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Tenants Changing Suppliers – The Pitfalls

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19th June 2012, 14 years ago | 8

Tenants, utility suppliers, landlords and change don’t often mix too well. I wanted to share a problem that I have...

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Record 82% rent gap between London and the rest of UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The average monthly cost of renting a buy to let home dropped by 1.3% to £760 in May, according to...

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Should buy to let landlords buy life insurance?

Author: Mark Alexander

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 10

I had a really interesting discussion about life insurance yesterday with a lady I’ve respected for many years. I will...

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My first intentional property investment part 3

Author: Mark Alexander

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Just two years after buying my first intentional property investment I owned 9 more. Buying that first one was like finding...

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Confident landlords plan to buy more homes to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Falling prices and relaxed buy to let finance lending has let landlords swoop to add properties to their portfolios. The...

What is a “Regulated Buy to Let”?

Author: Neil Patterson

14th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A buy to let mortgage in lending terms is very similar to a residential mortgage regulated by FSA rules, but...

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Give tax breaks to landlords to ease housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Buy to let landlords should get extra tax breaks to encourage them to provide more homes lower rents and more...

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Do property investments have a golden lining?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Property investors often have a key question – is my money better off in property or in some other form...

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House sales 40% down on buy to let boom years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The housing market is still trying to shatter the glass ceiling imposed by mortgage lenders restricting home loans, but expectations...

Revealed – the great leasehold service charge rip-off

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2012, 14 years ago | 21

It’s likely that if you own a leasehold buy to let property that you have been a victim of the...

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Buy to let here to stay and will only grow, says Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let is here to stay and even more families will have to rent if the economy does not...

My first intentional property investment – part 1

Author: Mark Alexander

11th June 2012, 14 years ago | 15

The story began in 1989 when I purchased a property which I soon realised I couldn’t afford to live in....

85% Buy to Let is back with Kent Reliance

Author: Neil Patterson

11th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

85% loan to value borrowing is back with Kent Reliance Launching two new mortgage products. These are both variable rates at...

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ARLA Call on Landlords to Think Green

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The Green Deal has fallen on deaf ears according to the latest research from the Association of Residential Letting Agents....

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Euro MPs kick out EU buy to let mortgage regulation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th June 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Buy to let mortgage lenders are sighing with relief after the European parliament voted to exclude landlord loans from tough...

Buy to let semi-exclusive rates are made available by BM Solutions

Author: Neil Patterson

7th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

BM Solutions are making semi-exclusive products available to their preferred broker sources showing they still have an appetite and spare funds available...

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More surveys confirm North/South property divide

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents slipped back 4.3% to an average £919 a month in May, according to letting agents haart....

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Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 117

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Read the headlines from the past week featuring the latest columns and commentary from the buy to let and housing...

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What’s Hot this week on the Property Tribes Forum

Author: Mark Alexander

1st June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

There are so many valuable discussions for Landlords going on over on Property Tribes this week I thought I would...

Buy to Let mortgage market and products update

Author: Neil Patterson

1st June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The good news is that confidence and competition in the buy to let market has stood firm in the face...