Private Rented Sector Buy to Let Consultants
Meet, chat and network with other residential property investors and landlords. Following on from the great success of our March 2012 seminar, we have decided to do another one this year. The date of our next annual seminar and networking evening in London is Tues 13th November 2012. The Evening will start at around 545pm and will finish at approx. […]
Read morePrivate landlords should comply with the rules or accept that worse could be yet to come says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com. On many occasions I have said that now the private rented sector has grown so big and become so important, landlords must expect there to be no let up in the raft of legislation effecting what they do and […]
Read morePrivate rented sector consultant David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com looks at calls for reform of tax in the private rented sector. In last weeks’ blog I looked at the housing associations, private landlords and the case for housing associations to get involved in “market renting”. In the course of that blog I also mused on the government’s increasing willingness to get […]
Read moreIn this blog post, David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com looks at the growing clamour for housing associations and city investors to get into the private rented sector via “build to let” and thus offer a direct challenge to the UK’s army of private landlords. In the report, “Where Next” published last year with PricewaterhouseCoopers, the housing association, L&Q explored the challenges […]
Read moreWhen it comes to gathering information on the private rented sector or any sector, choose what you read with care says David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com Back when I was working for a bank I acquired a lot of bank shares. So did my partner who worked for another bank. They were worth quite a bit back in 2007. And then, […]
Read moreIn this LettingFocus blog post, we discuss our research into the potential for buy to let mortgage lenders to allow borrowers to offer longer term assured shorthold tenancies. We also look at the questions borrowers should ask themselves to ensure they get the mortgage that’s right for them. Currently, at LettingFocus we are doing research into the potential for buy […]
Read moreIn this blog post by LettingFocus.com, we explain why smart and insured tenants can cut a landlords repair bills, especially repairs due to damage caused by leaks of water. It’s that very cold time of the year when landlords are always pretty busy. As soon as the weather gets cold, the inevitable boiler breakdown will occur and it’s then that […]
Read moreI was quoted extensively at the Guardian Housing Network blog last week and I think it is worth highlighting the key points I made. Why the PRS is in the News 1. The private rented sector (PRS) is increasingly in the news and will remain so, partly because of its growing size and partly because of rising rent levels, which […]
Read moreWe thought it would be useful to publish the October 2011 Newsletter right here on our blog. (Our latest, January 2012, Newsletter was published on 29th December and is available free now to those who sign up to receive our newsletter. Just send us an email if you would like to join the mailing list!) Here is the Newsletter….. “….. […]
Read moreDavid Lawrenson, founder of LettingFocus.com says that TV programmes, which highlight the very worst tenants and landlords, seem to have too much influence on the policy debate on the private rented sector. It’s time for informed debate and sensible policy based on accurate research. The facts are that if you know what you are doing, being a landlord is easy […]
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