Tag: Private Landlords

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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...

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%...

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Jail for HMO landlord who couldn’t afford to pay fine

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st March 2012, 14 years ago | 2

– News Sourced by Property118 News Team – Buy to let landlord Abdul Hanif was jailed for allowing a tenant...

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HMO landlord let tenants live in a garden shed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th February 2012, 14 years ago | 0

An HMO landlord was fined £4,000 for letting 16 tenants live in filthy and dangerous conditions – including in a...