Tag: Repossession

Thousands of tenants face eviction before Christmas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th December 2024, 1 year ago | 11

Thousands of people across England and Wales are facing the prospect of homelessness in the lead-up to Christmas, new figures...

Landlord possession actions surge – MoJ

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2024, 1 year ago | 0

Landlord possession actions in England and Wales have surged in the third quarter, with private landlords leading the way, the...

Cladding scandal victims launch website and legal action

Author: Readers Question

7th June 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Hello, Over the last few years I have been hit with this awful cladding issue and repossession by my lender...

Council advising tenant not to vacate after being issued with Section 21?

Author: Readers Question

8th August 2023, 3 years ago | 36

Hello, I am approaching 70 and I issued my tenant with a letter to vacate the property on the 22nd...

Out of date EPC causing problems with repossession?

Author: Readers Question

6th June 2023, 3 years ago | 23

Hi, I’ve just had this in a letter from our letting agents… “Renewing your EPC isn’t legally required at this point,...

Rent to Rent Tips, Advice and Case Study

Author: Mark Alexander

9th August 2019, 7 years ago | 0

We first published this article back in 2013. It has been resurrected because the information provided within it is just...

End of Tenancy Deposit Issues – Tenant Requests Advice From Landlords

Author: Readers Question

24th September 2013, 13 years ago | 6

Hi All, I realise this is primarily a landlords site, however nothing like hearing it from you on what will...

Affordable housing – buy to let trap

Author: Readers Question

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 4

My partner and I are living in a part rent/part buy affordable housing 1 bed flat.  We would like to...

Can I stop repossession with a lease option offer?

Author: Readers Question

22nd May 2013, 13 years ago | 18

I need some advice on stopping a repossession for a motivated seller with a view to getting the property on...

Auction House announces “bonanza record month”

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Award-winning property brand Auction House has experienced its most successful month in the company’s six year history, with record numbers...

Stamp Duty set to triple for 10% of UK home buyers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th January 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Around 80,000 people in England and Wales, 10% of the market, could find themselves paying three times more Stamp Duty...

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Is rent hiking a good business model?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

21st January 2013, 13 years ago | 24

It’s been a while since I wrote anything in my ‘Don’t shoot the messenger’ series. Mainly because I kept getting...

Ground Rent – Demand for Payment

Author: Readers Question

18th December 2012, 13 years ago | 26

Huw has received a strange “Demand for Payment” of Ground rent and would like to raise this topic with the...

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The Truth About Buying Repossessed Property

Author: Frazer Fearnhead

18th October 2012, 14 years ago | 11

All the property “gurus” (and I’ve really started to despise that word) advocate buying BMV property – “you make your...

50 Shades of Grey for landlords and letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd October 2012, 14 years ago | 19

Apparently “shades of grey” now means something different to what it meant a year or so back. I chuckled when...

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Ben Reeve-Lewis has a possession question for district judges

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

18th September 2012, 14 years ago | 18

Are district judges staging an unspoken rebellion in possession cases? This article is largely based on possession claims brought by...

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Buy When There Is Blood In The Streets

Author: Frazer Fearnhead

13th August 2012, 14 years ago | 4

John D Rockefeller, the richest man who ever lived, once said “buy when there is blood in the streets”. Warren...

Lawnmowers – do landlords have to provide them?

Author: Mark Alexander

2nd July 2012, 14 years ago | 25

“I need to use grass cutting machine” said my Polish tenant when he called me one Saturday afternoon. You mean...

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‘Buoyant’ buy to let lending sinks by 5%, lenders report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let borrowing was down 5% in the first three months of the year after a barnstorming end to...

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Buy to let shines as mortgage lending slumps to 40 year low

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Buy to let lending was the only bright point in a year when mortgage lending slumped to the lowest levels...