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Use or lose that holiday home tax break

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Holiday homeowners only have a few days to splash out on a spending spree that takes advantage of a lucrative...

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Stamp duty change opens door for couples to save tax

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd March 2011, 15 years ago | 1

New stamp duty rules for portfolio property investors announced in the Budget opens the door on income-shifting tax planning for...

Help! My tenant has stopped paying rent – what do I do?

Author: Tessa Shepperson

22nd March 2011, 15 years ago | 13

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

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Refurb Mortgages. The Property Investors Dream!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Lisa Orme is an experienced property developer, investor and mortgage broker and specialises in property and financial services for new...

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Third of buy to let landlords have hiked rents this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords are enjoying more income from the investment property portfolios, according to new figures from a leading...

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Buy to let rents static, but yields and arrears rise

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Tenants are paying an average £684 per month rent in February – up 3.9% on a year ago but no...

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Hindsight is a wonderful thing, especially in property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.  If we had known how every successive generation was going to hold us up to...

Housing market is picking up, say estate agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

The housing market has perked up as estate agents report more homes for sale and a jump in the number...

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Top 10 places for best buy to let rent returns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords looking for the best and worst places for investing in two-bedroom homes to rent have had...

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Spotlight on Robin Pilley, HMO investor – Part three of a four part story

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Robin Pilley invests into HMO’s in the Haverhill area and regularly achieves up to 16% yields, he is also a...

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Countrywide signs up 19,000 renters in a month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

The pent up demand for buying and letting homes is reflected in some new figures that act as barometers for...

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Mortgage borrowing plunged in January, say lenders

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2011, 16 years ago | 1

Mortgages for homebuyers were down again in January, according to the major banks and building societies.

Auction purchases, where do I start with due diligence?

Author: Mark Alexander

11th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Sam Collett is a property developer, owner of Gorgeous Homes, an avid property auction buyer and Winner of the Primelocation.com Blog...

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Spotlight on Robin Pilley, HMO investor – Part two of a four part story

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Robin Pilley invests into HMO’s (Houses in Multiple Occupation) in the Haverhill area and regularly achieves up to 16% yields,...

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Buy to let tenants expect rents to keep on rising

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2011, 16 years ago | 2

>Private renters expect to hand over more money every month to their buy to let landlords as they continue to...

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Brokers blamed for 96% of mortgage fraud

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Fraud investigators are cracking down on brokers falsifying mortgage applications. More than 3,500 fraudulent mortgage cases were picked up by...

My 1,000th post on my favourite Property Forum

Author: Mark Alexander

8th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

The following is an extract from my 1,000th discussion on Property Tribes (my favourite property forum). I asked the members...

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Online property fraudsters target Land Registry databank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

The Land Registry has paid out around £5 million in compensation to property fraud victims who had their identities stolen...

Feedback required on Landlordzone.co.uk

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd March 2011, 16 years ago | 10

I came across this web-site recently (http://www.landlordzone.co.uk) and I thought it looked very professional.  Can anybody who’s used it give me some...

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Buy to let rents will keep going up, say letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2011, 16 years ago | 2

>Buy to let rents are rising fast as more tenants chase fewer properties, say letting agents.  They returned the highest...

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Rents cost more than mortgages in 80% of towns and cities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2011, 16 years ago | 1

The cost of renting a home is more expensive than buying in 8 out of 10 towns and cities, according...