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Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 116...

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

Property plays a vital role for funding pensions...

Property investors with buy to let rentals and holiday homes expect to supplement their pensions with cash from renting or selling, according to a new survey. Around 73% of over 55s expect to raise extra...

Mortgage famine fuels buy to let rent rises...

Rent rises are fuelled by a mortgage famine that is forcing home owners that cannot sell to become reluctant landlords who have to rent themselves to move on. The latest lettings survey by the Royal Institution...

15:23 PM, 25th May 2012, About 13 years ago | 1

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Letting agents may go bust as illegal fees campaign takes off...

Landlords are warned to check out that their letting agents protect their money as a new scheme helping tenants reclaim unfair fees threatens make some firms go bust. Housing charity Shelter Scotland is...

14:52 PM, 24th May 2012, About 13 years ago | 10

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CGT and divorce for buy to let landlords...

Breaking up is hard to do – and that applies to a property portfolio as much as a marriage. Luckily, if buy to let landlords divorce, some special tax rules can help minimise the taxes involved...

15:45 PM, 23rd May 2012, About 13 years ago | 3

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Buy to Let is a Living for Many...

According to the latest Landlords Panel research by BDRC Continental, one in four buy to let landlords own their property portfolio outright, while a third have a mixed portfolio. The survey of NLA members...

13:38 PM, 23rd May 2012, About 13 years ago | 0

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Landlords in Wales must sign up for licence to let homes...

Thousands of buy to let and shared house landlords in Wales will have to sign up to a register before they can privately rent a home. The proposal was part of a housing white paper launched by the labour-controlled...

How to save stamp duty buying a home...

Here’s a timely warning for property people who believe the tax man is a friendly and benign helper. Gill Orsmann was buying a house and spent some time scrutinising the conveyancing documents drafted...

17:01 PM, 22nd May 2012, About 13 years ago | 1

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London buy to let rents 78% higher than rest of UK...

London rents are 78% higher than those in the rest of the country, according to the latest figures from landlord insurer Homelet. The firm’s monthly index of private rents revealed the UK has two separate...

UK has the highest property taxes in Europe...

Property taxes in the UK are the highest in Europe, according to the latest figures issued by the European Union. The latest figures are for 2010, and show revenue flowing in to government coffers from...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 115...

This week’s edition features Neil Patterson going through much of the buy to let market changes, and also offers advice for buy to let investors. Mark Alexander wonders about Greece’s impact...

Possession Orders and Flood Worries Rise...

Possession orders have been on the rise again, hitting a four year high back in March. Landlords appear to be changing tack though as possession without obtaining a money order claims have shot up by over...

Build to let is answer to UK housing problems, says industry...

The government is failing low income householders as buy to let rents rise, despite cutting housing benefits to try to stem the increases. A private rental market analysis by a housing groups is warning...

Auction homes sell for 37% less than average house prices...

Homes going under the hammer at auctions are going up in value, but are still significantly below average house prices. April figures for homes sold at auction show 1,479 properties were sold for an average...

London council wants to licence 35,000 buy to lets...

Newham Council has completed stage one of a grandiose plan to licence 35,000 buy to let tenancies. The Labour-led council wants to become the first to achieve the milestone and is looking to extend a pilot...

Property firm’s buy to let advert claims ruled misleading...

A property firm’s claims that buy to let was a safe alternative to keeping money in a savings account were misleading, ruled the Advertising Standards Authority. THE ASA has banned the firm, Aldermartin...

10:26 AM, 18th May 2012, About 13 years ago | 0

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Are you a property trader or investor?

The state of the housing markets has led to many property people changing strategy to avoid losing money on sales. Property investors come in two types – buy to let investors and buy to sell traders.

10:23 AM, 17th May 2012, About 13 years ago | 2

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