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 moreCutting the admin burden of utility contacts Like a lot of urban landlords, we have had a fair bit of tenant turnover this last 15 months as the CoronaPsychosis drags ever on – now with, surprise, surprise, “new, improved mutant variants”. Who’d have predicted that? And right on time to kick any restoration of the rights your Grandparents fought for […]
Read moreOne Weeks Rent as a Reservation Fee is not Enough For some time now, us landlords have been limited to charging just a one week Reservation Fee, once we have agreed to let to a tenant. This is too low as we recently found out – and it increases the risk a tenant will change their mind and walk away […]
Read moreDON’T BUY WASTED SPACE THAT TENANTS DON’T REALLY WANT Buying superflous or wasted space is a waste of money in the business of buy to let. When thinking of buying a property to let, one has to be careful to not buy space or features that are not going to be used or appreciated by a tenant. So, the classic […]
Read moreWe always like to think about our tenant market very carefully – and if you are in the landlord business you should too. So we own and let mainly two bed freehold houses, always with gardens , mostly in South East London and North West Kent. We know this market very well. Our places are not massively up market nor […]
Read moreOn The Budget, Housing and the Coming Inflation This article looks at the budget and housing and says the real story of the budget is a drive for some inflation. A lot of people spend a great deal of time up worrying about what will be in the budget before it happens and then discussing what it all means after […]
Read moreHOW TO MAKE A CLAIM AGAINST A LETTING AGENT WHO SUPPLIED A BAD TENANT Last week, I was advising a client who had got a bad tenant from a letting agent. He wanted to know if he could he make a claim against the agent. Here is the background to this case: After not getting rent for two months and […]
Read moreShould I buy a Short Lease Property? All of a sudden, more people are buying short lease properties. In this article I will look at why, what the risks are and whether this is a smart move. Regular readers will know of my preference for houses over flats partly rests on the bleeding obvious: that builders can build up into […]
Read moreResidential Property Auctions Tips This is part 2 (of our two part “Property Auctions Tips”). A good place to find information about upcoming auctions is the Essential Information Group’s website – they run a very comprehensive database of auctions all around the UK. Before the auction, do go and see the property. In my view it is essential. Often these […]
Read moreProperty Auction Tips This is part 1 (of our two part “Property Auctions Tips”). It’s possible to get a good deal at an auction but you need to know what you are doing. The best way to understand how auctions work is to go to a few first before actually getting involved yourself. It’s also worth watching TV programmes like […]
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