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Cannabis farm seizures hit a record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Cannabis farming is a growing menace for landlords as police seized a record number of plants in raids mainly on...

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Slum landlords cash in on homeless by renting sheds with a bed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Renting a shed with a bed to illegal immigrants is the latest money making idea from crooked landlords. Slough Council...

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Spotlight on Robin Pilley, HMO investor – Part one of a four part story

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2011, 16 years ago | 13

Robin Pilley invests into HMO’s (Houses in Multiple Occupation) in the Haverhill area and regularly achieves up to 16% yields,...

Bank of England Credibility Crisis?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Wrtten by Neil Patterson – Partner of The Money Centre, following his visit to a meeting at The National Skills...

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Top cop’s buy to let was a cannabis factory

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2011, 16 years ago | 0

A red-faced top cop at Scotland Yard rented out his former home to a gang of drug dealers who set...

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Guest Blog from Ann Ceresa of Suffolk – HMO Investor

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2011, 16 years ago | 5

This is a story of how I will quadruple my gross annual rent in 2011 on a £120,000 property.

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Buy to let lender warns landlords about email scammers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2011, 16 years ago | 1

A leading buy to let mortgage lender has warned landlords to watch out for an email scam. A bogus email...

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£500 million cost for buy to let fire safety is ‘too much’

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 2

A proposed new law requiring buy to let landlords to provide a wired-in fire alarm in their rental property has...

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Inventories make the difference in damage disputes

Author: Mark Alexander

17th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Landlords and tenants often argue over who is entitled to keep a deposit when disputing who is responsible for damage...

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Landlords to pay more tax as HMO loophole closes.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

New guidelines for shared house owners have put a stop to most claims from property investors for capital allowances that...

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Landlords set to profit from generation of renters. Housing minister Grant Shapps has told the nation that Britain cannot afford another boom-and-bust house price explosion

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors are witnessing a shift in the housing market that will affect people’s attitudes to buying and renting homes...

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Capital Allowances FAQ for property investors. Our tax partner Steve Sims has produced this superb guide

Author: This article was written by guest author - Steve Sims

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Capital allowances are mind-numbingly complicated and even confuse some accountants, but making the effort to unravel obscure tax points can...

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Landlords should ‘grass up’ illegal cannabis farms. Would you know how to detect whether your property might be being used as a cannabis farm without entering the property?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Landlords need to turn detective and make sure they police how tenants are using their rental properties otherwise insurers could...

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Handling a property tax compliance investigation or “compliance check”. Our specialist tax and accountancy partner provides useful insight and guidance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

More and more investors and landlords who have not owned up about their property profits are under scrutiny from the...

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Don’t regulate landlords any more, urges Residential Landlords Association (RLA).

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 2

A landlord group has responded to the government’s challenge to identify changes to the law that would make running a...

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Why landlords property insurance might not pay out during void periods or when a property is undergoing refurbishment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Most landlords look at reducing council tax and business rates while letting property is unoccupied but don’t realise they may...