Private Rented Sector Buy to Let Consultants
Some months ago I was contacted by someone who wanted some advice on his very small landlord and property investment business. He told me he had just one property and was not sure what to do with it – whether to do it up and let it or do it up and sell it instead. Currently, he was also interested […]
Read moreSome housing and pressure groups have started a campaign to end what they call “DSS Discrimination”, says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com. DSS Discrimination They say landlords and letting agents should not be allowed to state in adverts that they do not wish to take people on as tenants, if those tenants are dependent on housing benefit to pay the rent. […]
Read moreSection 21, so called “no-fault notices” and evictions could be banned under Conservative plans for the private rented sector says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com. But I think landlords have nothing to fear, providing fair rights of repossession and faster court processes are put in place at the same time for returning occupiers, for those wishing to sell, for the purposes […]
Read moreWho is Responsible for Fixing a Fence or Wall – Me or My Neighbour? The issue of who owns a fence or a wall in a garden, and whether you or your neighbour should be responsible to fix it when it blows down or needs repair, can be a tricky one says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com. And these boundary issues can […]
Read moreIt is high time that overseas buyers paid more Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) and Council Tax when they buy and own UK property says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com. The additional rate for SDLT should be at least 3 per cent, the same as UK landlords and second home buyers already pay. These extra taxes would likely have little impact […]
Read moreTHE High Court has ruled that the Government’s Right to Rent scheme breaches human rights law. Under the Right to Rent landlords are responsible for checking the immigration status of their tenants with the prospect of prosecution if they know or have “reasonable cause to believe” that the property they are letting is occupied by someone who does not have […]
Read moreHow to Check and Carry Out Referencing on Potential Tenants In this article I am going to explain the whole process of how I go about dealing with tenant enquiries for our properties. I’m going to cover the first part of the tenant check and referencing process. I use an online letting agent for getting our adverts onto the portals. It is […]
Read moreIn this blog post, I look at “Seasonality in the Private Rented Sector”. Plus, I look at one example of “Clueless Institutional Investment in Private Renting” Seasonality in the Private Rented Sector Does the time of year affect the rental income you can achieve and the speed of letting? Oh yes it can! I first wrote about this in the very first […]
Read moreEnd of Tenancy Cleaning – Part 2 Some months ago I wrote a blog about end of tenancy cleaning which generated a lot of interest. The link to that article is at the bottom of this post. We have found that providing we give our own patent “End of Tenancy Cleaning” list to our tenants and make sure that they, […]
Read moreOne Rule for Overseas Investors One Rule for Buy to Let Landlords David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com highlights the double standards that apply in housing which encourage rich foreign buyers and big corporations whilst hurting the small buy to let landlords. It seems there is one rule for overseas investors and big players but different rules for buy to let investors. Did […]
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