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First Timer – Let to Buy

Author: Readers Question

10th June 2013, 13 years ago | 20

I bought a one bed flat in North London a few years ago to live in with my partner. Recently...

Robert Desbruslais of AskASurveyor Brighton

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Robert Desbruslais of AskASurveyor Brighton I am neither of the above, however I do want to support The GOOD Landlords...

Property auction results record 6-year highs in February

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th March 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Property auction results record 6-year highs in February with total sales of £445,455,076 David Sandeman Managing Director of EIG reports...

Hounslow Council Targets Rogue Letting Agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2013, 13 years ago | 2

Hounslow Council is warning rogue letting agents that they could be prosecuted for advertising illegal backyard dwellings. More than 100...

Newbie Investor would like to pick your brains

Author: Readers Question

1st March 2013, 13 years ago | 6

A Newbie Investor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has submitted the following and would really appreciate any help and guidance...

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Auction News update from EIG

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2013, 13 years ago | 0

This auction news update looks back at auction activity in January and preceding periods. Lots offered and sold were both...

Clive Emson Auctioneers – Property Auctions 4th to 7th February 2013

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Clive Emson Auctioneers are holding their first auctions of the New Year on 4th-7th February offering 116 Lots. Download their auction catalogue by completing the...

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Letting Agents Interviews – NEXT!

Author: Mark Alexander

4th December 2012, 13 years ago | 1

To assist new landlords to choose reputable Letting Agents offering full management I have compiled a short list of Q&A’s...

Landlords should not be allowed to let their own properties

Author: Mark Alexander

17th August 2012, 14 years ago | 55

I’ve recently had a heated exchange of emails with a chap called Mike who’s opinion is that “landlords should not...

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Wishing Happy 1st Birthday to SafeAgent – Twitter @SAFEagent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st August 2012, 14 years ago | 0

  As we are only too aware, the lettings industry is currently unregulated. It means that we have to regulate...

There’s good money in bungalow refurbishment

Author: Mark Alexander

28th June 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Whilst a bungalow isn’t likely to provide you with the highest possible rental yield, bungalows should not be overlooked as...

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Landlord’s guide to client money protection schemes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Letting agents regularly go bust amid claims of owing landlords and tenants thousands of pounds, so here’s a quick guide...

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House sales 40% down on buy to let boom years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The housing market is still trying to shatter the glass ceiling imposed by mortgage lenders restricting home loans, but expectations...

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Estate agent secretly tried to let home he should have sold

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

An estate agent tried to make some money on the side by renting an empty home he was trying to...

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Property plays a vital role for funding pensions

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Property investors with buy to let rentals and holiday homes expect to supplement their pensions with cash from renting or...

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Mortgage famine fuels buy to let rent rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Rent rises are fuelled by a mortgage famine that is forcing home owners that cannot sell to become reluctant landlords...

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Confidence in housing market is falling, say estate agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th May 2012, 14 years ago | 3

House price confidence is dropping away as prices fall and buyers melt away, according to estate agents. One in five...

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Drugs police raid a cannabis factory once every hour

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Drugs squads are raiding a cannabis factory nearly once every hour and seizing drugs worth hundreds of millions of pounds...

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Landlord jailed after mum and daughter die in arson blaze

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2012, 14 years ago | 1

HMO landlord Lookman Adeyemi has been jailed for four months and ordered to pay £10,000 costs after admitting flouting fire...

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New call for government to regulate letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

The government needs to take action to protect consumers by regulating unscrupulous letting and estate agents, urges the Royal Institution...