Tag: Private Landlords

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Housing Strategy Key Points

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

The much awaited Government housing strategy was unveiled today with many seeing it not as the “radical and unashamedly ambitious...

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When is an AST not an AST?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

21st November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Answer? – When it’s an Assured Tenancy. Rubbish joke I know. Most conversations I read on Property 118 and other...

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Buy to Let Landlords are Snapping Up More Big City Properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around 25% of landlords have invested in more buy to let property this year, says the Association of Residential Letting...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 71

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

We now regularly produce more than 20 articles a week which is quite a lot to choose from and decide...

HMO Landlady Sacks Tenant

Author: HMOLandlady

14th November 2011, 15 years ago | 6

Continuing on the maintenance theme (somehow I think this could be ongoing!), I’m in the midst of a continuing dilemma:...

Private Landlords Will Need To Be Much More Vigilant if Proposals Go Ahead

Author: Mary Latham

11th November 2011, 15 years ago | 54

Tenants with anti social behaviour orders will be forced into the private rented sector if proposals to give housing associations...

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Are your tenants fire safe?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th November 2011, 15 years ago | 1

As winter kicks in, Let Insurance Services are impressing on landlords to have their fire safety measures in place. They...

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Tenants From Hell

Author: Mark Alexander

10th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Tenants from Hell is my latest amateur production to promote Property118.com and contains music from AC/DC used in the Iron...

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Viewing a Property the Professional Way

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Viewing a house is often an experience tinged with excitement and trepidation – but seasoned investors work to a step-by-step...

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Landlord Tax Cheats Targeted by HMRC Task Force

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords evading tax face a crack down from a new HM Revenue and Customs task force. Tax...

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**%£~%! Lettings Agents!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

I know there’s been a lot of mud thrown at lettings agents over the years mainly due to their high...

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Letting Unlicensed HMO is a Crime, According to Judge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2011, 15 years ago | 6

A London council has won a criminal compensation order against a letting company who failed to licence a house in...

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The Only Home Truth About Property is Unpredictable Prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Topsy-turvy house prices were up 1.2% in October, but after almost a year of monthly increases and falls they are...

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Housebuilding Slumps to Lowest Level for 88 years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 1

The building of new homes has slumped to the lowest level ever – running at half the number needed to...

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Pondering Article Four – Stick It On The Students!

Author: HMOLandlady

3rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

I was going to write a piece about what to do when an HMO tenant goes AWOL (Absent Without Leave)...

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Landlords Reap Rewards as London Rents Rise 27%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rents in London have soared by more than a quarter in two years, according to a firm of leading estate...

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Squatters in Homes Outlawed as Criminals

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Squatters who move into homes will commit a criminal offence under proposals announced by the government. Following consultation, the government...

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Bank Pulls Plug on Britain’s Worst Landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2011, 15 years ago | 1

A buy to let mortgage lender called in more than £1 million of loans when a landlord described as one...

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Economic Woes are Still Pushing House Prices Down

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The housing market is still falling – but the pace of the slide is slowing down, according to the latest...

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Maintenance Men – Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them!

Author: HMOLandlady

31st October 2011, 15 years ago | 10

A couple of weeks ago I started a discussion thread on Property Tribes about the trials and tribulations of dealing...

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Working Out if a Buy to Let Property is Profitable

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A key skill for landlords is knowing how to work out whether an investment is profitable. Yield is the tool...