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TDS – repaying the deposit
As all landlords should know; since the 6th April 2007 any landlord taking a rental deposit is required to use one of the three government’s approved Tenancy Deposit Schemes. One of my tenants has recently moved out so it has now fallen on me to repay their rental deposit. I use the custodial deposit scheme […]
Leasehold and Freehold Essentials
The chances are if you own property it either has a freehold or leasehold interest. Far less likely is you will own property with a common hold. Commonhold being introduced by the leasehold reform act 2002 and was brought about to reform the hierarchical nature of the freehold and leasehold relationship and replace this with […]
TDS – Five Mistakes To Avoid
This week we have some valuable advice on avoiding mistakes when using the TDS when trying to protect their tenants’ deposit, from Tom Derrett, a former arbitrator with one of the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (TDS). Tom has a wealth of experience in housing and housing law. He now runs ADR Solution which provides landlords with […]
Tenants stuff – where do I stand?
Landlords will often be confronted at some stage of the tenancy with the issue of tenants ‘stuff’. What I mean by tenants ‘stuff’ is in fact the tenants’ possessions that occupy your lovely, valuable, minimalist property. There are several issues relating to tenants ‘stuff’. Firstly, when it comes to carrying out a ‘check in’ it’s […]
Getting tax advice
Many landlords are facing historically high tax bills because low interest rates are propelling them to making large rental profits for the first time. Not that I’m complaining! With everything else in my portfolio heading south. Healthy rental profits have kept me afloat over the last 18 months. Property Hawk has talked previously about the […]
Do you need legal advice?
Landlords frequently have to make difficult decisions. These often relate to the law and legislation relating to the tenancy of their properties. Many aspects of letting property are clear cut. Stick to the standard procedures and you won’t go far wrong. However, we all know – from time to time a tenancy can go a […]
Fixed Rate Mortgage Review
Interest rates were held by the MPC this week for the 13 month in succession. Great! Long may the economy stay depressed I say…… We know it won’t last for ever. Inevitably interest rates will start to rise to a more normal and sustainable level. Historically long –term base rates should be of the order […]
BTL still a good bet?
Is investing in buy-to-let still a good bet? Figures released last month indicated that over the last decade residential property came second next to gold as the best investment class. However, any financial advisor worth their salt will tell you that you shouldn’t extrapolate future returns from past performance. Remember those investors that ploughed into […]
Letting property more tips
Over the last week I’ve looked at five areas where a landlord can improve the letting and management of their buy-to-let property. This week I’ll focus on some aspects of property management that will help make your letting business a success. I will kick off the final set of 5 lessons by looking at an […]
Letting Property – Ten Tips
Letting and managing BTL property can be fraught with difficulties and challenges. But, it doesn’t need to be. With a little bit of expert advice letting your property and keeping it let isn’t difficult. It’s all about being ahead of the game and not letting your tenants get the better of you. We’ve prepared a […]
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