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AIIC Serve up a Winter Warning

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Being mid-November, the Christmas warnings are well on their way. The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) has put together...

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Landlords Reap Rewards as London Rents Rise 27%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rents in London have soared by more than a quarter in two years, according to a firm of leading estate...

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Maintenance Men – Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them!

Author: HMOLandlady

31st October 2011, 15 years ago | 10

A couple of weeks ago I started a discussion thread on Property Tribes about the trials and tribulations of dealing...

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How Do You Find Trades People & Professional Contacts?

Author: Mark Alexander

24th October 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Having been a relatively “hands off” landlord myself now for over 20 years with a very well spread portfolio in...

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Mortgage Lending Recovers But Still Less Than a Year ago

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Mortgage lenders released the purse strings on home loans slightly in August, but this year looks unlikely to equal last...

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Heat is on Improving Cold Buy to Let Homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords are under fire for failing to keep buy to let homes warm enough as a tenant’s rights protest coalition...

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Carpeting and flooring in your buy to let

Author: Ally Interiors

20th July 2011, 15 years ago | 5

It’s all too easy to put down the cheapest flooring possible when furnishing a rental property. But unless you want...

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Gang-of-five challenges EU buy to let regulation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th June 2011, 15 years ago | 1

A gang-of-five of mortgage industry trade bodies has joined forces to challenge European Union proposals for mortgages that include tougher...

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Property owners wasting money on energy bills

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2011, 15 years ago | 4

New figures have revealed that almost half of Britain’s homes do not have adequate basic insulation and as a result,...

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New tenancy deposit protection laws on the way

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2011, 15 years ago | 6

Discussions to change tenant deposit protection rules for landlords are going on behind closed doors, according to information leaked by...

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EU ready to regulate buy to let mortgages

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2011, 15 years ago | 2

The Council of Mortgage Lenders is not commenting on news that a major battle over regulating buy to let mortgages...

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EPCs are ignored by everyone, says consumer champion

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2011, 16 years ago | 15

Energy Performance Certificates are a waste of time and money because no one acts on the advice, according to a...

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Students want star ratings for buy to lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Students are asking housing minister Grant Shapps to introduce a star rating system for buy to let homes. Hundreds of...

Make sure your property is legal before you rent it out

Author: Tessa Shepperson

16th February 2011, 16 years ago | 3

This is the second in a series of 10 articles written by specialist landlord & tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson, founder...

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How I minimise property management issues

Author: Mark Alexander

4th February 2011, 16 years ago | 3

Please remember that my properties are all mid range to upper end of market properties aimed at the professional tenants...

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Lettings watchdog wants more bite to deal with complaints

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Landlords and tenants make about 50 complaints a month about letting agents to The Property Ombudsman (TPO), according to the...

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Offices stand empty as firms block expansion plans

Author: Mark Alexander

17th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Offices are standing empty across the country as the bleak economic outlook forces firms to put plans for expansion on...

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The History of Buy to Let Sale and Rent Back

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 6

By Mark Alexander. I closed my first Sale and Rent Back, “SARB”, deal in 1990. It wasn’t for me personally...

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Gas watchdog hots up on safety checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Landlords are urged to check out gas safety at their properties and to make sure properly qualified fitters are carrying...

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No cheer for borrowers in latest home lending figures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Mortgage lending for buying and refinancing homes was up 5% in July – an increase from £12.9 billion in June...