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Frustrated Sellers Forced to Consider Let-to-Move

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Frustrated sellers are turning into reluctant landlords as the stagnating housing market in some areas has driven buyers away. Around...

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Estate Agents Predict House Prices Will Drop in 2012

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd December 2011, 14 years ago | 2

House prices are likely to drop by an average 3% over the coming year, predict estate agents. The number of...

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Homes Drop in Value by £131 Billion in Five Years

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st December 2011, 14 years ago | 0

An eye-watering £131 billion has been wiped off the value of homes in the UK over the past five years,...

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What does the Future Hold for Buy to Let?

Author: Angus Ryan

19th December 2011, 14 years ago | 4

Why Property? Over the last 30 years UK property prices have achieved average compound growth of approximately 10% each year...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 80

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th December 2011, 14 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, 14 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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Below Market Value Agent Advertised Misleading House Prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th December 2011, 14 years ago | 1

Estate agents quoting misleading below-market-value home sale prices have been reprimanded by the advertising watchdog. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)...

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Rip Off Letting Agents Prey on Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th December 2011, 14 years ago | 6

Letting agents are ripping off tenants with high fees that are not revealed until they come to let a home,...

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Britain in Denial Over Possibility of Falling House Prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Two-thirds of people believe house prices will not drop next year despite warnings from banks and governments that the global...

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Tenants at Risk in 1 Million Shoddy Buy to Let Homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th November 2011, 15 years ago | 2

One in three buy to let homes have major safety hazards putting tenants at risk, claims a government survey of...

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“The story of a Value Investor” part 2 – The Property Maverick

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23rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Another important factor I like to consider is the “Equity Return on Cash”. Ideally the smaller the deposit, the greater...

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When is an AST not an AST?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

21st November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Answer? – When it’s an Assured Tenancy. Rubbish joke I know. Most conversations I read on Property 118 and other...

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Britain Set to Become a Nation of Home Renters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

More people will rent than buy their home in 15 years as attitudes to letting change, says Grainger, Britain’s biggest...

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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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Top 10 Features for Buy to Let Insurance

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Buy to let insurance does not always offer the top 10 features landlords look for in their policies as standard...

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The Only Home Truth About Property is Unpredictable Prices

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Topsy-turvy house prices were up 1.2% in October, but after almost a year of monthly increases and falls they are...

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Do You Fit the Private Landlord Profile?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A snapshot of landlords and letting has just been released by the Department of Communities and Local Government following a...

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Letting Agents Accused of Rip-Off Card Charges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Letting agents are cashing in on debit and credit card surcharges on services for landlords and tenants, warns consumer champion...

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Find the Cheapest and Most Expensive UK Homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

New research from a major mortgage lender reveals the cheapest and most expensive places to buy homes in the UK....

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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....