Landlord magazine
Letting agents in the firing line
Published on: 22nd May 2014
Letting agents are not the ‘favourite kids’ on the property block. Landlords tend to view them as overpriced middlemen and most tenants eye them with mistrust. So do letting agents deserve their reputation? Well, sometimes, yes. Landlords need to be on their guard when employing a letting agent. Some letting agents take a big cut […]
Should landlords fix their BTL mortgages?
Published on: 1st May 2014
Landlords should get fixed up I have been eyeing the latest developments in the economy and the Bank of England MPC for an indication when interest rates will rise. I’m keen to fix a buy-to-let mortgage at the current low rates before interest rates start to rise. One key indicator that interest rates could be […]
New court fees for possession
Published on: 10th April 2014
What are the new court fees for possession? The court fees for landlords obtaining possession of their buy-to-let property are set to rise from the 22nd April 2014. From this date the fee for seeking possession through the courts with a form N5B will increase to £280 from the current £175. The new cost for […]
Should I use a solicitor?
Published on: 20th March 2014
Solicitors are costly. I’m all for landlords using their initiative and avoiding paying unecessary professional fees. I’ve spoken at length about avoiding using letting agents and their exorbitant fees. However, sometimes it’s worth paying somebody to unload the administrative hassle, particularly when it come to legal matters. As we all know when it comes to […]
Dating section 21 notices
Published on: 13th March 2014
Section 21 notice dates – where are we now? Rebecca Brough our resident expert from Fidler and Pepper Solicitors reminds landlords that the world of the Section 21 Notice has got much more straightforward since the recent legal ruling: The dates for section 21 notices Dating a Section 21 Notice caused confusion in the past […]
Getting great tenants
Published on: 6th March 2014
People frequently ask me what is my biggest tip on how to be a successful landlord. The answer is simple. Get great tenants. A good tenant is worth their weight in gold…literally. Whilst a lump of gold pays you nothing, a good tenant will give you a regular income for years, and sometimes even decades. […]
Free property management software
Published on: 20th February 2014
Not all our users realise that having signed up to our website they are FREE to start using our Property Management Software. The software is a web application that allows users to manage and access their essential property data via the Internet. For those on the move we have a stripped down version landlords can […]
Landlord appliance cover
Published on: 6th February 2014
I’ve been hit recently by a range of maintenance issues on my buy-to-let portfolio, including a number of appliance breakdowns. I must admit to wondering whether there’s anyway to lessen my maintenance tedium. New product insures against un-timely appliance failures A new product launched by a company called Landlord Appliance Protection; an online insurer, aims […]
BTL finance is key
Published on: 30th January 2014
We are just a couple of weeks into 2014, so I thought I’d take a look at some of the best deals currently available courtesy of Property Hawk Mortgages free BTL mortgage search tool. Fixed rate environment We are currently in a wonderful low interest rate environment. Having just calculated my rental profits for the […]
SA Tax Deadline Here Again
Published on: 23rd January 2014
OMG! It’s here again. The ‘bloomin’ personal assessment tax deadline looms large. Having been away for 10 days in the Algarve I am facing an uphill struggle! For web filing the ‘final’ deadline is the 31st January, to avoid a financial penalty. I wouldn’t advise landlords to leave it right to the wire just in […]
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