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Eastern Landlords Association MARCH 2012 NEWSLETTER

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Deposits Three cheers for competition. A few weeks ago TDS, The Dispute Service, announced Deposit Guard, which at launch undercut...

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HMRC task force targets landlord tax dodgers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords and property investors who cheat on their tax are under scrutiny from special HM Revenue & Customs task forces....

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How do I get rid of my bad tenant?

Author: Mary Latham

14th February 2012, 15 years ago | 17

That is a question that I am asked by landlords all the time and I am pleased when they ask...

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Landlord and his Lover Conned £20,000 in Benefits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

A landlord moved his tenant lover in to his home while she carried on fraudulently claiming benefits for his buy...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 92

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

The latest news and cash flow tips for landlords. Vanessa Warwick offers her top 6 strategies to improve cash flow,...

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Tenants Feel the Pinch as Housing Benefit Cuts Come into Effect

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2012, 15 years ago | 16

Existing tenants will start to feel the pinch this month as their benefits are reduced by an average of £83...

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HMRC Tightens Tax Screw on Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

The tax man is tracking down landlords with undeclared rental income by demanding lists of property clients from letting agents....

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HMO licence fees up 650 percent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2012, 15 years ago | 6

In the last year it has become very clear that many Local Authorities are looking very carefully at Private Sector...

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Shams, Scams and Blocking Tactics

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

13th January 2012, 15 years ago | 9

By Guest Columnist Ben Reeve-Lewis We live at a time when mortgage repossessions are running at an all time high,...

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Benefit Cuts Price Poor Families Out of Buy to Let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2012, 15 years ago | 3

Rents of around a third of private rented homes in Britain are beyond the financial reach of the poorest families...

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Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 82

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2011, 15 years ago | 2

The latest news and views from the property market and private rented sector. Ben Reeve-Lewis and Mark Alexander tackle the...

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New LHA Laws Favour Violent Criminals

Author: Mark Alexander

20th December 2011, 15 years ago | 27

Now you might be forgiven for thinking this is an over sensationalised headline to grab your attention. Well I’m sorry...

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Housing Benefit NEWSFLASH

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

20th December 2011, 15 years ago | 18

For months now, those of us in the housing advice world have been watching the slow motion car crash that...

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Tenants Will Skip Rent to Pay for Christmas, says Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2011, 15 years ago | 17

Homeless charity Shelter is predicting thousands of tenants will skip their rents to pay for Christmas. Renters are putting festive...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 78

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The latest news and views from the property market and private rented sector, including reaction to the Channel Four Property...

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The Pointless Housing Benefit Helpline

Author: HMOLandlady

5th December 2011, 15 years ago | 8

I’ve just come off the phone to our local housing benefit “help” line, scraped myself off the ceiling and stopped...

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Your Good Tenant Month Stories

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2011, 15 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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Landlord Forced Tenants to Share Cramped Rooms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlord Pavlos Chatzinopoulos was fined £2,515 for making tenants share with cramped rooms with tenants they did not know. Swindon...

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What if the PRS didn’t exist?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

23rd November 2011, 15 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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Landlord Tax Cheats Targeted by HMRC Task Force

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords evading tax face a crack down from a new HM Revenue and Customs task force. Tax...

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We Need More Trust Not More Legislation and Regulation

Author: Mary Latham

7th November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

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