Tag: social housing

£2.7 million property portfolio sold for £3 by a council

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2011, 15 years ago | 4

The sale of a £2.7 million property portfolio for just £3 by a council to a property development company is...

Amnesty For Tenancy Cheats

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Illegal sub-letters have been given until July by A2Dominion Housing Group to hand over their keys in an amnesty announced...

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The rise and rise of buy to let in figures

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The rise of buy to let as a major social phenomenon for households is reflected in the latest housing survey...

Tenants Too Scared to Contact Their Landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th July 2011, 15 years ago | 4

A Shelter commissioned YouGov survey has found many of Generation Rent are being failed by their landlord. Shelter are worried...

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Broadland Housing win eco-home money

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st June 2011, 15 years ago | 1

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors believes more should follow Broadland Housing’s lead and look to the EU for funds...

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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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Building bonanza sparked by plan for 100,000 homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Housing minister Grant Shapps has signalled a new homes building bonanza by kicking off plans to hand over thousands of...

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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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Tenants still queuing to rent, say buy to let landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords are reporting a continuing demand for rented homes as mortgage lenders keep a tight lid on borrowing. Signs are...

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Spotlight on Robin Pilley, HMO investor – Part four of a four part story

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Robin Pilley invests into HMO’s (Houses in multiple occupation) in the Haverhill area and regularly achieves up to 16% yields,...

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Buy to let market doubled in a decade

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th February 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The number of private renters is increasing while home ownership is in decline, according to the latest housing survey for...

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Judges block eviction that mars a tenant’s human rights

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th February 2011, 15 years ago | 11

The latest Supreme Court case in to tenant rights may mean landlords may not be able to evict tenants who...

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BBC has a cheap bash at landlords yet again!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th February 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The BBC has launched another story about substandard buy to let homes and ‘rogue landlords’ – but just who is...

Minister pledges to help with housing benefit rent arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Welfare Minister Lord Freud has pledged to look at the problems caused by tenants who refuse to pay their landlords...

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A tenant’s human rights can stop an eviction, rules a court

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd December 2010, 15 years ago | 3

Private landlords may have to bear in mind their tenant’s human rights before they can evict them, according to the...

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Will landlords benefit from universal credit?

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 3

The new universal credit for housing costs may still leave private landlords out on a limb over rent payments. The...

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£500 million cost for buy to let fire safety is ‘too much’

Author: Mark Alexander

26th November 2010, 15 years ago | 2

A proposed new law requiring buy to let landlords to provide a wired-in fire alarm in their rental property has...

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One in three landlords want to buy more homes to let

Author: Mark Alexander

24th November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

Almost a third of buy to let landlords would like to add more letting homes to their portfolios to expand...

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Record demand for rental homes as supply dries up.

Author: Mark Alexander

12th November 2010, 15 years ago | 0

The mortgage squeeze is a double-edged sword for buy to let landlords as rentals surge but borrowing restrictions mean they...