Private Rented Sector Buy to Let Consultants
At our next Seminar on 7th October 2015, one of the speakers, Alex Greenslade of Leasehold Solutions, will be giving a talk entitled, “How to Avoid Buying a Problem Flat”. There are lots of issues to consider, but in this post I’ve jotted a few that come to my mind. (Alex will have many, many more of his tips to tell you about at the […]
Read moreLettingFocus is sceptical of Arms Length Management Organisations and questions their complaints reporting systems, their willingness to change and the degree to which they are open to criticism Those of you who follow this blog column will know my aversion to buying flats. I actually have some flats in my portfolio – sometimes they can work out as good buys […]
Read moreLandlords and other home owners are often infuriated by poor standards of block management. In this blog post, David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com looks at the need for freehold and leasehold reform and at the work one organisation is doing is doing to try to improve block management. About twice a week, I get an email from a flat owner asking […]
Read moreIn this piece LettingFocus.com looks at how freeholders and their managing agents can abuse leaseholders and LettingFocus founder, David Lawrenson, explains why he tends to avoid leasehold properties. I contributed to an article for “The Times” the other week, which looked at the various ways leaseholders can get “turned over” by unscrupulous freeholders and their managing agents. Here, based on […]
Read moreSummary: Landlords are being ripped off by freeholders for “Consent to Let” fees that the freeholders are not entitled to levy. Readers of this blog will know that all things being equal, I far prefer to buy a freehold property rather than a leasehold one. The many reasons for this are explained at length in “Successful Property Letting – How […]
Read moreNext Property Investment Seminar and Networking Event A bit of a quiet week this week, though I was quoted in the FT again: http://bit.ly/9o5NZ0 so, with not much news to report, I thought I would offer up some random observations from my working week as a speaker and commentator on the world of buy to let and letting property. Local […]
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