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Shocked Chancellor orders landlord tax scrutiny

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2012, 15 years ago | 24

Shocked Chancellor George Osborne has ordered a closer scrutiny of buy to let tax reliefs after finding out that some...

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Landlords and Tenancy Deposit Schemes – A rocky relationship?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2012, 15 years ago | 1

With the tenancy deposit protection changes coming into force overnight, research by digital inventory platform Imfuna has found 0% of...

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Landlords face tougher deposit protection rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2012, 15 years ago | 6

Landlords failing to protect a tenants buy to let deposit face tougher penalties under new laws that come in to...

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Inventories, the easy way

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

5th April 2012, 15 years ago | 1

If you ask 2 different letting agents how they do inventories and condition reports, you’ll probably get 3 different answers....

How to choose a Buy to Let mortgage based purely on cost

Author: Neil Patterson

5th April 2012, 15 years ago | 5

Firstly to give a level playing field you need to make two assumptions: You have decided on the type of...

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Green for go on new EPC laws for buy to lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2012, 15 years ago | 0

It’s green for go for new-style energy performance certificates from April 6 and landlords or letting agents who flout the...

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ARLA guide for reluctant landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2012, 15 years ago | 1

Letting agents reporting a rising number of homeowners renting out their properties because they cannot sell has more than doubled...

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Number of tenants in arrears surges 20% in a year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd April 2012, 15 years ago | 2

Thousands of tenants are in rent arrears with a growing number adding to the total every month, according to statistics...

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Phone-y war – It hasn’t always been like this…

Author: HMOLandlady

30th March 2012, 15 years ago | 3

This article ponders on how tenant/landlord communication has changed over the years. It was sparked by a conversation with my...

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Landlords warned to be insured against arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

With rents still continuing to rise, insurance provider LetRisks is urging to buy to let landlords to ensure they are...

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Londoners earning less than £52,000 can’t afford to rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Renters in London need to earn around £52,000 to let a buy to let home, according to figures from homeless...

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Landlords urged to watch for shady solar panel dealings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords maximising income from buy to let properties by leasing their roof space to firms generating energy from solar panels...

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Pictures aren’t worth a thousand words say AIIC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2012, 15 years ago | 4

Pictures are great, but there’s no substitute for a good description when it comes to inventories according to the Association...

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Tentative reaction to new planning rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2012, 15 years ago | 3

Following the release of the amended draft of the National Planning Policy Framework, reaction has been fairly positive. The streamlining...

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Open Letter to Grant Shapps from Farah Damji

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27th March 2012, 15 years ago | 7

*Property118 is not in any way aligned with Kazuri nor Farah Damji, but we believe questions should be raised about...

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Buy to let rents predicted to rise by 20% in five years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let entrepreneurs can only finance around a quarter of the £200 billion investment needed in property over the...

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Landlord fined £1,000 after HMO licensing mix-up

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2012, 15 years ago | 1

A landlord who told a court he misunderstood shared house rules was fined £1,000 for failing to licence his property...

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Managing LHA tenancies

Author: John Paul

26th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

LHA Top Tips for landlords. Article 6 in a series of 8 Stay in contact to build a positive relationship....

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London rents hit almost double the rest of the UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords are picking up almost double the average monthly rent in London compared to property investors in...

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Free data lifts house price curtain for nosy neighbours

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Property investors and nosy neighbours can drill down in to the Land Registry’s house sales data for free under new...

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Budget plan to make accounting easier for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2012, 15 years ago | 0

Keeping accounts for a buy to let business could be a lot simpler if the Government adopts cash accounting for...