Tag: Landlord news

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...

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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Consumer champion urges crackdown on rogue letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2011, 15 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, 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...