Tag: Landlords

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Don’t make renting a home a life sentence, say under 30’s

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

The shameful state of Britain’s housing market is revealed in a new poll of attitudes to renting carried out by...

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Solar panel tax loophole is a bright idea for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2011, 16 years ago | 6

Some landlords have had the bright idea of making money from their tenants by renting their roofs  to solar energy...

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Please help us spread the word

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Whenever you read an article on Property118.com you like, please share it on Facebook and/or Twitter. To do this just...

Are you witnessing increasing rent defaults?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2011, 16 years ago | 2

I’ve read a number of press releases and quoted many of them here in my Blog articles stating that circa...

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What’s rental demand like in your town?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2011, 16 years ago | 0

One of my employees is very worried at the moment as her landlord has severed notice to move back into...

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Why some buy to let investors are losing faith in property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Some buy to let landlords are having second thoughts about the reliability of property as a long term investment, according...

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Landlord faces jail for £60,000 benefits fiddle

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2011, 16 years ago | 1

Landlord Lynne Hampson faces jail for cheating the benefits system out of thousands of pounds and even spent some of...

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Running a buy to let property – Landlord law FAQ

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Landlords are often fined huge sums in court for failing to maintain their properties.  Some deserve their fines but many...

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Buy to let lenders offer ‘golden goodbye’ discounts

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2011, 16 years ago | 4

Cash-strapped banks are offering to write off huge amounts to encourage landlords and property investors to remortgage to another lender....

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Rent problems threaten to put landlords in to debt

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2011, 16 years ago | 8

Many landlords are worried that they will face problems paying their buy to let mortgages as more tenants are struggling...

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Buy to let lender warns landlords about email scammers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2011, 16 years ago | 1

A leading buy to let mortgage lender has warned landlords to watch out for an email scam. A bogus email...

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The origins of the phrase Bulls and Bears – heated debate

Author: Mark Alexander

9th January 2011, 16 years ago | 7

This week I’ve been involved in a group debate with three people who hide their identity on a popular property...

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Shopping online can save landlords a fortune

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2011, 16 years ago | 3

Property investors refurbishing and furnishing homes to let can cut costs by searching online for bargains. Savvy property people are...

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Red Hot Tax Tip – get tax relief on your personal mortgage

Author: Mark Alexander

4th January 2011, 16 years ago | 0

For married couples and civil partnerships. EXAMPLE You sell shares in your family company to your spouse for an amount...

Looking for contributors to this Blog

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd January 2011, 16 years ago | 8

PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM MARK ALEXANDER If you have a good property story to tell we may want to share it.

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Sell or hold after completing a refurbishment?

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd January 2011, 16 years ago | 14

This question was recently asked on a property forum and inspired me to write this post. A spreadsheet could be...

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Where would you go to find cash rich investors to JV with you?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th December 2010, 16 years ago | 1

I ask this question purely out of interest.  I am NOT looking for JV partners. 

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Very witty – Flirting With Property …… till death us do part.

Author: Mark Alexander

18th December 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Picked up in a conversation at the Property Tribes forum.  It was just too good not to share.

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The roots of my Property Investment Strategy

Author: Mark Alexander

17th December 2010, 16 years ago | 24

“I measure my business related success by how much I improve my cashflow and my bank balance every year.” The...

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How I maximise the returns on my liquidity fund (cash in the bank)

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2010, 16 years ago | 9

In January 2008 I refinanced my entire portfolio in line with my ongoing strategy.  There was an opportunity to release...

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Buy to let strategy – the 20% liquidity reserve rule of thumb

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd December 2010, 16 years ago | 8

This rule of thumb is very simple.  If you have £100,000 of buy to let mortgages you should have £20,000...