Recently it was revealed that 15,000 fewer young people had applied for university places starting this academic year*. This reduction in student numbers will have a dual impact on landlords who traditionally...
Renting your first home as a student can be exciting yet daunting at the same time. So the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) and the National Union of Students (NUS) are offering advice...
When it comes to deciding where & how to invest, one of the most vital things a novice investor can do is to become an expert on due diligence and research … not just of potential property deals,
According to the NAEA (National Association of Estate Agents) the recession is increasingly leaving desperate sellers vulnerable to quick-sell property companies that offer poor valuations.
The National...
Hello Mark,
I am a partner in a 4 person deal owning 8 properties as a Ltd Co, and I thought its worth mentioning how it came about…
I decided after a small windfall some years ago that property...
This weekend we are celebrating the launch our Discussions Forum.
You will find it on the main Navigation Bar of our website. We introduced this new feature based on feedback from readers who would like...
As we are only too aware, the lettings industry is currently unregulated.
It means that we have to regulate and try and raise standards from within.
That is why Property 118 is happy to support SAFEagent.
Bed Bug problems are increasing day by day and due to the Olympics hotels and houses in London and the surrounding areas are at more risk than ever. During the Olympics in Sydney, pest controllers announced...
Tenants are staying longer and their rental requirements are changing, according to new research from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA).
The average length of tenancy in the UK has now...
One of our readers has requested some advice from his fellow landlords reading this Newsletter. I could simply respond but I’m hoping that by publishing his request he will receive more than just...
Countrywide, the UK’s largest property services Group, today launched its report addressing challenges in the UK Housing Market, urging Government to consider six solutions to help boost the ailing...
Cases of residential cannabis farming are still rising across the UK and, only this week, another Swindon rental property – in Durham Street – was found to have £160,000 worth of cannabis...
ID checking website 192.com is urging awareness of rental fraud as a study finds landlords to be highly trusted when handing over money to them.
Rental fraud happens when would-be tenants are tricked into...
By guest author Taj Kang- an Associate Director at specialist contractor mortgage broker
Anyone in their early fifties is going to have to face working longer and for women that means another six years...
A landlord in Edinburgh is the first in the city to be banned from letting out properties after failing to declare previous convictions and to licence his HMO.
The landlord, Yousef Mohammed, had previously...
The number of tenants in severe arrears has risen to a massive 100,400 as rents continue to rise while the economy and jobs falter. The latest figure is 24% higher than the same period last year.
According...
With landlords continuing to come off on the wrong side of tenant deposit disputes, the Association of Independent Inventory Clerks have told landlords to shore up their claims.
During the fifth year of...
We have received an anonymous tip off that could cause yet another HMO outrage and could be a disaster for both landlords and tenant groups if the rumours are indeed true and are implemented.
Allegedly,
With more and more commercial property sitting empty, an important judgement in Cardiff could have major ramifications for empty property rate relief.
Due to dubious claims of the property being re-occupied...
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