New electrical safety rules

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Five-year safety checks will be mandatory for landlords for all new tenancies from July 1 this year. This will be rolled out to all existing tenancies from April 2021. The new regulations were tabled today (MON), requiring pre-tenancy and five yearly checks of all fixed appliances and wiring.  Landlords failing to comply with the new […]

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Join our Network of Property118 Promoters

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We are building a Network of Promoters.

If you are active on Social Media, such as LinkedIn and/or Facebook, we are inviting you to work with us.

The tasks are simple,  but we will pay you handsomely for results.

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Additional licensing scheme in Camden could lead to increased rents-RLA

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The RLA is warning that rents in the London Borough of Camden could rise if an additional HMO licensing scheme is renewed. Camden Borough Council is currently consulting on plans to renew the five year scheme, which is coming to an end. If plans to renew the scheme get the go ahead, all HMO landlords […]

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Landlords Victory in Liverpool

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The attempt by Liverpool city council to impose their city wide licensing scheme on Liverpool landlords for a further 5 years has been struck down by the Secretary of State.

Full credit to the government and full credit to Brandon Lewis who changed the law after this greedy authority originally foisted their rotten scheme on Liverpool by fraudulently claiming that the entire city was an area of low demand.

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Rental sector looks set for a resilient 2020

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The latest figures from the HomeLet Rental Index indicate that the rental sector is set to see the sustained growth of rental values observed throughout 2019 continue into the new decade. The headlines from December 2019’s HomeLet Rental Index are:

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Pension pot property?

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Early pension pot potential? It is by no means a fortune, but I can access £50,000 of my pension fund tax free now I am 55 and I intend to retire when I am 60.

I am contemplating buying a one bed apartment in Spain for rental and to use myself out of season.

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Right to rent appeal to be heard this week

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The government’s appeal against a damning ruling by the High Court that the Right to Rent breaches human rights law will be heard on Wednesday. Following a Judicial Review of the policy secured by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) and supported by the RLA and Liberty last March, the presiding judge concluded discrimination […]

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Transferring BTL back to a residential repayment mortgage?

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I had a repayment mortgage when I myself bought my home in 2002. I bought another house with my boyfriend in 2015.

My original house turned into a rental with a BTL mortgage. I want to leave him and go back to my house to live.

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5 Weeks Deposit and Pet Deposits

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Hi fellow landlords.. just trying to keep up with the changes.

I have a couple of existing tenants who thankfully are very nice. When they moved in I took 6 weeks rent as their deposit and an additional pet security deposit of £300.

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Success! Government rejects renewal of Liverpool city-wide licensing scheme

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Plans to renew a city-wide selective licensing scheme in Liverpool have been rejected by the Government following campaigning by the RLA. Liverpool City Council had proposed to renew its city-wide selective licensing scheme for another five years, with the current scheme due to end on 31st March 2020. A consultation on the plans was launched […]

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