Landlord magazine
Time for a Tracker?
Published on: 7th November 2008
Landlords watching the news yesterday couldn’t fail to notice the headlines heralding a record breaking cut in the Bank of England base rate from 4.5% to 3%. Those landlords who were lucky enough to be on base rate trackers will be in for a very nice surprise before Xmas as their interest and buy-to-let loan […]
Preventing Property Fraud
Published on: 6th November 2008
Landlords should be aware of the risks of fraud on their property. Your property is probably the most valuable asset that you own. It can be sold and mortgaged to raise money and is therefore an attractive target for fraudsters. Buy-to-let properties are common targets for property fraudsters. In particular, the fraudster may target rented […]
Great Auction Sites
Published on: 29th October 2008
Recent predictions by two leading housing reports says that house prices are heading for a 25% fall into 2009 before they start to recover taking them back to 2004 prices. However, it is now possible for landlords to buy property in some parts of the country approaching their 2004 prices, particularly where property investors can […]
The Future of Buy-to-Let
Published on: 27th October 2008
Property Hawk has looked at the report on Buy-to-Let just produced by Dr Julie Rugg and David Rhodes of the University of York for the government on the state of private renting in the UK to see if there is some pointers on future policy. The review was commissioned by the government in January with […]
TDS Legal Update S213
Published on: 23rd October 2008
Landlords who take a rental deposit should already know that since the introduction of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme in April 2007 that they are required by law to use one of the Government’s approved schemes. One of the less well known aspects of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) legislation is that not only does it […]
Ten Free Letting Sites
Published on: 21st October 2008
Landlords in these increasingly difficult times are constantly looking at ways of cutting their costs. One way landlords can do this is by advertising their buy-to-let property for free on one of the many internet letting sites. We list some of the most widely used FREE letting sites: www.houseladder.co.uk www.lefalife.com www.simple2rent.co.uk www.craigslist.com www.let-a-property.info www.letmatch.co.uk www.torent.co.uk […]
Property Marketing Tips
Published on: 20th October 2008
In this current economic climate, where many ‘accidental landlords’ have come onto the market because they are unable to sell their property. It is more important than ever for landlords to ensure that their buy-to-let investment property stands out in this crowded market. Where do professional landlords go for landlords insurance? National letting agent Belvoir […]
Letting Agent Fees
Published on: 16th October 2008
How much should I pay for a letting agent? Many landlords employ a letting agent at some time in their property management career. The difficulty for landlords in working out whether they are over paying the letting agent fees, or getting a good deal as there is no industry wide standard service or charges. This […]
Distressed BTL Mortgage Options
Published on: 9th October 2008
Many landlords have recently come to the end, or are coming to an end of their fixed term buy-to-let mortgage. The current financial environment presents these landlords with some difficult choices. These have been heightened in recent weeks with the further deterioration of the financial credit markets recently highlighted by our own Hawkeye. One year […]
Landlords – Time for a Visit
Published on: 7th October 2008
Student landlords, now that your new student tenants have settled in, it’s time to plan your first landlord visit to check the state and condition of the rental property. Landlords should do this by the end of October so as to catch any issues early, before they spiral out of hand! Landlords might call them […]
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