Tag: Private Landlords

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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...

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How do I get rid of my bad tenant?

Author: Mary Latham

14th February 2012, 15 years ago | 17

That is a question that I am asked by landlords all the time and I am pleased when they ask...

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Landlord and his Lover Conned £20,000 in Benefits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

A landlord moved his tenant lover in to his home while she carried on fraudulently claiming benefits for his buy...

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Letting Agent Stole £250,000 from Landlords and Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Letting agent Zulfiqar Hussain must pay his victims £250,000 or face three years in jail after stealing money from dozens...

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Finding the Perfect Tenant – “Trust but Verify”

Author: Steve Hanbury

13th February 2012, 15 years ago | 6

Finding that perfect tenant can be time consuming and a very tough task. No matter how a prospective tenant may...

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1st March… The New accreditation Scheme is coming

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2012, 15 years ago | 3

The 1st of March will see the launch of the countries first tenant accreditation Scheme, (UK TAS), bred from a...

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Why landlords won’t take LHA tenants – this brave tenant has gone public.

Author: Mary Latham

11th February 2012, 15 years ago | 51

Government need to take note because this illness has reached epidemic proportions and, in my opinion, is the reason many...

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Landlords Should Beware of the Costs of Condensation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2012, 15 years ago | 6

– News Sourced by Property118 News Team – Landlords have been told to ensure their tenants know how to deal...

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Will Tenant Passports Help Renters & Housing?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2012, 15 years ago | 4

We have witnessed a variety of different challenges which have impacted upon the housing market at different times and in...