Tag: Landlord news

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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, 15 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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Go for Olympic gold by letting out rooms tax-free

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2011, 15 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, 15 years ago | 0

Cannabis farming is a growing menace for landlords as police seized a record number of plants in raids mainly on...

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Tax clock ticking down for celebs who can’t sell homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Time is running out for celebrities who are trying to sell their £1 million homes before the stamp duty curtain...

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MPs urged to let benefit tenants choose how to pay their rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2011, 15 years ago | 7

Tenants picking up housing allowances to pay their rents should have the choice to pay their landlords direct, says the...

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Couples need to income shift to beat April’s tax changes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around 750,000 taxpayers face a shock at the end of the month when they are automatically upgraded to the higher...

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Letting agent kitemark aims to identify risky firms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Letting agents are closing ranks against rogue firms that fail to safeguard money handed over by landlords and tenants with...

All about tenancy deposits

Author: Tessa Shepperson

9th March 2011, 15 years ago | 8

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

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Spotlight on Robin Pilley, HMO investor – Part two of a four part story

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Robin Pilley invests into HMO’s (Houses in Multiple Occupation) in the Haverhill area and regularly achieves up to 16% yields,...

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Buy to let tenants expect rents to keep on rising

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2011, 15 years ago | 2

>Private renters expect to hand over more money every month to their buy to let landlords as they continue to...

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Buy to let landlord pays £1,400 for failing to check gas safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2011, 15 years ago | 5

A landlord who failed to safety check and look after gas appliances in a buy to let house rented to...

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Slum landlords cash in on homeless by renting sheds with a bed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Renting a shed with a bed to illegal immigrants is the latest money making idea from crooked landlords. Slough Council...

Property Tribes TV video interview with Mark Alexander promoting the Property Investor Show March 2011

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

In this promotional video Mark Alexander explains to Vanessa Warwick of PT TV why he will be attending this years...