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Here are some tips for accidental landlords Check with your mortgage provider about renting out your property, as you may have to change to a buy-to-let mortgage Check to see if you are liable for Capital Gains Tax and other tax deductible expenses Use a letting agent if you are...

Rightmove?s latest survey suggests that ?house hunters rate dirty kitchens and bathrooms as the two biggest property viewing turn offs.? As always, when it comes to selling your property, a clean-up and tidy are the key parts of getting those all-important ?first impressions?...

Squatting in a residential property became a criminal offence on the 1st September 2012 in England and Wales. The maximum penalty will be six months? prison and/or a ?5,000 fine. Trespassing will be where someone knowingly enters a residential building as a trespasser, and is...

Prospective first-time homeowners and borrowers with smaller deposits have far less choice compared to a year ago, according to Moneysupermarket with high loan-to-value mortgages disappearing. Analysis by the website found the number of 90 per cent mortgages has fallen by 26 per...

Due to summer holidays there is no Lincoln PIN August 2012. Will be back on the 27th September 2012! Expected guest speakers: Mike Frisby and Paul Collins (Belvoir Lettings) See you there…

Tesco Bank has upgraded its associate membership of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) to full status to coincide with the launch of its new range of mortgage products. The CML currently now has 111 members and 85 associates. Will this be good for the property market?

Land Registry reduces fees in a new Land Registry Fee Order was laid on Friday 27 July and is due to come into force on Monday 22 October 2012. Scale fees have reduced by ?10 along with most fixed fees for registration while fees for information services have reduced by ?1. Is it...

Hot topics for the Lincoln PIN July 2012 meeting: Buying power with council level discounts – Nick Watchorn (Landlords National Property Group) Also… JV for refurbishment – Peter & Dick Dabner (father and son)