Tag: Housing Association

Avoiding the Void

Author: Angus Ryan

28th November 2011, 14 years ago | 1

Void periods are an occupational hazard of letting property and something that the vast majority of landlords will experience at...

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What if the PRS didn’t exist?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

23rd November 2011, 14 years ago | 5

By Guest Columnist Ben Reeve-Lewis I work for a council in London. I’m the landlord’s nemesis, the bogey man, a...

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Developers can’t afford to build – the consequences?

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd November 2011, 14 years ago | 4

Landlord’s Log, the Personal Blog Of Mark Alexander, the Founder of Property118 Earlier this week a comment was left on...

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EU Trying To Kill Buy To Let – sign the petition to STOP it now.

Author: Mark Alexander

19th November 2011, 14 years ago | 100

The buy to let market will grind to a halt if EU proposals to change the way lenders hand out...

Private Landlords Will Need To Be Much More Vigilant if Proposals Go Ahead

Author: Mary Latham

11th November 2011, 14 years ago | 54

Tenants with anti social behaviour orders will be forced into the private rented sector if proposals to give housing associations...

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We Need More Trust Not More Legislation and Regulation

Author: Mary Latham

7th November 2011, 14 years ago | 3

There is a lot of talk these days about tenants needing security of tenure and organisations like Shelter would like...

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Landlords and Holiday Homes May Lose Tax Discounts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2011, 14 years ago | 0

Around 250,000 second-home owners could see their council tax double under changes that let councils scrap their discounts. Councils will...

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Don’t Shoot the Messenger #7 – When a Tenant Takes on a New Partner

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

31st October 2011, 14 years ago | 7

When a tenant has a beef with their landlord, I’m the guy they go to. My job is to either...

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HMO Confusion Could Costs Landlords Fines of £50,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Planning and licensing rules for shared houses could be an expensive trap for landlords as some councils take on new...

Landlords Not Switched on to Energy Efficiency

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th September 2011, 15 years ago | 12

More than a third (35%) of buy to let landlords don’t know or don’t care that their rental homes fail...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 64

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Catch up on all of this week’s latest property and landlord related news. The second installment from Ben Reeve-Lewis, ‘Don’t...

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Empty Homes Could Empty Your Pockets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Property investors who let homes stand empty for two years could pay more tax under plans to bring more homes...

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Buy to Let Hits 15

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let is growing up fast, the industry celebrates its 15th birthday today (September 24, 2011). Buy to let...

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Introducing LandlordSOS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Raising finance for property investment/development, dealing with the council and how to make money from buy to let are some...

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Call for U-turn on Plan to Pay Rents to Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st September 2011, 15 years ago | 7

Major housing organisations in the private and social rental sectors have joined forces to fight the government proposals to pay...

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Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 63

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

  The first two featured articles in this weeks edition have sparked an interesting debate so please take the time...

Housing Market has Bottomed Out, Say Mortgage Lenders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

House prices and the state of the property market have probably hit rock bottom, according to banks and building societies....

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Get Out of Property Now?

Author: Mary Latham

15th September 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Landlords Money Week Magazine are telling us to Get out of Property Now. “Dump property”. “……If you are a property...

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Minister Backs SafeAgent Scheme for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has urged letting agents to join a new money protection scheme for landlords and tenants. Timing...

Government Undermines Our Work, Claims ARLA

Author: Neil Patterson

6th September 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Letting agents have turned up the heat on the government to regulate the private rental sector another notch. The spat...