Latest Landlord News

Google grabs share of buy to let mortgage market

Search engine giant Google has lined up another assault on the mortgage market with the launch of a new buy to let loan comparison service.

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UK buy to let hot spots mapped

A heat map analysis showing private rental activity has revealed most buy to lets are in just 25% of the country.

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Private landlords predict higher rents

Private landlords predict rents will keep rising in 2013 – and one in 10 is expecting an increase of at least 5%.

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Water damage and insurance

With the downpour of heavy rains, a cold snap on its way and a barrage of flood alerts expected, it’s important to make sure that you are prepared if your property is affected by these conditions, and you need to make an insurance claim. Even if you don’t live in […]

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Buy to let doubles in 10 years

The number of people privately renting a home has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to the latest government census data.

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Landlord’s ‘spy camera’ leads to $10M law case

If you were suspicious about the activities of your tenants or wanted to confirm information that they were hesitant about providing, how would you go about it? One way we wouldn’t advise is via a spy-cam, hidden away in the rental property. That’s what New York landlord Chaim Babad did […]

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Holiday homers lose £1m rent case

Holiday homes owners face paying more than a £1 million a year in rents and charges to their landlord after signing up for a fixed rate annual increase on 99-year leases.

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61% of landlords want fast-track to council teams

Do you have difficulty in contacting your local authority? Maybe you struggle to reach their housing benefit team? Perhaps you’re trying to resolve tenancy sustainment issues but are bogged down by delays? It seems you’re not alone. In a recent survey of accredited London landlords difficulties in communicating with local […]

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Property tax cheats banned as directors

Property developers who tried to dodge paying £500,000 in corporation tax by placing their firm in liquidation without settling the debt have been banned from acting as directors for four years by The Insolvency Service. Walid Wasfi Wasif Musmar, 38, and Antoni Fields , 53, of Barnet, London, ran Oberon […]

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Who rules the roost at a buy to let?

Most people think their home is their castle – and what they say about their property goes, but this is not necessarily the case between landlords and tenants.

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