Tag: Property management

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Gamekeeper turned poacher helps landlords in deposit protection disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2011, 15 years ago | 7

Help is at hand for landlords struggling to claim money through the deposit protection schemes. A deposit protection adjudicator has...

Reducing the risk of a rogue tenant

Author: Lorna Rose

8th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Guest Blog from Lorna Rose of TenantID For some reason mortgage defaults increased during the first 3 months of this...

Many landlords are unaware of health and safety laws

Author: This article was written by guest author - Association of Independent Inventory Clerks

7th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

According to The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC), many landlords are still unaware of even basic health and safety...

Tenants from Hell (Part 2). Every Landlord’s Nightmare

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th April 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Sequel to Frazer Fearnhead’s popular Guest Blog It’s amazing what you uncover upon conducting a check out inspection. Below are the...

Tenants from Hell. Every Landlord’s Nightmare

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th March 2011, 15 years ago | 4

It’s the situation every landlord dreads. You do the usual checks, the tenants seem like nice reasonable people but 6...

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5 more common reasons why inventories fail at adjudication

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th March 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Part 2 of a 2 part series.  Read part one here With over 23,500 deposit disputes last year year –...

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Hindsight is a wonderful thing, especially in property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.  If we had known how every successive generation was going to hold us up to...

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Check your rental properties for common damages warns AIIC

Author: This article was written by guest author - Association of Independent Inventory Clerks

17th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is warning all landlords and management companies to check each rental property thoroughly...

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Consumer champion urges crackdown on rogue letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Rogue letting agents that swindle landlords and tenants out of hundreds of thousands of pounds a year have come under...

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Cannabis farm seizures hit a record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Cannabis farming is a growing menace for landlords as police seized a record number of plants in raids mainly on...

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Common reasons why inventories fail at adjudication

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2011, 16 years ago | 2

Part 1 of a 2 part series. With over 23,500 deposit disputes last year – a figure that is set...

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Letting agent kitemark aims to identify risky firms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Letting agents are closing ranks against rogue firms that fail to safeguard money handed over by landlords and tenants with...

My 1,000th post on my favourite Property Forum

Author: Mark Alexander

8th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

The following is an extract from my 1,000th discussion on Property Tribes (my favourite property forum). I asked the members...

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Buy to let landlord pays £1,400 for failing to check gas safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2011, 16 years ago | 5

A landlord who failed to safety check and look after gas appliances in a buy to let house rented to...

Due Diligence – By Mark Alexander

Author: Mark Alexander

27th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

I am constantly amazed when I hear that people spend a fortune on property education courses or invest their pension...

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Chancellor urged to cut VAT on building work in Budget

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords could benefit from a cut in VAT on repairs and maintenance if Chancellor George Osborne heeds...

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What happens to gear left behind when tenants do a runner?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Tenants often skip their rented home leaving behind old furniture or other belongings that are broken or too heavy to move,...

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Property Tribes video interview with Tessa Shepperson of Landlord Law

Author: Tessa Shepperson

16th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Vanessa Warwick, from Property Tribes, interviews Tessa Shepperson of Landlord Law. Filmed at the offices of Property118.com

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Bragging letting agents advert is banned

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

A  property agent has had a newspaper advert banned for bragging the firm rented more properties than most. The Advertising...

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Tax green light for energy efficient landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Buy to let landlords who want to demonstrate their green credentials can save tax and keep their tenants happy while...

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Have you got what it takes to be a landlord?

Author: Tessa Shepperson

6th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Have you got what it takes to be a landlord? Often people seem to think that being a landlord  is...