Tag: Gas Safety Certificate

Tenant Referencing Using Common Sense

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd August 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Common sense tenant referencing was pretty much the only option available when I first became a landlord and started letting property...

Can I take a locksmith with me?

Author: Readers Question

10th August 2013, 13 years ago | 55

I have purchased a property recently but have no keys for it.  The previous landlord says she cant find them....

Is this “The DSS Landlords Ultimate Letting Package”?

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Letting Supermarket have launched a new scheme which they have labelled “The DSS Landlords Ultimate Letting Package”.  The package includes:-...

Rent to Rent Success Stories

Author: Mark Alexander

26th July 2013, 13 years ago | 26

There have been some real horror stories of Rent to Rent hitting the press of late and that’s not necessarily...

Latest PRS advice concerning ASTs, Voids, Referencing and Rent2Rent (e-news compilation)

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Rent2Rent contracts – if you’re going to to it do it right Rent2Rent companies are using the wrong letting contracts...

Unfair Section 21 Notice – Tenants Cry for HELP!

Author: Readers Question

9th July 2013, 13 years ago | 82

My landlord has issued me with a section 21 because I have asked for certain information regarding where my deposit...

Choosing the wrong letting agent could cost YOU thousands!

Author: terry lucking

21st June 2013, 13 years ago | 5

It’s devastating when you put your trust and faith into a letting agency, you pay them a monthly management fee; and...

First Timer – Let to Buy

Author: Readers Question

10th June 2013, 13 years ago | 20

I bought a one bed flat in North London a few years ago to live in with my partner. Recently...

Am I missing a trick by owning my own property?

Author: Mark Alexander

26th March 2013, 13 years ago | 5

Two of my best friends are far more successful property investors than I am, however, they rent their own homes. ...

Property Management from just £14.99 a month

Author: Mark Alexander

10th December 2012, 13 years ago | 41

Just suppose you could buy property management from just £14.99 per month, per property in the vast majority of the lettings hotspots...

Charter for Good Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

30th October 2012, 13 years ago | 1

Having spent a lot of time lounging around the swimming pool and on the beach over the last few weeks...

Some say Buy to Let is NOT Regulated – WRONG!

Author: Mark Alexander

11th October 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Have you ever heard people say that buy to let is NOT regulated? Well I think they are wrong, VERY...

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Agents and Landlords Warned of Fire Risk From Electrical installations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th September 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The high profile fires caused by faulty fridge freezers last year highlight the need for landlords and tenants to be...

Landlords should not be allowed to let their own properties

Author: Mark Alexander

17th August 2012, 14 years ago | 55

I’ve recently had a heated exchange of emails with a chap called Mike who’s opinion is that “landlords should not...

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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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Insuring against the risks of non-payment of rent

Author: Mark Alexander

25th March 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Tenant Referencing comes in many guises but in this article I am going to focus on how landlords can outsource...

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Most Landlords Don’t Think of Themselves As Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

12th February 2012, 14 years ago | 3

“I only rent out one property”, “I use a letting agent”, “I’m a passive property investor”, “I do buy to...

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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...

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HSE Warning to Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd November 2011, 14 years ago | 0

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a warning to landlords, saying they will prosecute those “who fail in...

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NALS – “No Agent Loves Sarcasm”

Author: Nick Stott

16th November 2011, 14 years ago | 15

Why does the general public have such a poor perception of agents? Is it because they are often image-conscious, relatively...