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Paragon releases new buy to let terms for professional landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2013, 14 years ago | 2

NEWS from Paragon Mortgages for Professional Landlords Paragon Mortgages has updated its product range for professional landlords. The range includes...

Advice required on tenants request to change carpets

Author: Readers Question

2nd February 2013, 14 years ago | 26

Can you offer any advice to Roberta whose tenants have put in a request to change carpets? Roberta wrote in to...

Taking a Tenant to Court Over Condensation

Author: Readers Question

2nd February 2013, 14 years ago | 29

I have a court date coming up in April as I am taking my ex tenant to court over damage...

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Sourcing BMV Properties – Landlords Question

Author: Readers Question

1st February 2013, 14 years ago | 15

Hi Mark (and all Property118 readers who may wish to chip in with an answer too) I am reading lots...

How to create incentives for the PRS to grow

Author: Readers Question

1st February 2013, 14 years ago | 4

Mark Garner, a regular reader of Property118 has very kindly written in to share these thoughts on simple changes the government could...

Repeat Fraudulent Tenants – A Landlords Story and Cry For Help

Author: Readers Question

31st January 2013, 14 years ago | 8

The following Landlords Story about “Repeat fraudulent Tenants” came from a landlord who wishes to remain anonymous but who would...

Tracking down a bad tenant – advice sought please

Author: Readers Question

29th January 2013, 14 years ago | 41

I have a single rental property which I bought in 2009. I refurbished it to a good standard and rented...

Can landlords spread rental profits between spouses and minimise tax?

Author: Readers Question

28th January 2013, 14 years ago | 20

One of our readers has sent in the following email (dark blue text below) and is looking for ideas that...

No inventory ………. oh Dear!!

Author: Readers Question

28th January 2013, 14 years ago | 32

Accidental Landlords question regarding “no inventory” I have taken over as the landlord of a property after a divorce. Before...

Call for CGT roll-over relief to apply to Buy to Let landlords

Author: Readers Question

24th January 2013, 14 years ago | 28

It seems to me to be very unfair that one can sell almost any other business asset and reinvest the...

Tenants Deposit Protection – what are the alternatives?

Author: Readers Question

23rd January 2013, 14 years ago | 5

I find the current tenants deposit protection schemes very time consuming and a waste of money, which all tenants sadly...

Landlords Question about a Section 21 notice

Author: Readers Question

23rd January 2013, 14 years ago | 8

I have issued a section 21 to one of my tenants because he fell behind with his rent. He has...

White Goods Rental for Landlords – does it make sense?

Author: Readers Question

23rd January 2013, 14 years ago | 25

Most of my properties have integrated appliances and where they don’t I’ve always purchased white goods outright as opposed to renting them. I...

Lending Merry-go-round – READERS QUESTION

Author: Readers Question

22nd January 2013, 14 years ago | 11

I wonder if any of ‘s readers have experienced the same problems as I have in arranging a mortgage for...

Tenancy Deposit Question from a Tenant

Author: Readers Question

21st January 2013, 14 years ago | 9

We have been renting a house and our landlady used a local estate agent for the process. We are due...

Readers question for building contacts and advice

Author: Readers Question

21st January 2013, 14 years ago | 1

We are a Manchester based property company and are in the process of building a small two bedroom two bathroom house,...

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Should I purchase a dryer in a shared house ?

Author: Readers Question

21st January 2013, 14 years ago | 32

I have a shared house where the tenants are respectful and love this refurbished property as their home. The only...

Landlords investing more according to new data from ARLA

Author: Readers Question

17th January 2013, 14 years ago | 0

The latest market data from the Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) has revealed an upward trend in landlord investment...

Ground Rents Investment Question

Author: Readers Question

17th January 2013, 14 years ago | 4

We have received the following ground rents investment question from one of our readers. Can you help? I am currently...

Mortgage Express want an account review – Readers Question

Author: Readers Question

14th January 2013, 14 years ago | 14

Help! I have a Mortgage Express representative coming over for an account review! Why are they are demanding a huge...

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Taken over management of a property with a LHA tenant – Readers Question

Author: Readers Question

10th January 2013, 14 years ago | 8

I  would like some advice about one of my LHA tenants? I have recently taken over management of 4 properties...