Tag: Housing market

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Tentative reaction to new planning rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Following the release of the amended draft of the National Planning Policy Framework, reaction has been fairly positive. The streamlining...

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Open Letter to Grant Shapps from Farah Damji

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27th March 2012, 14 years ago | 7

*Property118 is not in any way aligned with Kazuri nor Farah Damji, but we believe questions should be raised about...

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Buy to let rents predicted to rise by 20% in five years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let entrepreneurs can only finance around a quarter of the £200 billion investment needed in property over the...

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Free data lifts house price curtain for nosy neighbours

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Property investors and nosy neighbours can drill down in to the Land Registry’s house sales data for free under new...

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NAEA Unhappy with Budget Announcement

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Following George Osbourne’s Budget announcement, NAEA have offered a damning response as Wendy Evans-Scott, President of the National Association of...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 105

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Today’s issue shines the spotlight on the private rented sector providing housing to a diverse range of tenants. Headlines and...

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Cameron’s housing benefit gaffe exposed by councils

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th March 2012, 14 years ago | 13

Prime Minister David Cameron’s claim that buy to let landlords are dropping rents in response to the Government’s welfare reforms...

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Article 4 Directions – Different Perspective

Author: Richard Jones

20th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

On the 12th January, Councillor Jeremy Moulton set out the Southampton perspective in relation to Article 4 Directions taking away...

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The world’s best and worst housing markets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The secret’s finally out about the best performing international house markets for property investors over the past decade – and...

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Legendary Roy Brooks Agency – is rude still vogue?

Author: Roy Brooks

13th March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

“How We Recruited Our Property Manager” Roy Brooks was probably the most famous British estate agent ever. He was famous...

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Property118 News Hits a Century

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Property118.com, the UK’s most popular online community for landlords and property investors* has just released its 100th Newsletter featuring updates...

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Let to buy is soaring, say lenders and letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The broken housing market is pushing more accidental landlords into the buy to let market, according to lenders and letting...

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Agents’ summary of business conditions February 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

– News Sourced by Property118 News Team – The Bank of England have released their agents’ summary of business conditions...

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Fizzy hopes bubbly buy to let profits will boost social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2012, 14 years ago | 3

A cash-rich housing association is looking to buy to let to generate funds for social housing. Thames Valley Housing Association...

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Tenants call for tougher action against criminal landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Tenants are calling for tighter action against criminal landlords who badly manage their homes or charge rip-off fees. The protest...

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Just two towns defy property price slump

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

House prices in just two towns as high now than at the peak of the housing bubble in 2007, according...

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First ever government-backed mortgage indemnity scheme set to launch in March

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2012, 14 years ago | 4

-By Guest Columnist Daniel Coleman The first ever government-backed mortgage indemnity scheme is set to be officially launched within the...

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Buy to let fraudsters target landlords and letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Police are warning about fraudsters who are ripping off landlords and tenants by posing as bogus letting agents. Scotland Yard...

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Lloyds tightens interest only rules for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th February 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Lloyds is the latest bank to tighten up interest-only lending criteria following the lead of Santander. Both banks are significantly...

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How do I get rid of my bad tenant?

Author: Mary Latham

14th February 2012, 14 years ago | 17

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