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Addressing Challenges in the UK Housing Market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Countrywide, the UK’s largest property services Group, today launched its report addressing challenges in the UK Housing Market, urging Government...

Expat property investor – the need for professional help

Author: Lucy Richardson Property Search Consultancy

11th July 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Case study relating to an expat property investor interested in keeping a foot on the London property ladder. Two years...

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What happens to mortgages when a landlord dies?

Author: Mark Alexander

5th July 2012, 14 years ago | 29

I wrote an article a few weeks ago about a conversation I’d had with a financial advisor about what happens...

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How might a Buy To Let Property Benefit You In Retirement?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2012, 14 years ago | 2

By guest author Taj Kang- an Associate Director at specialist contractor mortgage broker Anyone in their early fifties is going...

HMO outrage for landlords & tenants – this time it’s Council Tax!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd July 2012, 14 years ago | 23

We have received an anonymous tip off that could cause yet another HMO outrage and could be a disaster for both landlords and...

When tenants ask how much is the Council Tax

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

29th June 2012, 14 years ago | 13

Council Tax can be a deciding factor to some tenants. When you rent out a property, tenants often ask what...

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HMO Landlady’s casting couch story

Author: HMOLandlady

28th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

If you’ve been reading my blog posts or run an HMO yourself, you’ll already know that the quest for affordable...

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Claiming home as office expenses for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Many landlords run a property business from a home office but are scared to claim business expenses because they are...

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Should buy to let landlords buy life insurance?

Author: Mark Alexander

15th June 2012, 14 years ago | 10

I had a really interesting discussion about life insurance yesterday with a lady I’ve respected for many years. I will...

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Give tax breaks to landlords to ease housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th June 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Buy to let landlords should get extra tax breaks to encourage them to provide more homes lower rents and more...

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ARLA Call on Landlords to Think Green

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th June 2012, 14 years ago | 1

The Green Deal has fallen on deaf ears according to the latest research from the Association of Residential Letting Agents....

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Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 117

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Read the headlines from the past week featuring the latest columns and commentary from the buy to let and housing...

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What’s Hot this week on the Property Tribes Forum

Author: Mark Alexander

1st June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

There are so many valuable discussions for Landlords going on over on Property Tribes this week I thought I would...

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Government handout of £10k per property for landlords

Author: Glenn Ackroyd

31st May 2012, 14 years ago | 19

As a landlord you can be forgiven for thinking that every bit of news from the government concerning the lettings...

HMRC targets landlord tax cheats in property crack down

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st May 2012, 14 years ago | 4

Landlords who have failed to pay tax on the sale or buy to let rents face extra scrutiny from a...

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House price crash triggers tax windfall on inherited homes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Falling house prices has meant up to £90 million has been overpaid in inheritance tax by families and friends who...

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Property investors face a new £420 million tax blitz

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th May 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Landlords and second home owners who leave their properties standing empty face a new tax blitz. The government is to...

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Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 116

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

This week’s edition features an introduction to Tessa Shepperson’s course “Landlord law made easy”, a recession busting article on how...

CGT and divorce for buy to let landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 3

Breaking up is hard to do – and that applies to a property portfolio as much as a marriage.  Luckily,...

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How to save stamp duty buying a home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Here’s a timely warning for property people who believe the tax man is a friendly and benign helper. Gill Orsmann...

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UK has the highest property taxes in Europe

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st May 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Property taxes in the UK are the highest in Europe, according to the latest figures issued by the European Union....