Private Rented Sector Buy to Let Consultants
Property Auction Tips This is part one of an occasional series about buying property at auction. It’s possible to get a good deal at an auction but you need to know what you are doing. The best way to get to understand how auctions work is to go to a few first before actually getting involved yourself. It’s also worth […]
Read moreThe cladding pain for flat owners goes on. Cladding Problems for Flats It may take years before flat owners find their problems with dangerous cladding are resolved. The problem is thought to effect as many as 40,000 flat owners. They cannot sell their properties because they are still waiting for EWS1 certificates. EWS1 refers to the External Walls Fire Review, […]
Read moreWhat is the outlook for housing for 2021? Outlook for Housing in 2021 Back on August 19th, I wrote a piece here about the impact of “Covid19” on the private rented sector and housing in general. Even earlier, on March 18th, I wrote another piece too. I stand by both articles, which have stood the test of time well. They […]
Read moreI have been wanting to write this article for some time as my response to the lunacy that has been happening this year on Covid – and especially the sinister control that is now being played out over people’s lives. I hope a lot of people read it carefully and reflect on it. It is a long piece – at […]
Read moreUnderstanding credit scores and how they work is important for landlords when they are applying for credit themselves or when they are assessing tenant applications. Understanding Landlords and Credit Scores – and How to Improve Yours First, let’s look at landlords applying for credit for themselves and how they can make their credit score better. First off, do not make […]
Read moreIn this article, I look at a recent experience I had with a an online lettings agency. If you are a landlord who likes to control the tenant selection part of being a landlord, you will probably already be using an online letting agent to find tenants for you. For me, the careful selection of good tenants is a job […]
Read moreWe are now in the dark months when the nights draw in – wet, damp and all that stuff. SEASONALITY IN LETTINGS And for landlords, it pays to be aware of the seasonality in lettings. In our experience, we have found that the worst months to be trying to let a property is October, November and December, with the very […]
Read moreMake sure you are comparing like with like when you are looking at the performance of different areas in terms of property prices over time. COMPARE LIKE WITH LIKE WHEN EVALUATING DIFFERENT AREAS AND HOUSE PRICE TRENDS OVER TIME You often hear people saying how much their property has gone up over time and how it is worth x% more […]
Read moreCovid Virtual Viewings and High Demand I have just let a property in a semi-rural, semi-urban location, just outside London. The fascinating thing about this was that it produced the highest demand for a property I have let in all my 30 years as a landlord. From when the advert was placed, the phone never stopped ringing, so much so […]
Read moreDavid Lawrenson of LettingFocus explains why he is investing in Gravesend and Northfleet ahead of the London Resort Holdings opening and the extension of the Crossrail (Elizabeth Line). Gravesend, Crossrail and London Resort At Swanscombe One of the main ways I outperformed in making money in residential buy to let property was by simply buying into areas that were going […]
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