Tag: Property

Britain’s commercial rents bounce back

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Commercial rents have bounced back across Britain, with an impressive 9.7% growth in the last year alone, data reveals. According...

Over 65s have record £2.6 trillion in housing wealth

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2023, 4 years ago | 0

Research reveals that owner-occupiers who are older than 65 have £2.587 trillion of net housing wealth in homes that are...

Home repossessions flatline since interest rates climbed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th April 2023, 4 years ago | 2

Home repossessions have remained flat since interest rates started to climb last autumn, but in one region they have rocketed...

Scotland’s property tax revenue has ‘collapsed’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th March 2023, 4 years ago | 3

Scotland has seen its income from the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) on residential sales collapse this year with...

Lodger or not a lodger?

Author: Readers Question

9th January 2023, 4 years ago | 7

Hi everyone, In 2010 my mother gave me the family home (transfer of equity) the solicitor at the time suggested...

BoE base rate rise – property experts respond

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th December 2022, 4 years ago | 1

News that the Bank of England has pushed up the base interest rate by 50 basis points to a 14-year...

Landlords – what are your suggestions to better the current chaos in the PRS?

Author: Readers Question

28th November 2022, 4 years ago | 35

Hello, Every landlord, big or small, must by now have felt the effects of repeated changes to legislation and taxation...

The slightly unusual dilemma of a Croydon landlord

Author: Readers Question

18th July 2018, 8 years ago | 23

This is our favourite and most popular ‘Readers Question’ to date, hence we re-bublish it from time to time. Dear...

FOS rule West Brom Tracker Rate Hike is fair

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

16th November 2014, 12 years ago | 46

The FOS (Financial Ombudsman Service) have done it again!  In the past the FOS have controversially agreed that rate hikes...

Safety laws should be applied to ALL property owners

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

2nd April 2014, 13 years ago | 10

I am in favour of new regulations which could help to save lives but I don’t understand why only the...

Message from Anthony Wilson of Ashley Wilson Solicitors LLP

Author: Anthony Wilson

13th March 2014, 13 years ago | 0

My name is Tony Wilson. I have today committed £15,000.00 to the fund to enable Mark Alexander and Mark Smith...

Property118 Members vs West Bromwich Mortgage Company

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

3rd March 2014, 13 years ago | 769

UPDATE – 31st March 2014 Since publishing this article our campaign has raised over £450,000 and legal action has now...

Bank of Ireland Tracker Rate Legal Campaign Fundraising re-launched

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

31st January 2014, 13 years ago | 0

The Bank of Ireland Tracker Rate Legal Campaign began in March 2013. History to date 100 affected BoI borrowers each paid...

Campaigns Against Tracker Mortgage Rate Hikes Reach Parliament

Author: Readers Question

22nd January 2014, 13 years ago | 0

The campaigns organised by members of Property118 against hikes to tracker rate mortgage margins moved up a gear yesterday when...

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Prime Liverpool Buy to Let – In Construction!

Author: Property Hotspots

15th January 2014, 13 years ago | 0

Sponsored Article :- Recently named one of the ‘Top 3 cities to visit worldwide’, Liverpool Buy to Let property is...

Ever thought about blogging about property in your town?

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

14th January 2014, 13 years ago | 4

Social Media is a great way to engage with people who think like you do and may even want to...

Property Research Tool

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

11th December 2013, 13 years ago | 33

UK Property Research Tool What you need to know and where to find the information X This Property Research Tool...

Property Research Tool Plugin

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

2nd December 2013, 13 years ago | 0

If you run a website or blog and would like to consider adding a free Property Research Tool Plugin then...

Is this UK’s Best Student Buy to Let?

Author: Property Hotspots

2nd December 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Sponsored Article :- Student Buy to Let is continuing to outperform most other property classes in the UK and the...

The Property Ombudsman launches code of practice for Buying Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th November 2013, 13 years ago | 1

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) is launching the Uk’s first Code of Practice specifically for the growing number of Buying Agents...

Complaint to ASA re West Brom Tracker Mortgages Website Advertising

Author: Mark Alexander - Founder of Property118

18th November 2013, 13 years ago | 0

COMPLAINT TO ADVERTISING STANDARDS AGENCY I have just completed my online complaint to the ASA. It is a five step...