Tag: Landlords

Taking a Tenant to Court Over Condensation

Author: Readers Question

2nd February 2013, 14 years ago | 29

I have a court date coming up in April as I am taking my ex tenant to court over damage...

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Sourcing BMV Properties – Landlords Question

Author: Readers Question

1st February 2013, 14 years ago | 15

Hi Mark (and all Property118 readers who may wish to chip in with an answer too) I am reading lots...

How to create incentives for the PRS to grow

Author: Readers Question

1st February 2013, 14 years ago | 4

Mark Garner, a regular reader of Property118 has very kindly written in to share these thoughts on simple changes the government could...

Repeat Fraudulent Tenants – A Landlords Story and Cry For Help

Author: Readers Question

31st January 2013, 14 years ago | 8

The following Landlords Story about “Repeat fraudulent Tenants” came from a landlord who wishes to remain anonymous but who would...

Tracking down a bad tenant – advice sought please

Author: Readers Question

29th January 2013, 14 years ago | 41

I have a single rental property which I bought in 2009. I refurbished it to a good standard and rented...

Can landlords spread rental profits between spouses and minimise tax?

Author: Readers Question

28th January 2013, 14 years ago | 20

One of our readers has sent in the following email (dark blue text below) and is looking for ideas that...

No inventory ………. oh Dear!!

Author: Readers Question

28th January 2013, 14 years ago | 32

Accidental Landlords question regarding “no inventory” I have taken over as the landlord of a property after a divorce. Before...

How private landlords can beat the rent arrears problem

Author: Mark Alexander

24th January 2013, 14 years ago | 4

Rent arrears are every landlords worst nightmare. One bad tenant can leave you unable to pay your mortgage with prospects...

Call for CGT roll-over relief to apply to Buy to Let landlords

Author: Readers Question

24th January 2013, 14 years ago | 28

It seems to me to be very unfair that one can sell almost any other business asset and reinvest the...

The House Crowd Raises £1 Million in Crowdfunding Success

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2013, 14 years ago | 0

The House Crowd has now raised over £1 million of crowdfunded investment which has allowed for the revival of 15 properties...

Landlord Regulation is NOT the Answer

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd January 2013, 14 years ago | 7

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

Tenants Deposit Protection – what are the alternatives?

Author: Readers Question

23rd January 2013, 14 years ago | 5

I find the current tenants deposit protection schemes very time consuming and a waste of money, which all tenants sadly...

Landlords Question about a Section 21 notice

Author: Readers Question

23rd January 2013, 14 years ago | 8

I have issued a section 21 to one of my tenants because he fell behind with his rent. He has...

White Goods Rental for Landlords – does it make sense?

Author: Readers Question

23rd January 2013, 14 years ago | 25

Most of my properties have integrated appliances and where they don’t I’ve always purchased white goods outright as opposed to renting them. I...

Lending Merry-go-round – READERS QUESTION

Author: Readers Question

22nd January 2013, 14 years ago | 11

I wonder if any of ‘s readers have experienced the same problems as I have in arranging a mortgage for...

AWA All Wales Property Auction 4th to 7th Feb 2013

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2013, 14 years ago | 0

Download the AWA auction catalogue for the national public auction of residential, commercial, agricultural property and land. South Wales  ...

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Ten percent yield for 1 in 10 buy to let properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd January 2013, 14 years ago | 0

One in ten properties in the UK are delivering gross rental yields of 10% or more, according to Countrywide’s 2012...

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Is rent hiking a good business model?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

21st January 2013, 14 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...

Tenancy Deposit Question from a Tenant

Author: Readers Question

21st January 2013, 14 years ago | 9

We have been renting a house and our landlady used a local estate agent for the process. We are due...

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E-news Summary for 22/01/2013

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st January 2013, 14 years ago | 0

Is rent hiking a good business model? It’s been a while since I wrote anything in my ‘Don’t shoot the...

Readers question for building contacts and advice

Author: Readers Question

21st January 2013, 14 years ago | 1

We are a Manchester based property company and are in the process of building a small two bedroom two bathroom house,...