Tag: Private Landlords

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The 21st Century Letting Agent – Protecting the Landlord’s Interests

Author: Roger Lancaster

19th January 2012, 14 years ago | 11

In the previous article I tried to make the point that a Letting Agent should act like an Asset Manager,...

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Queen Leads the Olympic Rental Gold Rush

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The Queen is leading the Olympic rental gold rush by letting out part of the grounds of Kensington Palace to...

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Developers Switch to Buy to Let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Developers are looking at renting their homes instead of selling them as demand for buy to let hots up. As...

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Necessity is the Mother of Inventories

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords are losing cases when tenants complain about non-return of deposits because they are failing to take good property inventories....

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A 21st Century Letting Agent

Author: Roger Lancaster

17th January 2012, 14 years ago | 15

What should a landlord expect? ARLA have been complaining that the Government should regulate Letting Agents in the same way...

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Homes at Auction 14% Cheaper than Estate Agent Prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Homes under the hammer at auctions ended the year with a widening gap compared with the prices of property sold...

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Property Investment Strategies – Part Two

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17th January 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Following on from yesterday’s Property Investment Strategies part one. Assignment of Contract With “Assignment of Contract”, when done correctly, you...

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Buy to Let Property Club Fraudsters Scammed £1 million

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th January 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Buy to let property club fraudsters who raised more than £1 million from selling shoddy properties at inflated prices have...

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Here’s a radical idea – Stop Shooting Fish in a Barrel

Author: Mary Latham

13th January 2012, 14 years ago | 32

I am writing this after reading an article with the opening line “A Labour MP says that every MP he...

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Stick to the Letter of the Law Rather than Abuse

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Responsible landlords are investors and business people who should present a ‘professional’ face to their tenants and letting agents. Not...

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Sellers Sticking Out for High Prices ‘Hinder’ Housing Market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Estate agents are blaming sellers asking unrealistic prices for their homes as one of the reasons for a flatlining housing...

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Landlords Expecting Another Year of Bumper Buy to Let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords are expecting another bumper for year of buy to let, according to research by a property investment lender. Just...

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To Insure or not to Insure? That is the Question

Author: HMOLandlady

10th January 2012, 14 years ago | 4

January heralds house insurance renewal month. Every year I promise to get excited about it, compare quotes and wallow for...

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Judge Hits Out at Buy to Let Lender’s Poor Underwriting

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A buy to let lender was slammed for a landlord mortgage of £166,500 without carrying out proper income checks in...

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Avoiding being ripped off by the Olympics

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

9th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Having written my article on the predicted downside of renting during the Olympics I thought I had better provide a...

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Landlords Warning – London Olympics 90 day lettings law

Author: Mary Latham

8th January 2012, 14 years ago | 20

People who are thinking of letting during the Olympics should be aware that it is a criminal offence to let...

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Frustrated Sellers Forced to Consider Let-to-Move

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Frustrated sellers are turning into reluctant landlords as the stagnating housing market in some areas has driven buyers away. Around...

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A Tale of Two Toilets

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

5th January 2012, 14 years ago | 24

A strange case came my way today and I thought it a grand example of the sort of world I...

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Cleaning Tips for Students

Author: HMO Cleaning

5th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Tips for keeping the house looking its best Here are some quick and simple tips to help keep the house...

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Council Inspector Trapped by Defective HMO Locks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

A council housing inspector was locked in shared flats by a defective lock while inspecting fire safety precautions at the...