Home & Gardens
There will always be a desire to own property in this country. We have for generations, considered ourselves as conforming and ‘belonging’ with our peers once we sign on the dotted line and take out that hallowed mortgage on the first property. Before that magic day however, there is often a pereiod of renting flats […]
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 […]
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 […]
When we look around our homes and moan about the amount of annual maintenance that needs doing, it can be tempting to think it’s not really worth that extra effort. Maybe you had an expensive holiday this summer and don’t fancy splashing out for that total gutter clearance you usually have in October. That money […]
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 […]
When we move into our first home there is that expectation that we will look after and cherish it for always. Well after a few months of being very busy and not always having as much time as anticipated, it can be a struggle to keep on top of the jobs that really need doing […]
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. […]
There is something truly magic about walking into your home for the very time after it has become yours – that initial looking around it and choosing whether to buy, whatever your choices are, don’t count in this respect. I remember when we bought our first house, a victorian mid terrace villa, it was a […]
We all need somewhere to live and be that a bedsitting room, apartment, maisonette or house, once we get home and shut that front door, we are in our own little domain. Looking after a small pad can sometimes be as challenging as caring for a larger one. If you are not organised and disciplined, […]
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 […]