Private Rented Sector Buy to Let Consultants
Getting to “Yes” with Prospective Tenants In previous blog posts, I explained how we do our marketing to find new tenants and how our screening process works. This is all about the process we use to get to find the best tenants who will say “Yes” to us (and to us minimising the time with the time-wasters so we can […]
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 article, buy to let expert David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com explains why tenant referencing should really start as soon as you advertise to find a tenant. If you don’t do it right you risk getting a nightmare tenant. Nightmare Tenants and How to Avoid Them Maybe you have to know how much stress and hassle a nightmare tenant can be […]
Read moreEver wondered why letting agents take so long to complete reference and other checks on tenant applicants? Well, one of the reasons is that they will outsource the job of referencing to a third party who then spend ages waiting for a response. A standard letting agency will first typically ask a potential tenant to complete an application form, setting […]
Read moreStrangely, two consulting clients – one at a bank, the other at a local authority – both asked me the same question today: What mistakes do private landlords make most often? This is an easy one to answer because there are two really common mistakes that amateur (and some pro) landlords make. The first one is that, all too often, […]
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