Tag: Private Landlords

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Jail for HMO landlord who couldn’t afford to pay fine

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

– News Sourced by Property118 News Team – Buy to let landlord Abdul Hanif was jailed for allowing a tenant...

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HMO landlord let tenants live in a garden shed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

An HMO landlord was fined £4,000 for letting 16 tenants live in filthy and dangerous conditions – including in a...

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Buy to let property scam netted £450,000

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2012, 14 years ago | 5

A sham property investment company that conned landlords out of £450,000 has been wound up by the Insolvency Service. Modo...

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The letting portals providing the best exposure

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

29th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

All savvy landlords and letting agents know that Rightmove is the UK’s busiest property portal. Despite the fact that they’ve...

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Give landlords more tax relief, RLA urges Chancellor

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2012, 15 years ago | 6

Chancellor George Osborne should give buy to let owners a new tax deal to stimulate more investment in private rented...

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HMO landlords fined £11,000 for mismanaging properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Two landlords were fined £11,000 for breaking house in multiple occupation management rules. After the successful prosecutions, Newport City Council,...

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Are HMO landlords really missing out on tax relief?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2012, 15 years ago | 2

Dozens of firms offer to help shared house landlords claim thousands of pounds in lost tax reliefs – but does...

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Putting it all together – The what, the why part 2

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27th February 2012, 15 years ago | 1

Read part one of the what the why Armed with your investment budget you are ready to go in search...

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Is Abu Qatada Britain’s worst buy to let tenant?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th February 2012, 15 years ago | 6

If you think you are housing the tenants from hell, spare a thought for the landlord beamed in to the...

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Fizzy hopes bubbly buy to let profits will boost social housing

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2012, 15 years ago | 3

A cash-rich housing association is looking to buy to let to generate funds for social housing. Thames Valley Housing Association...

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Tenants call for tougher action against criminal landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2012, 15 years ago | 1

Tenants are calling for tighter action against criminal landlords who badly manage their homes or charge rip-off fees. The protest...

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Property people get ready for new EPC rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2012, 15 years ago | 46

Landlords and letting agents must comply with a streamlined energy performance certificate scheme from April. The government has given the...

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HMRC fines late filing taxpayers £85 million

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Penalties for £100 are winging their way to 850,000 taxpayers who failed to file their tax returns on time. Most...

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Get ready for new deposit protection rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2012, 15 years ago | 17

Tough deposit protection rules start soon that close loopholes that let landlords escape fines by returning money to tenants on...

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First ever government-backed mortgage indemnity scheme set to launch in March

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th February 2012, 15 years ago | 4

-By Guest Columnist Daniel Coleman The first ever government-backed mortgage indemnity scheme is set to be officially launched within the...

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Record Number of Landlords Making Rental Losses

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2012, 15 years ago | 16

Landlords are starting to feel a squeeze on rental profits despite rising rents, according to a new study. The number...

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A serious new blow to mortgage borrowers

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

16th February 2012, 15 years ago | 25

I read with interest an article in the Daily Mail this week based on an announcement by Santander that they...

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Be wary of Letting Agents Pushing Rightmove Premium Listings

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

16th February 2012, 15 years ago | 1

Rightmove Premium Listings ‘Do they work?’ Rightmove themselves state that their own research indicates that properties with a “Premium Listing”...

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Council hit-team takes on hardcore rogue landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

A council hit-team is readying to prosecute rogue landlords who have dodged signing up to a selective licensing scheme. The...

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Lloyds tightens interest only rules for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th February 2012, 15 years ago | 4

Lloyds is the latest bank to tighten up interest-only lending criteria following the lead of Santander. Both banks are significantly...

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Property is a Pension for 80% of Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Eight out of 10 landlords plan to supplement their pension income from letting property, according to the latest research by...