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The pros and cons of using managing agents for your property
Should you manage a let property yourself or hand that particular job over to a letting agent? That’s a classic and much-debated question that has probably been around as landlords themselves – and there’s still no definitive answer. Here are …
Budget changes, how the new generation buys property, and demand for city centre rentals drop
As the country and the property market begin to emerge from the relative inactivity of the previous lockdowns, a recuperation programme is beginning to take shape. This involves a raft of inevitable tax changes and refinements as the government scours …
How to improve the energy efficiency of your property
Slowly but surely the energy efficiency ratings for any let property have grown steadily more exacting. Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) were introduced in the UK in October 2008 and every let property had to have one – rating the property …
2021 legislation changes for landlords
We are two months into the year, so what will the rest of 2021 bring for landlords? Here we look at some of the upcoming legislation changes. (Please note that this legislation is correct at the time of writing). Evictions …
Pets, house prices, internet connections, and tips for homebuyers
Some good news for tenants and their pets, a certain must-have for any student tenants, the state of the housing market, and how to improve your homebuying skills. These are just some of the recent headlines across the UK’s property …
Making the most of your let property
In making the most of your let property, you are following the same principles as making the most of any business asset – on the one hand ensuring that the asset contributes its utmost to the profits of your enterprise …
Gas boilers, house prices in 2021, and helping landlords to meet energy targets
What a year 2020 was! Yet, the property market has not only survived but also continued to prosper. As we saw things through to the end of the year, here are some of the news headlines that caught our attention. …
Tenants and landlord Insurance
Tenants and landlord insurance are two of the fundamental elements defining your role as a buy to let property owner. Tenants, of course, provide the essential income to your business by way of the rent they pay. Landlord insurance is …
Tips for being a landlord
If you are thinking of joining the ranks of the UK’s more than 2.6 million private sector landlords, there is probably quite a lot you will have to learn. The following tips are designed to help you get started and …
Sound insulation, new deal for rentals, house prices and other property news
Despite stiff competition from other headlines clamouring for space – on the beginning of the Covid vaccination programme and the final instalments of Brexit, to name but two – property, as always, continues to make the news. Here are just …
