Tag: Private Landlords

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Crooked landlord admits stealing student deposits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

A university had to take on extra staff to deal with complaints about a landlord who stole deposits on student...

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Repossession, Harassment and Illegal Eviction

Author: Angus Ryan

15th March 2012, 14 years ago | 3

The only way to bring a tenancy to an end is the voluntary surrender on the part of the tenant...

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Tax saving tips for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2012, 14 years ago | 6

It’s not often the tax man gives something away, but from the start of the next tax year landlords can...

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Number of tenants struggling with debt soars by 55%

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Rent arrears and debt problems are mounting up for thousands of tenants – with the number calling for help soaring...

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Finding reliable LHA tenants

Author: John Paul

14th March 2012, 14 years ago | 4

LHA Top Tips for landlords. Article 3 in a series of 8 The longer you keep a tenant the less...

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Are ‘rate your landlord’ websites worth the effort?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2012, 14 years ago | 6

New online services are springing up that let property people and renters share information about ‘bad’ landlords and tenants –...

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Legendary Roy Brooks Agency – is rude still vogue?

Author: Roy Brooks

13th March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

“How We Recruited Our Property Manager” Roy Brooks was probably the most famous British estate agent ever. He was famous...

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Landlords conned out of £100,000 in subletting scam

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Fraudster Rose Chimuka conned landlords of out of more than £100,000 by posing as a mum to rent their homes...

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Renting rules for long-distance landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th March 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Letting agents are urging long-distance landlords to make sure they follow six basic renting rules to avoid hassle with tenants....

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Mortgage interest rate FAQ

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th March 2012, 14 years ago | 7

Headlines screaming out about rising mortgage interest rates are filling the news, so some facts and figures about the buy...

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Vital Contacts for LHA Landlords

Author: John Paul

9th March 2012, 14 years ago | 33

LHA Top Tips for landlords. Article 2 in a series of 8 Inform yourself. If you don’t know all the...

Landlords safe from Bank of Ireland mortgage rate hike for now

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th March 2012, 14 years ago | 9

Landlords with Bank of Ireland buy to let loans can breathe a sigh of relief as mortgage interest rates are...

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Third illegal eviction costs landlord £4,500

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Landlord Mohammed Khubaib needs to change his ways and stop illegally evicting tenants or he’ll end up in jail –...

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Flood dispute could make commercial landlords suffer

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Commercial landlords could find their properties are without insurance in a few months if the Government fails to provide the...

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Holding your umbrella upside down will not keep off the reign of the taxman

Author: Mary Latham

6th March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

-By Guest Columnist Mary Latham- Landlords may be invisible but their properties are not and neither are their tenants, especially...

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Introducing The LHA Expert for Landlords – @TheLHAexpert

Author: John Paul

6th March 2012, 14 years ago | 45

-By Guest Columnist John Paul- Part 1 of an 8 part series Welcome to the first in a series of...

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Property investors target better yields

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Property investors are targeting high-yielding HMOs and commercial property in a switch away from buy to let, according to a...

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Police on high after closing 5,000 cannabis factories

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Police are on a high after closing 5,000 cannabis factories across the North West in the past three years –...

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Sorting the Rogues from the Ridiculous

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

5th March 2012, 14 years ago | 12

I’m an amiable kinda guy, the office joker in the roman helmet, more predisposed towards seeing the good in people...

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Let to buy is soaring, say lenders and letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The broken housing market is pushing more accidental landlords into the buy to let market, according to lenders and letting...

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Buy to let frenzy leads to 110% rise in bridging finance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let investors looking for money to close deals pushed loan values for short term bridging lenders up 110%...