Damp and condensation can lead to serious problems for landlords, damaging properties and potentially affecting the health of tenants.
Read full articleFootballer sets up “Buy-to-let School”
Robbie Fowler, the football striker best remembered for his playing days at Liverpool and Manchester City, is setting up a “property academy” for would-be investors. The so-called buy-to-let school plans to teach the secrets of buy-to-let investing and is offering free two-hour workshops on property investing when it opens its […]
Read full articleSeven tips on spotting a troublesome tenant
Every landlord gets lumbered with a troublesome tenant at some point, but is there a magic formula to cut the risk?
Read full articleTracking Down Professional Landlord Mortgages
First-time landlords generally have an easier time raising a mortgage to fund buying non-standard properties rental properties than professional landlords with larger property portfolios.
Read full articleRaising the cash for development projects
Self-building a development project to rent from scratch is viable investment project for many landlords with plots of land – but how do you raise the cash.
Read full articleLandlord mortgage fraud jumps 40% in a year
Landlords secretly letting out their former homes without telling their mortgage lender the property is a buy-to-let are fraudsters, alleges a new report.
Read full articleStudent landlords voice concerns over planning moves
Landlords are concerned that a change in shared house licensing will limit the number of homes available for students at Worcester University.
Read full articleLettings Agents Criticised by Ministers
A debate in Westminster this week saw lettings agents come under fire for their confusing, inconsistent fees and charges regime. Labour has called on the Government to take real action to protect renters, including the more than one million families and rising that live in the sector. They have called […]
Read full article130,000 homes sell at loss despite rising price claims
Despite property price surveys reporting rising home prices, a depressing fact behind the figures is 130,000 homes have sold at a loss over the past five years.
Read full articleLandlord risks prison over CO danger
A private landlord in Hull has narrowly escaped a prison sentence after exposing tenants to a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. The judge at the trial of landlord Colin Hanson said he had “blatantly and deliberately disregarded” a law protecting tenants from the potentially fatal consequences of defective gas work. […]
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