Tag: Buy to let

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Shocked Chancellor orders landlord tax scrutiny

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2012, 14 years ago | 24

Shocked Chancellor George Osborne has ordered a closer scrutiny of buy to let tax reliefs after finding out that some...

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Eastern Landlords Association April 2012 NEWSLETTER

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2012, 15 years ago | 2

Deposits As has been outlined in previous communications, the deposit rules change from 6 April 2012. The most important change...

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Landlords face tougher deposit protection rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2012, 15 years ago | 6

Landlords failing to protect a tenants buy to let deposit face tougher penalties under new laws that come in to...

How to choose a Buy to Let mortgage based purely on cost

Author: Neil Patterson

5th April 2012, 15 years ago | 5

Firstly to give a level playing field you need to make two assumptions: You have decided on the type of...

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Green for go on new EPC laws for buy to lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2012, 15 years ago | 0

It’s green for go for new-style energy performance certificates from April 6 and landlords or letting agents who flout the...

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ARLA guide for reluctant landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2012, 15 years ago | 1

Letting agents reporting a rising number of homeowners renting out their properties because they cannot sell has more than doubled...

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Number of tenants in arrears surges 20% in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2012, 15 years ago | 2

Thousands of tenants are in rent arrears with a growing number adding to the total every month, according to statistics...

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Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 108

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2012, 15 years ago | 0

The April 6th deadline is looming, so we’ve pieced together a round-up of the impending changes for landlords regarding deposit...

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Interest Free Buy to Let Mortgages 0% APR

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2012, 15 years ago | 5

We have seen interest free credit cards and financing for TV’s, sofa’s and even cars but we never expected to...

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Ombudsman boots out rent row letting agent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2012, 15 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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First drop in buy to let lending for two years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Demand for buy to let lending has dropped for the first time in two years, according to the latest Bank...

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Experian back-track on linking shared tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Renters who flatshare won’t be affected by their housemates who fail to pay their rent and bills following complaints from...

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Landlords warned to be insured against arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 15 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, 15 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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Landlords urged to watch for shady solar panel dealings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords maximising income from buy to let properties by leasing their roof space to firms generating energy from solar panels...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 107

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

The latest round up of news features the reaction to the National Planning Policy Framework from around the buy to...

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Buy to let rents predicted to rise by 20% in five years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let entrepreneurs can only finance around a quarter of the £200 billion investment needed in property over the...

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Landlord fined £1,000 after HMO licensing mix-up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2012, 15 years ago | 1

A landlord who told a court he misunderstood shared house rules was fined £1,000 for failing to licence his property...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 106

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

There is a wide variety of buy to let mortgage news for both landlords and letting agents in today’s newsletter...

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To fix or not to fix your Buy to Let mortgage rate?

Author: Neil Patterson

26th March 2012, 15 years ago | 4

To fix or not to fix, that is the question so many people are not honest with themselves about. In...

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Who updates the buy to let mortgage calculator?

Author: Neil Patterson

26th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Hi it’s me for my sins I started my career in banking in 1990 (when I was 8!) and on...