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The Lifecycle of a Commercial Finance Deal – From Enquiry to Completion

24th September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

For many landlords, securing commercial finance can feel like a mysterious process. Unlike a standard buy to let mortgage, the...

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Scottish Housing Bill 12-month eviction ban amendment would be a “gift for rogue tenants”

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Industry bodies and politicians warn a Scottish Housing Bill amendment preventing evictions in the first 12 months of a tenancy...

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Renters’ Rights Bill moves to final stage before becoming law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2025, 1 year ago | 15

The Renters’ Rights Bill will return to Parliament on the 14th of October in the final stage before it becomes...

Commercial Mortgages vs Buy to Let Mortgages vs Bridging Finance

Author: Mark Alexander

17th September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Landlords often ask whether they should use a buy to let mortgage, a commercial mortgage, or bridging finance. The right...

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Landlords won’t be forced into Making Tax Digital – claims impact assessment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th September 2025, 1 year ago | 51

The government has confirmed landlords will not be forced into signing up for the controversial Making Tax Digital (MTD) scheme...

Why NACFB Membership Matters – Safeguarding Landlords When Borrowing

Author: Mark Alexander

10th September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Choosing the right broker can be the difference between securing finance and hitting a brick wall. With hundreds of lenders...

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Pet charity warns landlords may reject pets after insurance amendment

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th September 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A pet charity has warned a government amendment to remove the right for landlords to require pet damage insurance will...

What Commercial Finance Really Means for Landlords – More Than Just a Mortgage

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Most landlords are familiar with buy to let mortgages, but fewer understand what commercial finance means in practice. Many assume...

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Rents hit near-record highs in August – Goodlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd September 2025, 1 year ago | 0

England’s PRS stayed robust in August, with average monthly rents hitting £1,480 per property, just shy of the record set...

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Landlords face paying National Insurance on rental income

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 1 year ago | 116

Millions of landlords could be hit by a plan to impose National Insurance contributions on rental income to generate around...

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Critic blames landlords for charging excessive rents but ignores rising costs they face

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2025, 1 year ago | 15

A blog blames landlords for “charging excessive rent prices” and for taking a “disproportionate amount of income from renters”. Writing...

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Landlords pivot to office investments as demand soars

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th August 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The UK’s professional landlords appear to be making a pivot towards office space investments, with applications for office-related projects surging...

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Former Tory Minister defends landlords charging market rent amid calls for rent controls

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 1 year ago | 3

A former Tory cabinet minister has defended landlords renting out their properties at market price. David Gauke, former Justice Secretary,...

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England’s new rents hit a record £1,496 in July

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th August 2025, 1 year ago | 1

England’s rents hit a new high in July with the average monthly rent for new tenancies climbing to £1,496, surpassing...

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More landlords switch to limited company ownership

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A fifth of landlords now hold at least one buy to let mortgage within a limited company structure, with the...

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Government to buy empty homes to house asylum seekers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2025, 1 year ago | 22

The UK government has a strategy to address the growing challenge of housing asylum seekers by acquiring empty homes and...

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Landlords called out for tenant ’emergencies’ from lightbulbs to leaks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th July 2025, 1 year ago | 12

Landlords summoned to address what a tenant describes as an ’emergency’ find that many of these issues prove to be...

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Generation Rent claims that tenants lose ‘millions’ in unfair deposit deductions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2025, 1 year ago | 11

Nearly half (46%) of renters are unaware they can contest deposit deductions they believe are unwarranted, which means renters are...

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‘Landlords turned into border officials’ under Right to Rent warns Peer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A member of the House of Lords has criticised Right to Rent checks, saying they effectively turn “ordinary landlords into...

Oh dear, Angela Rayner. What can landlords do to help you on LHA?

Author: Landlord Crusader

11th July 2025, 1 year ago | 13

As Ronan Keating once said: “You say it best, when you say nothing at all”, Angela’s appearance in front of...

Landlords brace for uncertainty as Renters’ Rights Bill looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Landlords are concerned over the Renters’ Rights Bill as pressure mounts over when the bill will pass, claims an industry...

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