Tag: Private Landlords

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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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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,...

Report highlights increased demand for rented properties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Smith Institute has recently published a report by housing policy expert Andrew Heywood entitled “The End of the Affair:...

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Give buy to let more tax breaks, urges Paragon MD

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2011, 15 years ago | 4

Buy to let movers and shakers have urged the government to consider the private residential landlords as businesses to promote...

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Bridging lenders aim for £8 billion buy to let boost

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let lending is likely to increase by billions over the next three years as smaller, independent lenders come...

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MPs urged to vote for measures to curb landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th June 2011, 15 years ago | 3

A proposal urging MPs to vote for tighter regulation of private landlords is likely to be booted out of Parliament...

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Landlords forced out of housing benefit market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2011, 15 years ago | 5

As MPs debated the Welfare Reform Bill at report stage on Monday, 13 June, a survey by the National Landlords...

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Property paupers will rent for life, predicts think tank

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2011, 15 years ago | 6

Millions of would-be householders will turn in to a generation of property paupers as all hope of buying a home...

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Crunch time for home hunters who can’t buy or rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Britain is careering towards a housing crunch as an increasing number of home hunters cannot afford to rent or buy...