Tag: Buy to let

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Comparing Tenancy Deposit Protection Costs for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2012, 14 years ago | 8

As a new tenancy deposit protection scheme opens for business, some landlords may be confused over the costs and benefits...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 91

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Mark Alexander shares his thoughts on how to regulate the letting industry and adds a thought provoking social media video...

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House Prices Fail to Shift for 18 Months

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

House prices have stuck in a rut for 18 months and are unlikely to change much for at least year....

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Courts Crack Down on Landlords Flouting Gas Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Magistrates are getting tough with landlords who flout gas safety rules by handing down hefty fines. Buy to let homes...

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Buy to Let Yields Outpaced Pensions Over Last Decade

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Returns on buy to let have outpaced other investments over the first decade of this century, according to a property...

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Oxford Landlord Fined Over Gas Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A landlord in Oxford has been fined £2,000 and over £2,000 in costs after repeatedly failing to obtain a gas...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 90

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Plenty of letting hints and tips for landlords covering a variety of rental and tenancy issues along with guest articles...

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Nigel Farage, MEP and leader of UKIP (Video interview)

Author: Vanessa Warwick

30th January 2012, 14 years ago | 12

By Guest Columnist Vanessa Warwick Vanessa Warwick, co-founder of the Property Tribes forum, recently recorded this interview with Nigel Farage,...

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First Blanket HMO Licensing Scheme Starts in Oxford

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 14 years ago | 20

The countdown has begun to the start of the UK’s first HMO blanket licensing scheme that starts in Oxford. From...

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Renting Costs £100 a Month More than Buying the Same Home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Buying a house is still £100 a month cheaper than renting – if you have a credit rating and the...

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Landlords May Have to Pay Water Bills for Runaway Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Buy to let landlords could be made to pay water bills for departing tenants if they fail to pass on...

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Buy to Let Mortgage Conditions Eased

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2012, 14 years ago | 2

As the buy to let mortgage wars hot up, several lenders are easing their terms for landlords. Yorkshire Building Society...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 89

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The latest property investment news including articles from industry experts. Helen Kirkham tells her nightmare tale of a HMO bed...

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HMO Landlady Becomes A Letting Agent!!

Author: HMOLandlady

25th January 2012, 14 years ago | 8

Last summer I met a very well heeled friend for lunch and listened as she commiserated her devastating investment losses...

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The 21st Century Letting Agent -The Day to Day Management

Author: Roger Lancaster

25th January 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Last issue we looked at how a 21st Century Letting Agent utilises new technologies and techniques to maximise the chance...

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Are you Buying with your Head or your Heart?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

With over 56% of landlords looking to increase the size of their portfolio this year*, here at Property118.com we are...

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Landlords Have High Hopes for Buy to Let in 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

One in five landlords added property to their rental portfolios last year as confidence over interest rates and tenant demand...

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Buy to Let Flood Risk Could Cost Landlords Billions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Thousands of buy to let properties all over the country are at risk of becoming uninsurable and unmortgageable in a...

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Booming Buy to Let Reality Check for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Buy to let mortgage lenders are creaming off the best borrowers and leaving the rest without any real hope of...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 88

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The latest news and views from the property market and private rented sector. Guest columnist Roger Lancaster adds two more...