Landlord magazine
Letting to students
Published on: 31st August 2013
I was talking to one of the waitresses in my local. She is so excited! She’s off to UNI. Just like hoards of other youngsters the next few weeks will see a change of lifestyle and their first experience of landlords. Letting to students can be a very lucrative business. It is also a very […]
Tenancy Agreement – Checklist
Published on: 22nd August 2013
Tenancy agreements are our thing. We have been providing a free tenancy agreement to the landlord community for over 7 years and now literally hundreds of thousands of Property Hawks tenancy agreement is used to manage and regulate tenancies across the country. We do receive a lot of questions about our tenancy agreement. Some specific […]
Financing your property investment
Published on: 10th August 2013
The latest projections see no immediate end to the long run of low interest rates. This week Mark Carney the new Governor of the Bank of England and the first non British Governor (a Canadian) revealed the Bank of Englands’ first ever pre-commitment on interest rates. In it he pledged to keep rates at their […]
Property Manager – Tips and Help
Published on: 25th July 2013
Our Property Manager software has come on leaps and bounds since we first developed it as free property management software over 5 years ago. Now it’s used by thousands of UK residential landlords and letting agents across the UK to help with the everyday management of their rental portfolios. The software can do everything from […]
Extra Landlord Revenue Streams
Published on: 18th July 2013
In these tough financial times some landlords may be looking at how they can pull in a few extra quid from their tenants and their property portfolio. I’ve racked my brains about how I can generate some extra income from my tenants ‘legally’, excluding the obvious – increasing the rent. Here my list of thoughts. […]
Landlords Facing Fines
Published on: 11th July 2013
The Government’s latest proposals are to introduce a statutory obligation on landlords to check whether a prospective tenant is an illegal immigrant or not. Private landlords that fail to do so could be subject to fines up to £3000. SAY NO to fines on landlords letting to illegal immigrants System used to check workers The […]
Tenancy Deposits – Where are we now?
Published on: 4th July 2013
Many landlords have been thrown into confusion over the last few months as tightening legislation and a series of recent court cases has shrouded the legal position of taking a tenancy deposit with an air of uncertainty. Property Hawk welcomes the expert views of Rebecca Brough from Fidler Pepper to give Property Hawk regulars a […]
Why I love being a landlord
Published on: 27th June 2013
I love being a landlord. I’ve recently set up another new business. I work literally ever hour Gods sends. I look back fondly, and with a certain sense of incredulity, at quite how little I used to do, when being a landlord was my main occupation. So here’s why: 1. Once you have set up […]
Letting to Tenants with Pets
Published on: 20th June 2013
According to figures from the Dogs Trust, 46% of the population currently own a pet. Now assuming that tenants are the same as the rest of us, then that’s approximately half of all tenants will have a pet at some time. How do we respond to the paradox, of wanting to keep as broad a […]
Advanced Rent – Legal Update
Published on: 13th June 2013
Recently, I was talking to a new landlord about their first ever tenants. They had been chuffed with them. The landlord told me how disappointed he was when these great tenants had decided to move out after only 6 months. Apparently, these tenants had paid up front with the full first 6 months of rent. […]
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