Tag: Landlord news

Buy to let landlords set to grow portfolios – Landbay

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 9 months ago | 3

More than half of the UK’s buy to let landlords are planning to acquire new properties within the next year,...

Court delays leave landlords waiting eight months to reclaim properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th August 2025, 9 months ago | 5

Landlords face the longest wait for possession in over two years, according to figures published by the Ministry of Justice....

Mystic Mortar Arrives with a Weekly Horoscope for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th August 2025, 9 months ago | 0

Something new is about to sparkle across Property118 every Friday. Starting on 29th August 2025, our very own star-gazer Mystic...

Labour MP calls for end to Section 21 as property manager defends eviction process

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2025, 10 months ago | 3

Despite a landlord helping to rehouse tenants after serving them with a Section 21 notice, a Labour MP is calling...

January sees a new surge of landlords selling their portfolios for higher prices than 2023

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

19th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

There’s good news for landlords who have postponed selling their rental properties despite falling profits and new legislation making the...

Which Commercial lenders are hungry for business?

Author: Malcolm Jones

1st August 2018, 8 years ago | 2

Did you know that commercial lenders have three main categories of manager called Hunters, Farmers and Retailers? This is very relevant if...

Barry’s story – it could have been you!

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd May 2018, 8 years ago | 0

Barry’s story was written by the Mark Alexander back in December 2010. It has since been updated and re-published several...

FOS rule West Brom Tracker Rate Hike is fair

Author: Mark Alexander

16th November 2014, 12 years ago | 46

The FOS (Financial Ombudsman Service) have done it again!  In the past the FOS have controversially agreed that rate hikes...

Property118 Members vs West Bromwich Mortgage Company

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd March 2014, 12 years ago | 769

UPDATE – 31st March 2014 Since publishing this article our campaign has raised over £450,000 and legal action has now...

Bank of Ireland Tracker Rate Legal Campaign Fundraising re-launched

Author: Mark Alexander

31st January 2014, 12 years ago | 0

The Bank of Ireland Tracker Rate Legal Campaign began in March 2013. History to date 100 affected BoI borrowers each paid...

Campaigns Against Tracker Mortgage Rate Hikes Reach Parliament

Author: Readers Question

22nd January 2014, 12 years ago | 0

The campaigns organised by members of Property118 against hikes to tracker rate mortgage margins moved up a gear yesterday when...

Property Research Tool

Author: Mark Alexander

11th December 2013, 12 years ago | 33

UK Property Research Tool What you need to know and where to find the information X This Property Research Tool...

Complaint to ASA re West Brom Tracker Mortgages Website Advertising

Author: Mark Alexander

18th November 2013, 13 years ago | 0

COMPLAINT TO ADVERTISING STANDARDS AGENCY I have just completed my online complaint to the ASA. It is a five step...

Capita TDP to be taken over by MyDeposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2013, 13 years ago | 7

The Capita TDP (Tenancy Deposit Protection scheme) has been closed to accepting new deposits since the 14th of September this...

Tax Treatment of Equity Loans for Buy to Let Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

4th November 2013, 13 years ago | 0

I have been posting on numerous forums about the introduction of equity loans into the UK buy to let mortgage...

West Bromwich Tracker Rate Mortgages Legal Action Group

Author: Mark Alexander

29th October 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Nearly 1,000 people have registered an interest in the Class Action groups challenging the legality of the increases to tracker...

Tracker Rate Class Actions Updates

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Over 1,000 people have registered an interest in the Class Action groups challenging the legality of the increases to tracker...

Calling all Wikipedians

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd October 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Neither Property118 nor myself have a page on Wikipedia and that makes me 🙁 Can you help? I understand that...

Tracker Mortgages Press Release

Author: Mark Alexander

1st October 2013, 13 years ago | 10

We are encouraging everybody who has registered for the Tracker Mortgage Class Action campaign to contact their local press with...

Tenants Charter – Mr Pickles, have you gone completely mad?

Author: Mark Alexander

1st October 2013, 13 years ago | 67

Open Letter to Mr Eric Pickles – Communities Secretary – re Tenants Charter Dear Mr Pickles Have you gone completely...