Tag: Private Landlords

Council of Letting Agents call for Scotland’s dangerous electrics to be outlawed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th October 2013, 13 years ago | 1

The Council of Letting Agents has today called for better electrical safety standards in Scotland’s privately rented properties. Speaking at...

Rant About Scottish Letting Regulation

Author: John Gell

13th September 2013, 13 years ago | 30

As the Scottish Government gets set to embark on the regulation of letting agents – regulation which is badly needed...

Letting Fees MUST be disclosed in advertising as of Nov 1st 2013

Author: Mark Alexander

10th September 2013, 13 years ago | 14

Many of you will be aware of a ruling made by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in March this year...

A call to convert 66,000 student HMO’s back to family homes?

Author: Mary Latham

26th August 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I have been having a catch up on my on-line reading over this weekend and I have just come across...

Bedroom Tax affecting private landlords?!!!

Author: Readers Question

14th August 2013, 13 years ago | 35

As everyone knows bedroom tax is not  tax, but the above is a handy way to refer to it.  Earlier...

Why serve a Section 21 notice just after a tenancy agreement has started?

Author: Readers Question

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 28

I have heard a lot of Letting agents or private landlords tend to serve a section 21 notice at the...

Paul Shamplina and Landlord Action on BBC1 Thursday

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2013, 13 years ago | 17

BBC1 Thursday 18th July, 10:30pm: Meet The Landlords. This is a documentary about property in hard times with tenants in...

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Birmingham City Council – “We support good landlords”

Author: Mary Latham

18th June 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Birmingham City Council have sent a strong message to landlords who let in the city – “We support good landlords” Senior officers...

R.I.P. Geoffrey Cutting – former NLA President

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th June 2013, 13 years ago | 5

R.I.P. Geoffrey Cutting, President of the National Landlords Association. Property118 readers and landlords throughout the UK will be devastated to hear that...

Letting Supermarket provides massive cost saving opportunities for private landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

29th May 2013, 13 years ago | 7

I am a non-exec Director of Letting Supermarket, an ARLA member letting agency which we have been recommending to Property118...

Labour plans for a National Register of Private Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2013, 13 years ago | 3

The Labour Party policy review paper indicated: The Party is considering creating a national register of private landlords so that...

Immigration Bill – Landlords could be fined

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2013, 13 years ago | 14

A new immigration bill that includes landlords responsibilities to check the status of tenants rights to reside or face large...

Are Private Landlords Soft Targets?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th March 2013, 14 years ago | 10

In this time of austerity, we must all put our shoulder to the wheel, do our bit, and pay our...

Lending Criteria to Consider when Purchasing a Buy to Let Flat

Author: Neil Patterson

11th March 2013, 14 years ago | 2

I had a question concerning this from our reader Dan today, but many Buy to Let investors I talk to...

DSS Move says the LHA market is potentially 5 million tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2013, 14 years ago | 1

Currently there are over five million people claiming LHA and this is set to grow over the next 2-3 years...

Major buy to let lender shuns benefits tenants

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd February 2013, 14 years ago | 11

Mortgage Brokers across the UK have been advised by Nationwide Building Society’s specialist buy to let mortgage arm (The Mortgage...

Syd Lewis of A+ Inventories Camberley

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th February 2013, 14 years ago | 2

Syd Lewis of A+ Inventories Camberley I am a Landlord and my company A+ Inventories provides reliable, high quality, professional...

How to create incentives for the PRS to grow

Author: Readers Question

1st February 2013, 14 years ago | 4

Mark Garner, a regular reader of Property118 has very kindly written in to share these thoughts on simple changes the government could...

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The Green Deal goes live today – landlords urged to check it out

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2013, 14 years ago | 3

The National Landlords Association (NLA) is reminding all private residential landlords to familiarise themselves with the Green Deal and begin...

How private landlords can beat the rent arrears problem

Author: Mark Alexander

24th January 2013, 14 years ago | 4

Rent arrears are every landlords worst nightmare. One bad tenant can leave you unable to pay your mortgage with prospects...

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London Central Portfolio Ltd report Empty Homes Crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2013, 14 years ago | 1

Central London Landlords are not the villains as thousands are owned and unused by poorest boroughs in an empty homes...