Tag: Private Landlords

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Rent problems threaten to put landlords in to debt

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th January 2011, 16 years ago | 8

Many landlords are worried that they will face problems paying their buy to let mortgages as more tenants are struggling...

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How I maximise the returns on my liquidity fund (cash in the bank)

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2010, 16 years ago | 9

In January 2008 I refinanced my entire portfolio in line with my ongoing strategy.  There was an opportunity to release...

More councils take on selective licensing for HMOs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th December 2010, 16 years ago | 1

Two more councils have joined the queue to crackdown on property investors letting shared houses.

Are Property Investors interested in ways to reduce IHT?

Author: Mark Alexander

13th December 2010, 16 years ago | 6

I’ve raised this question is that it’s important to me. Am I in the minority though? I’ve insured my life...

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Buy to let rent arrears up 20%, say advice watchdogs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Tenants struggling to pay rent arrears to buy to let landlords have rocketed by 20% in a year, according to...

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A tenant’s human rights can stop an eviction, rules a court

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2010, 16 years ago | 3

Private landlords may have to bear in mind their tenant’s human rights before they can evict them, according to the...

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CML reports that buy to let mortgage lending is up 12%

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let lending has risen by 12% supported by ongoing demand for rental property fuelled by potential homeowners who...

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Platform signals new fixed rate buy to let deals

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The Co-op Bank’s buy to let lending arm, Platform Mortgages, has a new range of fixed rate deals for property...

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I’m a landlord – get my problem tenant out of here!

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 4

A 5,000-signature petition demanding changes in the law to speed up the eviction of problem tenants from buy to let...

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Will landlords benefit from universal credit?

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 3

The new universal credit for housing costs may still leave private landlords out on a limb over rent payments. The...

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£500 million cost for buy to let fire safety is ‘too much’

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 16 years ago | 2

A proposed new law requiring buy to let landlords to provide a wired-in fire alarm in their rental property has...

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One in three landlords want to buy more homes to let

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Almost a third of buy to let landlords would like to add more letting homes to their portfolios to expand...

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Tory MP leads landlord campaign for faster evictions

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 16 years ago | 1

Landlord pressure groups campaigning for changes in the law to fast track evictions for difficult tenants are calling for support...

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Revealed! Who Really Owns Britain

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Despite more than a century of social change aimed at redistributing the wealth of the nation more fairly, most of...

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Landlords warned over tenant privacy laws

Author: Mark Alexander

17th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Property investors who manage their own lettings who have not registered under data protection laws may be breaking privacy laws....

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Landlords blamed for spiralling housing benefit bill

Author: Mark Alexander

17th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The row over cutting housing benefits for tenants in private rented homes is rumbling on as the government is accused...

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House building slips to lowest level for a decade.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let is likely to ride high for several years to come as the government reports house building in...

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Record demand for rental homes as supply dries up.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

The mortgage squeeze is a double-edged sword for buy to let landlords as rentals surge but borrowing restrictions mean they...

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Professional landlords snap up more homes to let. Buy to let accounted for nearly 10% of all mortgage broker business in the three months ending September 30

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Experienced landlords are still expanding their buy to let portfolios and accounted for nearly 10% of all mortgage broker business...

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Claiming property business expenses as a landlord. Here are some tips about some of the expenses that cause landlords and their accountants the most problems.

Author: Mark Alexander

1st November 2010, 16 years ago | 1

Buy to let property investors pay too much tax because they do not know how to claim property business expenses....

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The history of No Money Down and Instant Remortgages since 1992

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2010, 16 years ago | 8

It was 1992, we were at the tail of the property crash of the late 80’s and early 90’s. I was...