claimed that 98.5% […]

Kent Reliance has launched a series of buy-to-let products which place no restriction on the size of the landlord’s portfolio. They are available for loans of up to £1m at 85% LTV, and at 75% TV for loans over £1m. Rates at 75% start at 4.49% for a two-year fix. A product fee is charged […]

OMG, what have I done to this poor landlord! I wrote an article a while back called 10 things landlords must do before it is too late. I wrote it with one friend in mind. He’s done really well for himself and has a portfolio of 85 very positively cash-flowing properties. However, I felt he had become addicted to […]

My letting agent has been taking £39.00 a month for doing nothing as far as I can see. Our tenant rang me on Monday because there was a problem with the central heating boiler.  My husband arranged for a plumber to go in today and the heating is working. I have had this tenant for […]

Austin Gray are pleased to announce that  their property auction catalogue for their next auction on Thursday 21st March 2013 is now available for download. The venue is The Banqueting Suite, Hove Town hall, Hove BN3 4AH Start time 1pm (13:00 hours)

Tenants in Scotland could be missing vital information which can affect the return of their deposits at the end of the tenancy, according to recent research conducted by the Government-approved tenancy deposit protection (TDP) scheme, my|deposits Scotland. The findings, which come six months after the introduction of TDP in Scotland, show that just two-fifths (41 […]

You could own one of these 3 bed, brick built, double glazed Suffolk Holiday Homes for personal use or as an investment for just £55,995. That’s not the deposit, it’s the cash price! Some people pay more than that for a static caravan. If you don’t have that much cash available then you will also […]

Anthony Altman of Platinum Property Sheffield I have been a Landlord for 40 years and the ex Vice Chairman of the Sheffield Landlords Association which I was involved in for many years. I have the experience of being the Managing Director for two NHBC registered construction companies for 13 years and also run 4 property […]

Brian Turner of SCPR Sheffield Together with my wife I run a small portfolio of 6 houses (3 of which are student lettings close to Sheffield Hallam University). We have been in the rental business for the past 18 years, prior to which I was self employed as a Business Consultant. All our properties are […]

I became a landlord in July 2012 due to a need to move for my job.  Initially a 6 month company let it has now been extended to January 2014.  My tenants are lovely and are normally in the house during the week so wear and tear is low and they pay a good rent. […]

Guest article from one of Oxford’s leading letting agents I am often asked why Oxford represents such an attractive option for buy to let property investors.  The answer is, like much treasure, not blatantly obvious, but if you are prepared to dig a little, the clarity of the jewels you may find are particularly alluring. […]

Is it even possible that tenants could steal a property you might ask! As part of its campaign to stamp out property fraud, the Land Registry has just set up a dedicated phone line for home-owners who think they may be the victims of fraud. You can now ring 0300 006 7030 if you think […]

I own a 5 year old two bed flat. It was not bought as a business venture but as a student property for my daughter and friends with a 95% LTV mortgage. I currently let it out as an independent studio and a 1 bed flat. If I tried to sell the flat I may need to […]

Oliver Cornes of Juicy Property London I am an experienced landlord providing safe and secure long-term accommodation in the Essex and East London areas, with no plans to sell any properties for many, many years. I am usually very happy to accept tenants with well-behaved pets (a larger deposit may be necessary). I am also […]

Matthew Farrow of Phoenix Independent Advisers Cromer Established in 2005, Phoenix Independent Advisers prides itself in supplying the very best bespoke, independent financial advice to its valued clients. With dedicated Mortgage and Insurance divisions, PIA is able to offer a comprehensive one stop shop of financial services to its personal clients. With administrative offices in […]

Peter Harris of Bristol I am a Landlord and have been a leading Agent in Bristol for over 23 yrs I have also been the Chairman of the Bristol Association of letting and Management Agencies (BALMA) for the last 6 years. Currently I own and rent 70 properties in Bristol and Derby and have a […]

Dave Gardner of Top Management Wellingborough Top Management Letting Agents for Northamptonshire, based in Wellingborough, covering Wellingborough, Northampton, Kettering and surrounding towns and villages. We are landlords ourselves and understand only too well the issues faced by landlords on a daily basis. We don’t charge set up or renewal fees and there are no additional […]