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New Investment Appraiser
Published on: 18th September 2009
Landlords who have seen the recent headlines featuring ‘the king and queen of buy-to-let‘ who are in the process of unloading their portfolio of 700 properties may not know that these buy-to-let entrepreneurs started life as maths teachers. Maybe this underlines the fact that residential property investment is all about the figures as we at […]
Writing a rental advert
Published on: 3rd September 2009
You’ve made the decision to let your rental property yourself and not use a letting agent. Time to write a rental advert The good news when writing a rental advert is that you don’t need to be Dylan Thomas or Shakespeare to pen an effective rental advert. Having said that. There is a knack in […]
House prices – dead cat bounce?
Published on: 28th August 2009
House prices are up again this month according to the Nationwide. Thats four months in a row, we are now almost at the same level of a year ago. Great lets pile into the market and ride the next bull run. Well hang on! Whats really happening out there? Landlord insurance – compare the market […]
5 lessons from the ‘crunch’
A landlord’s life is full of lessons. “I wish I’d bought there or not bought that property or invested in more properties here. I wish I hadn’t let to that tenant. I’d wish I’d taken out rent guarantee insurance ” I’ve decided to reflect on the major lessons I’ve learnt as a landlord now that […]
Will Property Be Sexy Again?
Published on: 21st August 2009
Property has gone through many metamorphoses through the decades. Portfolio Landlord Insurance – 5% Price Beat Guarantee However, for many landlords one thing that has remained the same is that it has always been a way to secure an income and side step the tedium of the 9 to 5. In other words, the pointlessness […]
10 best – The Landlords Bible
Published on: 13th August 2009
The Landlords Bible is a unique 200 page resource for landlords looking for information about letting their buy-to-let property. Portfolio Landlord Insurance – 5% Price Beat Guarantee I’ve listed below the 10 most useful pieces of advice from the Landlords Bible: 1. Calculating your investment returns For those landlords that are considering buying an investment […]
Celebrity landlord – Craig Phillips
Published on: 11th August 2009
With Big Brother 10 hotting up, landlords who watched the outcome of the first Big Brother may recall that the first winner was the cheeky but charismatic ‘Liverpudlian’ Craig Phillips. What you may not be aware of is that Craig had quite a successful business career prior to Big Brother and despite his numerous media […]
Best of the BTL blogs
Published on: 8th August 2009
The landlord blogosphere has been fair cracking with new gossip, speculation and innuendo since I last updated landlords at the end of June. Shock news – landlords may be required to risk assess their toilets Following the granny in the dunny incident Property Hawk received worrying news that the health and safety gurus were considering […]
Should I be a student landlord?
Published on: 7th August 2009
Landlords have been letting property to students since time in memorial. Many large portfolio landlords have started as student landlords letting their property to hoards of marauding students. The question for many parents of students looking to go to university this year or other property investors or landlords is should I join the ranks of […]
Landlords and television licences
Published on: 30th July 2009
I was recently contacted by a landlord concerned that she could be liable for a £1000 fine from the TV licensing authority because her tenant had failed to obtain a TV licence. Landlord Insurance – discounted rates – instant quotes I’ve therefore decided to clarify for landlords exactly who is responsible for paying the TV […]
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