The Bank of England’s latest report is available here as a downloadable PDF. Please share on other Social Networks and leave comments below.

Technology is one the most effective weapons in the fight against unscrupulous tenants. Letting agents, landlords and local authorities have turned to technology to give them vital information about prospective tenants before handing over the keys to their properties.

Have your readers got a good reason to visit your web-site every day?  If not why not give them something for nothing? It’s FREE for you to use too! One of the most popular features within Property118.com is our News.  We are regularly asked for permission to use our articles. Until now, our answer has […]

In this video I interview IFA Jason Howard about how property investors and business owners can combine their pension schemes to acquire commercial property and to release cash tied up in their businesses premises for alternative investment or cashflow purposes.

Since the beginning of the credit crunch we’ve heard of stories of good fortune (lenders writing off huge chunks of debt) and stories of questionable practices (promises reneged, rates increased unreasonably etc.). Please share your experiences below, good or bad, many people would like to read about them.

A landmark case in the Court of Appeal has removed responsibility from builders and contractors who refurbish or extend homes to make sure their work is not defective.

Mortgage Trust is lending to buy to let landlords again – after a three year break from the market. The firm, a subsidiary of property investment specialist Paragon Mortgages, stopped lending in February 2008.

Do the little things that make a big difference? If you are unsure, try going to sleep with a mosquito in your bedroom! What tips can you share to minimise rental voids.  Here’s one to get you started. When a tenant serves notice arrange to meet with them.  Let them know why it is so […]

My business partners keep a very close eye on the economy by attending several Bank of England briefings and reading their agents Summary Business Reports and minutes of meetings, all of which are publicy available and shared here.

The great property divide between London, the southeast, and the rest of the country has now started to extend in to rents. Survey after survey in recent months has confirmed house prices in the region are outstripping those in the rest of the UK.

Two Leeds landlords were fined for failing to comply with house in multiple occupation (HMO) regulations. Brian Davison, of Horsforth, was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,829, for failing to licence his property in Burley.

An introductory article written by Paul Shamplina, founder of Landlord Action, explaining how he got in to the business of helping landlords with bad tenants. This is Paul’s first article in an eBook series. A list of future articles coming soon is featurd below.

Buy to let mortgage brokers are split on the performance of the sector since the start of the year – with one half claiming business is booming while the rest report no change.

Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of ‘Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies’. Steve and his wife Amanda also have a boutique accountancy business which  specialises in providing taxation advice and accountancy services for property investors.

More stubborn sellers with luxury homes who refuse to drop their house prices are becoming reluctant landlords, according to letting agents. Their reluctance to sell is pushing up the average value of a buy to let property.

Buy to let landlord Michael Parkinson was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife after their property dream soured under financial pressures. Jennifer Parkinson, 65, denies murdering her 63-year-old husband after a row at their home in Gosport, Hampshire.

This is the last in this series of 10 articles written by specialist landlord & tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson, founder of the online Landlord Law Service.

Help is at hand for landlords struggling to claim money through the deposit protection schemes. A deposit protection adjudicator has set up an online service to help landlords avoid the common pitfalls and successfully claim the money they are owed.

A range of new buy to let mortgages is available from leading lender The Mortgage Works from April 13. The Mortgage Works (TMW) – the specialist buy to let lending arm of the Nationwide Building Society – is among the UK’s largest lenders to residential property investors.

The housing market is firmly stuck in the doldrums with little hope of easing in the near future, according to the latest data – with London standing out as the only high spot. Estate agents say house prices and sales remained static in March. While the Communities and Local Government Department (CLG) released figures for […]

Mark Alexander, founder of Property118.com, interviews Jason Howard of Insight Fininacial Associates on Asset and Legacy protection for property investors. Something all landlords should consider within their financial planning strategy. Please contact us for more details.