Tag: Private Landlords

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Cornwall is UK Property Hotspot for Second Homers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Cornwall keeps top spot as the favourite UK destination for second homers with 14,000 properties – almost double that of...

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Comparing Tenancy Deposit Protection Costs for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2012, 14 years ago | 8

As a new tenancy deposit protection scheme opens for business, some landlords may be confused over the costs and benefits...

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Communal Areas of Apartments

Author: Ally Interiors

1st February 2012, 14 years ago | 1

We have all seen the dreaded coir carpet that has shrunk around the edges in trendy apartment blocks. The concrete...

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Tax Filing Deadline Extended by 48 Hours

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords late with their tax returns can breathe a sigh of relief as the filing deadline is delayed due to...

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Courts Crack Down on Landlords Flouting Gas Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Magistrates are getting tough with landlords who flout gas safety rules by handing down hefty fines. Buy to let homes...

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Oxford Landlord Fined Over Gas Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A landlord in Oxford has been fined £2,000 and over £2,000 in costs after repeatedly failing to obtain a gas...

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Stand Out in Rental Market

Author: Ally Interiors

30th January 2012, 14 years ago | 1

If you have purchased a property “off plan”, and intend to let it out, the chances are that so have...

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Renting Costs £100 a Month More than Buying the Same Home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Buying a house is still £100 a month cheaper than renting – if you have a credit rating and the...

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Landlords Need to be Wary of Fraudulent Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords have been warned of tenants fraudulently filling out tenancy agreements with fake names and barely paying rent. Let Insurance...

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The 21st Century Letting Agent- Transparency

Author: Roger Lancaster

27th January 2012, 14 years ago | 3

So far in these articles we have looked at actions, activities and principles a 21st Century Letting Agency can adopt...

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Landlords May Have to Pay Water Bills for Runaway Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Buy to let landlords could be made to pay water bills for departing tenants if they fail to pass on...

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HMRC Tightens Tax Screw on Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The tax man is tracking down landlords with undeclared rental income by demanding lists of property clients from letting agents....

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Buy to Let Mortgage Conditions Eased

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2012, 14 years ago | 2

As the buy to let mortgage wars hot up, several lenders are easing their terms for landlords. Yorkshire Building Society...

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HMO licence fees up 650 percent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2012, 14 years ago | 6

In the last year it has become very clear that many Local Authorities are looking very carefully at Private Sector...

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Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions – January 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The Bank of England has released the Agents’ Summary of Business Conditions for January 2012, calling the market ‘subdued’. They...

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HMO Landlady Becomes A Letting Agent!!

Author: HMOLandlady

25th January 2012, 14 years ago | 8

Last summer I met a very well heeled friend for lunch and listened as she commiserated her devastating investment losses...

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Letting Agents Close Owing Landlords and Tenants Cash

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2012, 14 years ago | 42

Midlands landlords are chasing rents and deposits from a letting agent who suddenly closed for business. Police are looking at...

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Landlords Have High Hopes for Buy to Let in 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

One in five landlords added property to their rental portfolios last year as confidence over interest rates and tenant demand...

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Buy to Let Flood Risk Could Cost Landlords Billions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Thousands of buy to let properties all over the country are at risk of becoming uninsurable and unmortgageable in a...

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Booming Buy to Let Reality Check for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Buy to let mortgage lenders are creaming off the best borrowers and leaving the rest without any real hope of...