Tag: Landlords

London Housing Solutions Rips off Landlords and LHA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th March 2014, 12 years ago | 2

This report from Channel 4 investigates London Housing Solutions, a Rent to Rent company which is believed to have ripped...

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...

Immigration Minister resigns for employing an illegal immigrant

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2014, 12 years ago | 25

Mark Harper the Immigration Minister who took the Immigration Bill through Parliament in autumn 2013 has resigned for continuing to...

Do landlords have to pay class 2 National Insurance?

Author: Readers Question

4th February 2014, 12 years ago | 48

We have three properties which we let out via a letting agent. My husband works full time and I have...

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...

Good feedback for Landlords from Tenants reported by NLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2014, 12 years ago | 2

The majority of tenants say their rent provides good value for money, according to the National Landlords Association’s NLA latest...

You may have more funding choices than you think!

Author: Simone Gilks

15th January 2014, 12 years ago | 10

Banks aren’t always the friendliest of places when it comes to borrowing money. All the “hoops” they expect you jump...

Complaint to ASA re West Brom Tracker Mortgages Website Advertising

Author: Mark Alexander

18th November 2013, 12 years ago | 0

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

Castle Trust Equity Loan Finance

Author: Mark Alexander

14th November 2013, 12 years ago | 0

Castle Trust Equity Loan Finance has the potential to be the biggest game changer in the UK mortgage market since...

Councils lose Court cases over HMO licence fees

Author: Mark Alexander

11th November 2013, 12 years ago | 11

Three cases have recently been tested in the Courts whereby Councils have charged more for HMO licensing then was reasonable....

Paying rent late will hit credit score

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2013, 12 years ago | 12

Of interest, I think, to fellow landlords; Experian expects to include 600,000 rental records by year-end of tenants who pay late,...

Choosing a property location

Author: Readers Question

11th November 2013, 12 years ago | 14

My buy to let property portfolio is within three miles of my main residence but I would venture further out. My...

HMO Question – are basins in bedrooms mandatory?

Author: Readers Question

9th November 2013, 12 years ago | 25

Is it a legal requirement that every bedroom in a licensable HMO has to have a wash hand basin? I...

Dehumidifiers may reduce energy costs as well as solve damp issues

Author: Mark Alexander

8th November 2013, 12 years ago | 15

For landlords with tenants who do all the wrong things and cause condensation and damp problems this can be a...

Research into BTL mortgage arrears – University of York

Author: Alison Wallace

7th November 2013, 12 years ago | 16

I head up an independent and experienced team of researchers at the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of...

Letting Agent won’t release rent (6 months paid in advance)

Author: Readers Question

7th November 2013, 12 years ago | 12

My tenants have paid 6 month rent in advance ( as they did in the previous 6 months with no...

HMO Internal locks ‘deal breaker’?

Author: Readers Question

7th November 2013, 12 years ago | 15

I’m at the point of exchange on an HMO licensed 5 bed house, currently let to students. I received a...

What accountancy software do landlords use?

Author: Readers Question

7th November 2013, 12 years ago | 49

Hi all, I’m fairly new to property investing and brand new to this site. Thanks Property Geek, Rob Dix, for...

Tax Treatment of Equity Loans for Buy to Let Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

4th November 2013, 12 years ago | 0

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