Landlord magazine
Landlords need a will
Published on: 5th May 2011
Oh god, it’s come to this, I must be getting old. Writing a will. Damn does this mean it’s all about death and senility. Well not exactly. I’ve never thought about what happens to my properties should I shuffle off this mortal coil. Somebody else’s problem! However, as a result of my latest venture to […]
Landlord insurance renewal
Published on: 21st April 2011
My landlord insurance fell due at the beginning of this month. DAMMM! Yet again the dilemma. To just renew or to go on the hunt for a better rate. There is no doubt that if you are prepared to hunt around you will get a better deal on your landlord insurance. Before you start the […]
Boiler – ‘backdraft’
Published on: 14th April 2011
As I write, the sun is shining and everybody including me is thinking that we are at last escaping the ravages of a particularly hard winter. At this time of year the last thing on my mind is boilers. Alas, being a landlord, boiler action or in my case inaction is never far away. Masten, […]
The BTL budget boost
Published on: 7th April 2011
Buy-to-let has received a shot in the arm as a result of some proposed changes announced in the Budget a fortnight ago. The changes will mainly benefit aspiring portfolio landlords who are looking to grow their property empires and signify that the Coalition Government is firmly on the side of the landlord. All indicators so […]
Changes to LHA
Published on: 31st March 2011
From the 1st of April those landlords letting to tenants on benefit will be faced with a new regime as changes to the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) come into force. One of the changes that many landlords have been campaigning for is the right to receive direct payments from local authorities for tenants receiving housing […]
Squatters rights!
Published on: 24th March 2011
It may come to many landlords surprise that if they have squatters they are not able to just turf them out without risking prosecution themselves. Today in the UK there are estimated to be as many as 20,000 squatters. Recently, there have been some very high profile cases in London where multi million pound properties […]
Filling out a N5B form
Published on: 17th March 2011
It is possible to get a company to fill out your N5B. This will cost anything upwards of £300. If you are luckily enough to rent out a property in Mayfair, this could easily be a couple of thousand quid. Here’s a quick guide to filling out the form and potentially saving you a few […]
Gumtree to charge
Published on: 3rd March 2011
Landlords who have been advertising their rental properties for free using Gumtree will have to adjust to a new regime. The listing website owned by Ebay which has been the stalwart of many landlord trying to let their property on the cheap has announced that it will be no longer free for all landlords. Landlords […]
Avoid the rental void
Published on: 25th February 2011
How do landlords avoid a costly rental void? One of the most essential things for any landlord in running a successful rental business is to avoid a rental void. What is a rental void? A void refers to a period where a landlord does not have a tenant paying rent. Thankfully in the current rental […]
Interest rates are going up
Published on: 17th February 2011
Interest rates have remained on the floor for the last couple of years at a 300 hundred year low. As we all know it can’t last. That’s obvious. The meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee this week put some more flesh on the bones as to when and how quickly rates are going to rise. […]
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