Unlike the bad old days before the tightening up of the market and sweeping away the bad practices, there are many rules surrounding the renting out of domestic property. First and foremost is the need to keep all rented properties safe and free from health hazards. It must be ensured that all gas and electrical […]
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Becoming A Landlord Is Not Quite So Easy Peasy
As we all know, becoming a landlord is not straightforward – you can’t just go out and find tenants to rent your house whilst you don’t need to live in it. There are several sets of rules that have to be adhered to. The choice to become a landlord carries every kind of reason behind […]
Domestic White Goods Available for Small Rental Figure
I saw something the other day that made me literally stop stock still in the middle of the high street. I was staring at a poster in the window of the only local white goods supplier and the wording surprised me. It actually offered rental of various domestic appliances! This was something I had not […]
Becoming A Legal Landlord Carries Much Responsibility
As with most things in this country, there are stringent rules surrounding the renting out of property. These come into force for one room or that house you inherited from your mother’s ainted aunt. Ifr you rent out to several tenants – this then becomes a House of multiple occupancy, or HOMO for short. […]
Buy Or Rent The Forever Question Re Housing
We have three or four rental properties immediately near our house, we being in an enclave of 9 houses. That’s quite a high ratio. Bearing in mind each house of the nine houses has an average potential sales value of £550K and a potential rental value of £1900.00 per month which works out at £22,800 […]
Planning for a First Rental
Of the vast number of things to be wary of when you first start looking to move out of the family home – perhaps after those dreaded college flats and all that communal living gives us. That initial independent life. But in these challenging times, of most younger people find they’re all trying to do […]
Property Manager Roles
There are many different approaches to property maintenance and property management. Sometimes these can be dealt with by the same company, as in a management holding group. This will define who the landlord is and who is responsible for the maintenance of the properties within the company portfolio. The responsibilities of a property manager, for […]