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Landlords face tougher deposit protection rules...

Landlords failing to protect a tenants buy to let deposit face tougher penalties under new laws that come in to force from April 6, 2012. The government has closed holes in the tenancy deposit protection...

Where are the UK’s property hotspots – and not-spots?

As property sales fall to their lowest level in three years and threaten to keep on dropping, here’s some research that identifies the remaining property hotspots. Lloyds Bank tracks property sales in...

HMO Investor Full of Energy and Hopeful of an Olympics Run...

Contrary to popular belief, athletics isn’t a well paid sport so every last penny counts for most athletes. I’m very fortunate to have found the perfect work life balance to subsidise my passion...

Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 109...

This week’s edition features a response from Crisis to the open letter to Grant Shapps from Farah Damji, plus how you can get free tickets to the Property Business Show an ExCeL where Mark Alexander...

Why house prices can go up and down at the same time...

The lack of a joined up official and independent house price index for the UK is at the root of some statistical anomalies in recent surveys. In the space of a few days, landlords, buyers and other property...

Green for go on new EPC laws for buy to lets...

It’s green for go for new-style energy performance certificates from April 6 and landlords or letting agents who flout the new rules could face a fine. Energy performance certificate (EPC) laws are tightening...

ARLA guide for reluctant landlords...

Letting agents reporting a rising number of homeowners renting out their properties because they cannot sell has more than doubled in a year, says the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA).

Number of tenants in arrears surges 20% in a year...

Thousands of tenants are in rent arrears with a growing number adding to the total every month, according to statistics from rent receivers. Almost 95,000 tenants were at least two months behind with their...

LetAlliance expand to Northern Ireland...

LetAlliance is rolling out its specialist services to the 200 letting agents across Northern Ireland for the first time as they continue their expansion. With Michael Mccready- formerly of Homelet- at...

2,000 student landlords warned over ‘poor’ standards...

More than 2,000 Oxford landlords have had warning letters from the city council about repairs to carry out under the UK’s first blanket HMO licensing scheme. The city has around 5,000 HMO properties...

Landlord jailed after mum and daughter die in arson blaze...

HMO landlord Lookman Adeyemi has been jailed for four months and ordered to pay £10,000 costs after admitting flouting fire safety rules after a blaze that killed a 29 year old mum and her three year...

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Property118 Landlord Newsletter – Issue 108...

The April 6th deadline is looming, so we’ve pieced together a round-up of the impending changes for landlords regarding deposit protection and EPCs. HMO Landlady returns to tell of the chaos that...

Interest Free Buy to Let Mortgages 0% APR...

We have seen interest free credit cards and financing for TV’s, sofa’s and even cars but we never expected to see this in the buy to let property sector. What’s more, the facilities come...

Ombudsman boots out rent row letting agent...

Letting agent Helen Gregory has been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme after a rent row with a buy to let landlord client. Her firm Beechwood Property Portfolio, in Bakewell, Derbyshire, was...

First drop in buy to let lending for two years...

Demand for buy to let lending has dropped for the first time in two years, according to the latest Bank of England lending survey. Specialist landlord lenders told the Bank that they expect the figures...

House prices down 1% and may drop further, warns lender...

Homeowners face more misery as house prices dropped back for the first time in six months as the stamp duty holiday for first time buyers ends. The fall signals the start of an expected slow decline in...

Extra lessons for HMRC inspectors who find tax too taxing...

Tax inspectors are obviously finding tax too taxing, despite HM Revenue & Customs claims to the contrary over recent years, as hundreds are due to go back to the classroom for extra lessons. HMRC...

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Make way for the millionaires...

The UK’s millionaires are set to up their investment into property according to the latest Millionaire Monitor form Skandia. Of the 436 millionaires questioned, 55% said they were going to invest in...

Experian back-track on linking shared tenants...

Renters who flatshare won’t be affected by their housemates who fail to pay their rent and bills following complaints from tenants to Experian. After announcing the plans for a rent payment profile for...

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Landlords warned to be insured against arrears...

With rents still continuing to rise, insurance provider LetRisks is urging to buy to let landlords to ensure they are in a position to cope with rising arrears and evictions. All figures relating to arrears...

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