Private Rented Sector Buy to Let Consultants
David Lawrenson of LettingFocus.com receives an email from a past client who is worried about a scary email he has just received from his letting agent. Lawrenson explains all and suggests this kind of thing is just another reason why you might be better off dispensing with your agent and becoming your own letting agent. Be Your Own Letting Agent Today, one […]
Read moreDo You Need a High Street Letting Agent? Well, that is a big question and I mull it over in my book, “Successful Property Letting – How to Make Money in Buy to Let”. Plus, in the book, I also show you how to do the job of finding tenants using what are called “online only letting agents” or “EAgents” – a […]
Read moreIn this article, I explain why landlords should never use a letting agent that thinks it is good practice to run their property management from a town that is miles away. There are good and bad letting agents and I have experienced both. Most of the time I let and manage my own properties. I run the adverts using an […]
Read moreLetting agency regulation is looking more likely and why private landlords need to ensure they let properties fast by David Lawrenson of www.LettingFocus.com In last weeks’ blog I talked about trust and how one mortgage lender’s recent move could destroy trust in all lenders – or at the very least ensure all people taking out a mortgage and their brokers […]
Read moreLettingFocus has found some letting agents to be very frit* about taking reservation fees from tenants – and posits some reasons why. Landlords who set out to minimise periods when a property is empty (or “void periods” in the landlord vernacular) always market the property as soon as the current tenants have given notice of their intention to leave. (Of […]
Read moreBanning landlords and letting agents from charging fees to tenants simply highlights the fact that many tenants don’t know their consumer rights. Government and local government should be doing more to help tenants and landlords know their rights instead of introducing unnecessary new legislation says David Lawrenson of www.LetttingFocus.com Often tenants are charged for referencing, credit check and inventory costs […]
Read moreIn this blog post we say that local authorities face big challenges trying to make a success of the “Local Letting Agency” concept – and we highlight the areas they will have to work hardest in if they are to be successful. Some groups of local authorities are setting up their own local letting agencies – a topic we have […]
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, […]
Read moreIn the housing strategy papers of many a local authority the private rented sector can still be something of an afterthought – often tucked away on page 94 along with Dave Spart and ColemanBalls. (Private Eye Joke) This is quite curious and may reflect either the previous small size of the private rented sector or a genuine lack of understanding […]
Read moreNews has just come in that the national landlords register proposed by the last government has been scrapped for England and Wales. I thought the register might not be a bad idea if it was set up right, unlike the pre-existing Scottish scheme. See my comments on how the scheme north of the border seemed to be a pretty hopeless, […]
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