Tag: Landlord news

Don’t let a bad tenant turn your new mortgage into a millstone

Author: Lorna Rose

3rd May 2011, 15 years ago | 3

At last it looks like the buy to let market is beginning to show signs of recovery with mortgage lenders...

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Tenants still queuing to rent, say buy to let landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords are reporting a continuing demand for rented homes as mortgage lenders keep a tight lid on borrowing. Signs are...

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Buy to let cannabis farmers jailed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The risk of drugs gangs preying on unsuspecting buy to let landlords to set up cannabis farms was highlighted in...

BM Solutions play trump card as buy to let mortgage rate deals hot up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th April 2011, 15 years ago | 1

The buy to let mortgage lender battle for the hearts and minds of landlords has stepped up another gear as...

Build Property118.com News into your website

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Have your readers got a good reason to visit your web-site every day?  If not why not give them something...

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Buy to let couple’s row over money ended in murder

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlord Michael Parkinson was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife after their property dream soured under...

The various and wondrous ways that tenancies end

Author: Tessa Shepperson

13th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

This is the last in this series of 10 articles written by specialist landlord & tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson, founder...

Your FREE Guide To Networking With Property Investors

Author: Mark Alexander

9th April 2011, 15 years ago | 1

In a recent survey of our database of over 100,000 landlords, 78% of respondents said they would trust a Peer...

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Call to scrap council tax perks for second homeowners

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th April 2011, 15 years ago | 1

  Homeless charity Shelter is calling for the scrapping of council tax discounts on second homes and property that stands...

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Buy to let borrowing eases as lenders revamp deals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage restrictions are relaxing as more lenders announce a return to the market. Aldermore Bank is stretching...

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No more squatters rights

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The news that squatters’ rights are coming to an end and that anyone squatting can be  evicted within days will...

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Don’t forget census forms for buy to lets and second homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords and second home owners need to complete census forms for their properties even if no one is staying in...

Help! My tenant has stopped paying rent – what do I do?

Author: Tessa Shepperson

22nd March 2011, 15 years ago | 13

This is the seventh in a series of 10 articles written by specialist landlord & tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson, founder...

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Third of buy to let landlords have hiked rents this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords are enjoying more income from the investment property portfolios, according to new figures from a leading...

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Use these property tax savers before you lose them

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Guest Blog provided by Steve Sims, author of “Understanding And Paying Less Property Tax For Dummies”.   Little time is...

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Landlord lobby kicks off online HMO protest

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Landlord lobbyists have launched an online toolkit to help property investors protest against councils proposing to take on extra powers...

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Buy to let rents static, but yields and arrears rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Tenants are paying an average £684 per month rent in February – up 3.9% on a year ago but no...

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Top 10 places for best buy to let rent returns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords looking for the best and worst places for investing in two-bedroom homes to rent have had...

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Consumer champion urges crackdown on rogue letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Rogue letting agents that swindle landlords and tenants out of hundreds of thousands of pounds a year have come under...

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Go for Olympic gold by letting out rooms tax-free

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Householders can scoop their own Olympic gold by renting out rooms tax-free to visitors to the 2012 London games.

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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...