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Tenants Repairing Responsibilities

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

5th October 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Following on from my article about whether pest control is a landlords or a tenants responsibility, I’ve had a few...

Mould (mold?) and Condensation Problems

Author: Mark Alexander

27th September 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Like most landlords I have tenants who don’t open windows, dry their washing on radiators and cause mold and condensation...

Landlords Associations – a list of them all with links

Author: Mark Alexander

13th September 2012, 14 years ago | 22

I’m not a member of just one landlords association, I joined two! I don’t know which Landlords Association is best,...

Corporate Lets – 5 year deal with FTSE 100 company via NPG

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

26th July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

At National Property Group we are working with a FTSE 100 company which has engaged us to source landlords wanting...

Property Management Checklist

Author: Mark Alexander

20th June 2012, 14 years ago | 4

My first intentional property investment part 4 – “My first Property Management Checklist“ In the last instalment of the story of my first...

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....

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Estate agent secretly tried to let home he should have sold

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

An estate agent tried to make some money on the side by renting an empty home he was trying to...

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HMO landlord pays £13,000 for ignoring repair order

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A shared house landlord who ignored council orders to upgrade his property was ordered to pay more than £13,000 in...

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House prices down 1% and may drop further, warns lender

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Homeowners face more misery as house prices dropped back for the first time in six months as the stamp duty...

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NAEA Unhappy with Budget Announcement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Following George Osbourne’s Budget announcement, NAEA have offered a damning response as Wendy Evans-Scott, President of the National Association of...

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Let to buy is soaring, say lenders and letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The broken housing market is pushing more accidental landlords into the buy to let market, according to lenders and letting...

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Landlords Should Beware of the Costs of Condensation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2012, 14 years ago | 6

– News Sourced by Property118 News Team – Landlords have been told to ensure their tenants know how to deal...

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Buy to Let Set to Take Over as the New Social Housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

News Sourced by Property118 News Team The rise of buy to let is more about the decline of social housing...

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I Should Have Known Better

Author: HMOLandlady

8th February 2012, 14 years ago | 3

After moving into my ex-HMO and refurbishing it last year, I decided that I wanted an open fire or woodburner....

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 84

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The latest news and views from the property market and private rented sector.  Ben Reeve-Lewis and Mary Latham highlight some...

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Damp – a tenants guide to preventing and treating it

Author: HMO Cleaning

6th January 2012, 14 years ago | 17

Green, orange, black…… The wonderful colours of mould that you may spot in your house! Damp can be a major...

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Council Inspector Trapped by Defective HMO Locks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A council housing inspector was locked in shared flats by a defective lock while inspecting fire safety precautions at the...

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Landlord Fined £4,000 after Tenant Flees Buy to Let Blaze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2011, 14 years ago | 1

A landlord was fined £4,000 for failing to carry out fire safety work at a rental property after a tenant...

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Your Good Tenant Month Stories

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2011, 14 years ago | 0

Congratulations to Roy for his winning story! Mary Latham selected the Good Tenant Story because “People don’t have to do...

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Water Damage the Biggest Costs to Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd November 2011, 14 years ago | 1

Leaky pipes and sinks cost the UK’s landlords £2million a day and over 9 billion litres of water a year,...