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Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 116

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

This week’s edition features an introduction to Tessa Shepperson’s course “Landlord law made easy”, a recession busting article on how...

CGT and divorce for buy to let landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Breaking up is hard to do – and that applies to a property portfolio as much as a marriage.  Luckily,...

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Buy to Let is a Living for Many

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

According to the latest Landlords Panel research by BDRC Continental, one in four buy to let landlords own their property...

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Landlords ask courts to evict 65 tenants every day

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords filed nearly 6,000 claims to evict tenants in the first three months of the year, according...

All change on the buy to let mortgage front

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Co-Operative Bank buy to let mortgage customers can breathe a sigh of relief as the wholesale scrapping of interest only...

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Confidence is high for buy to let landlords and brokers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Buy to let mortgage brokers are celebrating a buoyant first quarter of business as landlord demand for loans increased. Almost...

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Ombudsman boots out rent row letting agent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Letting agent Helen Gregory has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme after a rent row with a buy to...

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Landlords warned to be insured against arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

With rents still continuing to rise, insurance provider LetRisks is urging to buy to let landlords to ensure they are...

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Londoners earning less than £52,000 can’t afford to rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Renters in London need to earn around £52,000 to let a buy to let home, according to figures from homeless...

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London rents hit almost double the rest of the UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords are picking up almost double the average monthly rent in London compared to property investors in...

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Budget 2012 missed a chance for property tax reform

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget 2012 was a chance missed for reforming property tax, says the industry. Many are also breathing...

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Cameron’s housing benefit gaffe exposed by councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2012, 14 years ago | 13

Prime Minister David Cameron’s claim that buy to let landlords are dropping rents in response to the Government’s welfare reforms...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 104

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The latest news and tips for private landlords. Angus Ryan discusses the issues of repossession, harassment and illegal eviction. John...

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Rents drop again for buy to let landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents nudged down by 0.6% in February – the third fall in the past year, according to...

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Number of tenants struggling with debt soars by 55%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Rent arrears and debt problems are mounting up for thousands of tenants – with the number calling for help soaring...

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Sorting the Rogues from the Ridiculous

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

5th March 2012, 15 years ago | 12

I’m an amiable kinda guy, the office joker in the roman helmet, more predisposed towards seeing the good in people...

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Jail for HMO landlord who couldn’t afford to pay fine

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2012, 15 years ago | 2

– News Sourced by Property118 News Team – Buy to let landlord Abdul Hanif was jailed for allowing a tenant...

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Tenants call for tougher action against criminal landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2012, 15 years ago | 1

Tenants are calling for tighter action against criminal landlords who badly manage their homes or charge rip-off fees. The protest...

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Record Number of Landlords Making Rental Losses

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2012, 15 years ago | 16

Landlords are starting to feel a squeeze on rental profits despite rising rents, according to a new study. The number...

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Lloyds tightens interest only rules for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th February 2012, 15 years ago | 4

Lloyds is the latest bank to tighten up interest-only lending criteria following the lead of Santander. Both banks are significantly...

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Buy to Let Lending Under the Microscope for 2011

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords added 84,000 rental properties to their portfolios in 2011, according to the latest figures from mortgage...