Student landlords should already be planning for the next academic year. Here's our top ten tips for getting your student property ready for a new intake of tenants.
Are you thinking of buying a property to let for the first time? Or perhaps you're already a private landlord and are considering increasing your portfolio? Either way there are plenty of benefits to taking the plunge. Even in these times of political turmoil and the regular chipping away of landlord benefits by the chancellor.
Letting a property and installing the tenant as quickly as possible is hugely important for any private landlord. After all an empty property doesn’t generate income but the mortgage ...
There’s a stereotypical image people have of 'dossing' students. Happily living in condemned student houses as portrayed in sit-coms like The Young Ones. But it is just a stereotype. In reality students are as discerning as any other tenant. I'm sure all private landlords realise this. But what do students really look for in a rental?
You've decided to become a private landlord. You have a property you're ready to rent out. Now you need to take the next steps to install a tenant. Fortunately, the process of renting out your property is a fairly clear one. That's not to say it's easy but you do have a well-marked path to follow. In this article we'll take a brief look at how you can rent out your property and begin collecting rent from your first tenant.
Whether you should allow your tenants to set off fireworks may not be a question you've ever considered. And to be fair it may not even occur to your tenant to ask for permission. Yet it's something you should definitely think about. And, depending on your thoughts, you may want to amend your tenancy agreement.
Whether you should allow your tenants to set off fireworks may not be a question you've ever considered. And to be fair it may not even occur to your tenant to ask for permission. Yet it's something you should definitely think about. And, depending on your thoughts, you may want to amend your tenancy agreement.
Private landlords must look at budget announcements with dread. In recent years the chancellor's battered red briefcase has held some nasty surprises. Cuts to mortgage interest relief and the loss of the wear and tear allowance just two recent hammer blows felt by landlords. Changes to stamp duty were an even bitterer pill to swallow. That knocked the stuffing out of many private landlords.
Many private landlords won't let their properties to tenants on benefits. They believe it's too big a risk. That the tenants won't be able to keep up with their rent. But there are other reasons too why many landlords are reluctant to let to tenants claiming housing benefits.
Being a successful landlord depends on many different factors. Finding the right property and attracting good tenants who pay the rent on time are two of the most important. You can add to that the rent you're able to charge, the overheads you have and keeping void periods to a minimum. All pretty straightforward.
Today, we hear from a well known face of the industry - Paul Shamplina, founder of Landlord Action, author, and TV Presenter for Channel 5.
So you want to be a landlord? It seems a pretty easy business to get into. And you can make a living. Sometimes even a good one. But it isn't quite as easy as hanging a 'To Let' sign in the front garden and waiting for a tenant with pocketfuls of cash to come knocking on your door.
