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Crunch time for home hunters who can’t buy or rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Britain is careering towards a housing crunch as an increasing number of home hunters cannot afford to rent or buy...

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Falling house prices expected to stabilise later this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th June 2011, 15 years ago | 1

The Halifax House Price Index shows that house prices are continuing to fall slowly but signs of “moderate improvement” in...

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Nationwide confirms lifeless housing market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Property prices are unlikely to bounce back strongly regardless of how the economy improves over the rest of the year,...

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Should I be using an agent to let/manage my property?

Author: Paul Shamplina

27th May 2011, 15 years ago | 5

I regularly give talks all around the country at landlord forums and property events. At the beginning of a talk,...

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Sluggish housing market flatlines for another month

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The property market looks to have settled as house sales and mortgage lending seem to follow trends set over the...

Paragon Mortgages predict 20 percent of households will rent privately by 2020

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2011, 15 years ago | 2

If you’re into statistics about the private rental sector the latest report from Paragon will keep you happy for quite...

Sun brings out viewers, but home sales still sluggish

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Home buyers came out with the sun as the number of viewings increased last month, according to estate agents; however,...

Beware of serial bad tenants

Author: Paul Shamplina

5th May 2011, 15 years ago | 3

By Paul Shamplina, founder of @LandlordAction Since founding Landlord Action in 1999, we have encountered many tenants who have had...

Stubborn sellers let luxury homes rather than drop prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

More stubborn sellers with luxury homes who refuse to drop their house prices are becoming reluctant landlords, according to letting...

London leads the way in static UK housing market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The housing market is firmly stuck in the doldrums with little hope of easing in the near future, according to...

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Mortgage lending springs back after a downbeat winter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Mortgage lending thawed in February after a drab couple of months affected by the bad weather. The Council of Mortgage...

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Property prices in South pull away from the rest of the UK

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd March 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Estate agents claim data across a range of surveys plots a clear and consistent set of regional trends, says the...

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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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Slum landlords cash in on homeless by renting sheds with a bed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th March 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Renting a shed with a bed to illegal immigrants is the latest money making idea from crooked landlords. Slough Council...

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Buy to let rents will keep going up, say letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2011, 16 years ago | 2

>Buy to let rents are rising fast as more tenants chase fewer properties, say letting agents.  They returned the highest...

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Students want star ratings for buy to lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Students are asking housing minister Grant Shapps to introduce a star rating system for buy to let homes. Hundreds of...

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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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Retailers closing up shop on Britain’s high streets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Retailers are shutting up shop in Britain’s high streets and many of the doors may never open again for trading. ...

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Homes sales have slowed again, say estate agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Home sales slipped to the lowest level for 18 months as estate agents reported a poor month of trading. Fewer...

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Commercial property owners are missing out on massive tax breaks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st February 2011, 16 years ago | 0

Capital allowances, particularly on property acquisitions, are often unclaimed or under claimed because of the difficulty in identifying and valuing...

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Rents set to keep on rising, say letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2010, 16 years ago | 0

Letting agents expect buy to let rents to keep edging higher as more tenants snap up the few available rental...