Tag: Landlord Regulation

Scottish Association of Landlords – dismayed by Shelter Cowboys Slur

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th May 2013, 13 years ago | 8

Scottish Conservative Housing Spokesman Alex Johnstone and the Scottish Association of Landlords have slammed the language employed by housing charity...

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Deposit Deadline of May 15th in Scotland

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Landlords in Scotland are urged to beat the deposit deadline and avoid huge penalties. Over half of deposits for private...

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Court of Appeal decision made on when is a payment rent and when is it a deposit

Author: Tessa Shepperson

23rd April 2013, 13 years ago | 43

Newsflash from Tessa Shepperson of Landlord Law. There has been an important Court of Appeal decision on tenancy deposits. In...

Do tenants have choices?

Author: Mark Alexander

16th April 2013, 13 years ago | 8

Am I the only person in the world who is sick to the back teeth of hearing stories of letting...

ARLA’s advice on what to expect from the private rented sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The latest figures from letting agents suggest that the UK still has a healthy appetite for rental properties. According to...

Landlords Guide To Health and Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2013, 13 years ago | 4

A Simple Landlords guide to Health and Safety written by Syd Lewis When I first started renting properties some 20...

Kenneth Tinslay of Sunbury on Thames

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Kenneth Tinslay of Sunbury on Thames I have been a Landlord since 2003 and keep up to date with all...

Gwen Davies of Burry Port

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Gwen Davies of Burry Port I have been a Landlord since 2001, and believe in keeping up to date with...

Are Private Landlords Soft Targets?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th March 2013, 13 years ago | 10

In this time of austerity, we must all put our shoulder to the wheel, do our bit, and pay our...

Gas Boiler Regulations – Landlords Question

Author: Readers Question

7th March 2013, 13 years ago | 69

I recently asked a plumber to look at a gas boiler in my rented flat. The hot water was patchy...

Gary Nock of SCN Properties Halesowen

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th March 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Gary Nock of SCN Properties Halesowen SCN Properties is is a family run property investment and rental business operated by...

Class Action Litigation BOI + Bristol and West Mortgages

Author: Mark Alexander

5th March 2013, 13 years ago | 28

As you have probably heard, Bank of Ireland (BOI) and Bristol and West have advised borrowers who took tracker rate...

Hounslow Council Targets Rogue Letting Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2013, 13 years ago | 2

Hounslow Council is warning rogue letting agents that they could be prosecuted for advertising illegal backyard dwellings. More than 100...

James Shanahan of Birmingham

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2013, 13 years ago | 0

James Shanahan of Birmingham We are new (from early 2013) landlords with two houses and plans to grow gradually with...

Some good News for Landlords in Scotland at last

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd February 2013, 13 years ago | 1

I keep in touch with what’s going on in the lives of my fellow landlords North of the border via...

Mortgage Express Right to Consolidate

Author: Matthew Farrow

14th February 2013, 13 years ago | 53

I have been a buy to let mortgage broker for several years and recently heard the most alarming story in...

Philip Allen of London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th February 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Philip Allen of London I have been a landlord since 2006, surviving and growing stronger through some of the most...

Landlord Regulation is NOT the Answer

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd January 2013, 13 years ago | 7

There is no doubt that our sector is attracting the criminal elements, however, landlord regulation is not the answer. Why...

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Is rent hiking a good business model?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

21st January 2013, 13 years ago | 24

It’s been a while since I wrote anything in my ‘Don’t shoot the messenger’ series. Mainly because I kept getting...

Bruce Fletcher of Taunton

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Bruce Fletcher of Taunton I have been a landlord since 1989 and as a family run business we are able...