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Message from Mark Alexander

Author: Mark Alexander

7th October 2012, 14 years ago | 7

I am going to be out of the country for the rest of this month as I’m getting married on...

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NALS Conference 2012 – Mark Alexander is the closing speaker

Author: Mark Alexander

2nd October 2012, 14 years ago | 1

I’m honoured to have been invited to be the closing speaker at the NALS Conference this year. This is a...

Your Questions Answered

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Who runs The GOOD Landlords Campaign? At the moment the campaign is run by Mark Alexander, founder of Property118.com. In...

Shelter agrees to focus on solutions as well as problems

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th September 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Housing Charity Shelter appear to want to build bridges with the PRS by “looking for solutions as well as problems”....

Ombudsman Services Targets NALS Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th September 2012, 14 years ago | 0

With the National Approved Letting Scheme “NALS” conference being held on Thursday 4th October, the recent offer from Ombudsman Services...

Invitation from the Scottish Association of Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2012, 14 years ago | 0

National Landlord Day, the major conference and exhibition from the Scottish Association of Landlords is now the largest landlord conference...

Property Snake and Property Bee

Author: Readers Question

10th September 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Hi there Didn’t know who else to ask about this – I was an avid user of both Property Snake...

So simple, so obvious, so why is it not this way?

Author: Mark Alexander

10th September 2012, 14 years ago | 28

An open letter to Housing Minister Mark Prisk MP – “Solving the Housing Crisis“ Dear Sir The combined housing provision of Local...

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Open Letter to The Property Ombudsman – Agents Operating Illegally

Author: Mark Alexander

7th September 2012, 14 years ago | 23

Dear Property Ombudsman I am very concerned about the number of readers letters that I receive from both landlords and...

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Squatters Rights – what’s not changed

Author: Mark Alexander

1st September 2012, 14 years ago | 27

In this blog I intend to dispel a few urban myths which appear to be forming, both amongst landlords and squatters themselves...

New laws scrap ‘squatters rights’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st August 2012, 14 years ago | 25

What are your thoughts on the new laws scrapping squatters rights and making squatting a criminal offence? Squatting in residential...

25 Year fixed rate BuytoLet Mortgage

Author: Neil Patterson

20th August 2012, 14 years ago | 7

The Manchester Building Society has launched two new 25 year fixed rate BuyToLet mortgage products with a 5.74%  and 5.99%...

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NAEA warn against use of quick-sell property websites

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th August 2012, 14 years ago | 5

According to the NAEA (National Association of Estate Agents) the recession is increasingly leaving desperate sellers vulnerable to quick-sell property...

My BuyToLet Portfolio “Vintage 2003” – part 8 of my latest series

Author: Mark Alexander

21st July 2012, 14 years ago | 17

My vintage year was 2003. I was followed for 24 hours by a camera crew to make a TV program...

Landlord licencing scheme boundaries released by Newham Council

Author: Mark Alexander

10th July 2012, 14 years ago | 38

Details of the highly controversial Landlord Licencing Scheme boundaries have been released by Newham Council. As of January 2013 it...

Buy to Let Property Hotspots – Showcasing Norwich

Author: Mark Alexander

25th June 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Every Town and City in the UK has its own unique set of dynamics when it comes to property values...

Property Management Checklist

Author: Mark Alexander

20th June 2012, 14 years ago | 4

My first intentional property investment part 4 – “My first Property Management Checklist“ In the last instalment of the story of my first...

My first intentional property investment – part 1

Author: Mark Alexander

11th June 2012, 14 years ago | 15

The story began in 1989 when I purchased a property which I soon realised I couldn’t afford to live in....

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Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 117

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Read the headlines from the past week featuring the latest columns and commentary from the buy to let and housing...

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Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 116

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

This week’s edition features an introduction to Tessa Shepperson’s course “Landlord law made easy”, a recession busting article on how...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 115

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

This week’s edition features Neil Patterson going through much of the buy to let market changes, and also offers advice...