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Market predictions, rents in the year ahead, Renters’ Rights Bill, house price index, and other UK property news
What can the New Year expect to bring to the UK property market? Some of the early signs may lie in the current property news headlines. Let’s take a look behind just some of those stories … Experts predict modest …
Squatters and the law
Few things are likely to generate an increase in the blood pressure of many landlords than the subject of squatters. Unfortunately, no brief article of this nature can cover a multitude of different situations that might be defined as squatting …
Marketing your property to tenants
You have a buy-to-let business. The business relies on the rents you receive from tenants. It is vital to the success of your business that you have tenants to occupy your let property. And that means marketing just that opportunity …
Legal and compliance aspects of unoccupied property
If you have to leave your home temporarily unoccupied for a month or more, it becomes not only more vulnerable to the risks of loss or damage but might also pose a hazard to neighbours and passersby. These and other …
Do you offer cover for Listed Buildings for Landlords Insurance?
If you are a landlord of a listed property, then making sure you get the most appropriate cover and at a cost-effective price, will no doubt be important to you. We are pleased to confirm that at Cover4LetProperty, we can …
Homeowners and landlords – do you need buildings insurance for an empty property?
If your property – whether your home or a property you let – becomes empty, then it is important that you ensure you have the correct type of property insurance cover – i.e., Unoccupied property cover (also known as empty …
How to finance your portfolio
If you’re looking to build up a portfolio of properties in which to invest, one of the first and most critical questions is likely be how do you finance your portfolio purchase. General principles Investment in property is akin to …
The latest UK property news headlines including council tax rises on second home owners in Wales and house price hotspots …
The latest UK property news headlines include warnings of Council Tax increases, identifies house price hotspots, forecasts forthcoming rent rises and raise concerns about delays to leasehold reforms. With a wide range of topics covered within these headlines, let’s take …
The hidden things you need to know when you have an empty property
“Safe as houses” the saying goes. But there’s an important qualification you might want to consider if you’re planning on leaving your home or let property unoccupied for longer than a month or so. These practical and financial considerations could …
Property and the Autumn Budget, UK property sales hit a high, five reasons it’s a buyers’ housing market, and other UK property news
The highlight of the most recent UK property news headlines was, of course, the historic Autumn Budget by the country’s first female Chancellor of the Exchequer. Let’s take a brief look at the main points from the Budget likely to …
