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Bob Leydon of Laydon Lettings in Canterbury

Bob Leydon of Laydon Lettings in Canterbury...

Bob Leydon of Leydon Lettings in Canterbury provides phenomenal accommodation for students attending UKC, CCU & UCA universities in Canterbury. Most Leydon Lettings houses feature: En suites, double...

Fiona Macaskill of UWE Houses in Bristol

Fiona Macaskill of UWE Houses in Bristol...

Fiona Macaskill of UWE Houses in Bristol has been a landlord since 1996. Specialising in quality, eco student accommodation, many of our rooms have en suites and all bedrooms have internet and TV points.

Glenn Ackroyd of National Property Group

Glenn Ackroyd of National Property Group...

National Property Group is a property management company owned by two landlords who between us own over 180 residential properties all over the UK. We’ve experienced just about everything to do with...

What is a Deed of Assurance?

What is a Deed of Assurance?

A Deed of Assurance is a legal solution to many problems and trust issues which arise between landlords, letting agents and tenants. Use of a Deed of Assurance can reduce administration, increase goodwill,

Benefits of Sponsoring The GOOD Landlords Campaign

Benefits of Sponsoring The GOOD Landlords Campaign...

The GOOD Landlords Campaign badge is available for all Sponsors to use on stationery and websites. The GOOD Landlords Campaign attracts significant media and press interest as the number of sponsors increase.

What is “The GOOD Landlords Campaign”?

What is “The GOOD Landlords Campaign”?

The GOOD Landlords Campaign is a concept born as a result of a community of like minded professional landlords sharing best practice on the Property118 internet forum. These professional landlords wanted...

50 Shades of Grey for landlords and letting agents

50 Shades of Grey for landlords and letting agents...

Apparently “shades of grey” now means something different to what it meant a year or so back. I chuckled when I read a comment left on this forum last week by a landlord who suggested it was...

Landlords at Risk if they carry out their own inventories

Landlords at Risk if they carry out their own inventories...

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is warning landlords that they are exposing themselves to a greater risk of deposit disputes if they carry out their own inventories. This is supported...

Spotlight on PRS Centres of Influence

Spotlight on PRS Centres of Influence...

In the coming weeks and months we will be inviting PRS Centres of Influence to appear in “Spotlight Articles” and to engage with the Property118 community. Invitees will be at officer level...

Your Questions Answered

Your Questions Answered...

Who runs The GOOD Landlords Campaign? At the moment the campaign is run by Mark Alexander, founder of Property118.com. In due course a committee of volunteers will be appointed to form a steering committee...

Shelter agrees to focus on solutions as well as problems

Shelter agrees to focus on solutions as well as problems...

Housing Charity Shelter appear to want to build bridges with the PRS by “looking for solutions as well as problems”. Following a conversation between Shelter Policy Officer Robbie de Santos...

SpareRoom reports a massive rise in shared accommodation adverts

SpareRoom reports a massive rise in shared accommodation adverts...

House shares with six or more bedrooms are the fastest-growing property type on the SpareRoom website as landlords react to increased demand for lower rents. But as the cost of living soars and demand...

Ombudsman Services Targets NALS Agents

Ombudsman Services Targets NALS Agents...

With the National Approved Letting Scheme “NALS” conference being held on Thursday 4th October, the recent offer from Ombudsman Services is certainly well timed. In a Press Release issued by...

98% of rent deposit refunds are never disputed claim AIIC

98% of rent deposit refunds are never disputed claim AIIC...

As the number of renters rise year-on-year, the number of deposit squabbles increase. Though just two per cent of tenancies end in a dispute over rent deposit refunds.. However, “cleaning costs is...

Guest article from Howard Reuben IFA

Guest article from Howard Reuben IFA...

Guest article by Howard Reuben IFA A “snapshot of today” Priorities. Everyone has them, and as a Financial Adviser I work with my Clients to ensure that their own personal financial planning priorities...

Invitation from the Scottish Association of Landlords

Invitation from the Scottish Association of Landlords...

National Landlord Day, the major conference and exhibition from the Scottish Association of Landlords is now the largest landlord conference in the UK. The 2012 event will be the fifth year for this popular...

Agents and Landlords Warned of Fire Risk From Electrical installations

Agents and Landlords Warned of Fire Risk From Electrical installations...

The high profile fires caused by faulty fridge freezers last year highlight the need for landlords and tenants to be extra vigilant about checking the appliances and plug sockets of their properties. In...

NAEA Reports Effects of Olympics on the Housing Market

NAEA Reports Effects of Olympics on the Housing Market...

The housing market experienced an overall decrease in activity in July, according to the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). The NAEA’s monthly market report found that demand for housing had...

Shapps has gone, will Mark Prisk make a better Housing Minister?

Shapps has gone, will Mark Prisk make a better Housing Minister?

Following the recent cabinet reshuffle Mark Prisk MP has been announced as the successor to Grant Schapps. Do readers of Property118.com think Mark Prisk will do a better job?

New laws scrap ‘squatters rights’

New laws scrap ‘squatters rights’...

What are your thoughts on the new laws scrapping squatters rights and making squatting a criminal offence? Squatting in residential property in England and Wales becomes a criminal offence on Saturday...

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