Tag: Private Landlords

Letting Agent Disputes at a 20 year High, say AIIC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2011, 15 years ago | 1

After receiving the highest number of complaints against letting agents for 20 years, the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks have...

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Landlords Refinance Rather than Buy New Homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords are realigning their property finances rather than purchasing more homes for their portfolios. The latest buy...

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What’s Your Opinion About Sentiment Surveys?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around a quarter of UK landlords are feeling more optimistic about the prospects for their property portfolios, rental income and...

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2.4 Million Homeowners Row with Builders Over Shoddy Work

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

More than 2,000 householders a day have a row with builders and decorators – with many forced to turn to...

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Private Landlords Wary of Rate Rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Official bank rates will stay at 0.5% after the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee voted for no change for...

Student housing problems trigger ‘town v gown’ rows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Residents are failing to take a shine to glass and steel tower blocks to house students in university towns and...

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London’s calling corporate investors in to buy to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

London buy to let landlords may soon have to fight toe-to-toe with institutional investors for prime residential property. Soaring rents...

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OFT launches new customer code for letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Property Ombudsman finally has government go-ahead to tighten up on rogue letting agents who exploit landlords and tenants. After...

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Peace in the war between landlords and tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd August 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Forget the odd moans and gripes between those traditional enemies landlords and tenants – the majority get on just fine....

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MPs slam HMRC for poor customer service

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The tax man is under orders to beef up customer service after an investigation by MPs revealed the frustration of...

Five students chase every university bed space in London

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

London student rents are rising as students besieging accommodation providers outstrips the supply of available properties. The capital has just...

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Using social media to reduce rental voids

Author: Neil Patterson

22nd July 2011, 15 years ago | 1

In this video blog Mark Alexander, buy to let landlord and founder of Property118.com explains how he uses Social Media...

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Buy to let mortgage market is stuck in a rut

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let mortgage availability is seemingly not improving despite the best efforts of property professionals to talk up the...

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Rental arrears down, say LSL

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rental arrears decreased for the second month in a row, according to LSL Property Services latest buy to let index....

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Buy to let market swamped by tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The buy to let market is saturated with tenants and the small remaining supply of private rented homes will soon...

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Major accolade for Property118.com (Press Release)

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

NewsNow to feature Property118 News Not only is Property118.com one of the fastest growing Property web-sites in the UK this...

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How To Furnish Student Let

Author: Ally Interiors

12th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

It’s that time of the year when thoughts turn to student accommodation. Whilst most campuses offer a range of self...

Mortgage Trust launches new Buy to let product range

Author: Neil Patterson

12th July 2011, 15 years ago | 2

In a press release today Mortgage Trust launched its new Buy to let product range with a quote from John...

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The rise and rise of buy to let in figures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The rise of buy to let as a major social phenomenon for households is reflected in the latest housing survey...

Tenants Too Scared to Contact Their Landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2011, 15 years ago | 4

A Shelter commissioned YouGov survey has found many of Generation Rent are being failed by their landlord. Shelter are worried...

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More tenants in arrears as rents keep rising

Author: Neil Patterson

30th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around 75,000 buy to let tenants are in rent arrears – a 13% increase on the same period last year,...