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A True Christmas Story

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

16th December 2011, 15 years ago | 15

I’ve been a bit quiet of late. Knocked out by a killer dose of what Frazzy calls ‘Man Flu’ and...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 80

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The latest news and views from the property market and private rented sector. The Property Maverick returns with part two...

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Tenants Will Skip Rent to Pay for Christmas, says Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th December 2011, 15 years ago | 17

Homeless charity Shelter is predicting thousands of tenants will skip their rents to pay for Christmas. Renters are putting festive...

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Landlords from Hell 2 – a personal musing

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

6th December 2011, 15 years ago | 11

Probably like many readers of Property 118, I watched Landlords from Hell on Channel 4 last night with a mixture...

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Mortgage Lenders Paying Deposits on a Private Let????? Have you Gone Mad?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

8th November 2011, 15 years ago | 4

Most readers of my articles know about my work on landlord/tenant law issues. What many of you don’t know is...

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We Need More Trust Not More Legislation and Regulation

Author: Mary Latham

7th November 2011, 15 years ago | 3

There is a lot of talk these days about tenants needing security of tenure and organisations like Shelter would like...

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Tales from the Frontline

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

2nd November 2011, 15 years ago | 30

Regular readers will know that I am a working Tenancy Relations Officer dealing with harassment and illegal eviction cases and...

Ben Reeve-Lewis on Landlord & Tenant Relationships

Author: Mark Alexander

28th October 2011, 15 years ago | 3

“Don’t Shoot The Messenger”. Ben Reeve-Lewis investigates complaints from tenants about harassment and illegal eviction ………. he prosecutes landlords for...

Why Do People Hate Landlords?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2011, 15 years ago | 5

I decided to write this article as a companion piece to Mary Latham’s recent article “I will not say sorry...

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The HMO Debate – an admission of defeat.

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

24th October 2011, 15 years ago | 32

My last article on Property 118 brought forth a host of questions from landlords wondering whether their property was in...

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Buy to Let Rents Hit a New Record High

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents are still going up – with tenants paying an average new high of £718 a month....

Property118 Landlords eNewsletter – Issue 67

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

It is now possible to receive a daily email which includes snippets of articles and videos published on Property118.com within...

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To Be a Rogue – Don’t Shoot the Messenger #7

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

17th October 2011, 15 years ago | 15

When a tenant has a beef with their landlord, I’m the guy they go to. My job is to either...

Families Pay Too Much Rent, Warns Housing Charity

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let rents are too high and are locking poorer working families out of finding homes to rent, warns...

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Licence First – Don’t Shoot the Messenger #6

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

12th October 2011, 15 years ago | 20

When a tenant has a beef with their landlord, I’m the guy they go to. My job is to either...

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Rogue Landlords? Pah!!! Landlords Log part 2.

Author: Mark Alexander

29th September 2011, 15 years ago | 3

Fight back against the anti landlord campaigns being peddled by housing charity Shelter. Let’s apply some Vulcan logic to the...

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“Don’t Shoot The Messenger!” Harassment vs Chasing Overdue Rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th September 2011, 15 years ago | 30

When a tenant has beef with their landlord, I’m the guy they go to. My job is to either negotiate...

Rogue Landlords Under Attack for Tenant Misery

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th September 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Homeless charity Shelter claims around 1,500 rogue landlords are making life a misery for tenants. The figure was pinpointed from...

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The New Kids on the Block

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

12th September 2011, 15 years ago | 7

What do you think of the way councils operate in relation to housing in your area? Do you think they...

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Minister Backs SafeAgent Scheme for Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has urged letting agents to join a new money protection scheme for landlords and tenants. Timing...

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SAFEagent closes on 1,000 member mark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Around 1,000 letting agents have pledged to offer better protection to landlord and tenant monies by signing up to the...