Lettings Professionals Posted on September 17, 2019 “Residential Lettings? Lettings Professionals Have you noticed the increase in the number of letting agents whilst the number of prosecutions of rogue letting agents is sadly growing at an alarming rate? Then you need to know how to spot lettings professionals. Read More
Property and Pets Posted on September 11, 2019 "Pet Friendly" Property & Pets The British are a pet-loving nation! So it's hardly surprising that our article is about property and pets. Our team at Callaways has a variety of dogs amongst them – French Bulldogs, a Labrador, and a Great Dane. Read More
Property Experience Posted on August 29, 2019 "Need an Estate Agent?" Property Experience Which of the many factors do YOU take into account when choosing the 'right' estate agent to sell your property? Whilst the first one that comes to your mind may revolve around price and fees, most people tend to choose more intelligently than this. Read More
The Inheritance Landlord Posted on August 20, 2019 "Property Inheritance" The Inheritance Landlord The archetypal multi-property “professional” Landlord probably only accounts for about half of all Landlords. In this article, we consider the Inheritance Landlord. Read More
Pension Landlord Posted on August 20, 2019 "Landlord Tribes" Pension Landlord The archetypal multi-property “professional” Landlord probably only accounts for about 50% of all landlords. Here we look at the Pension Landlord. The rest come in all shapes and sizes: The “Accidental Landlord" The "Parent Landlord" The "Inheritance Landlord" Traditional pension investment schemes have proved unreliable, especially as the capital value can fluctuate wildly. Read More
Parent Landlord Posted on August 6, 2019 "Which Landlord are You?" Parent Landlord The archetypal multi-property “professional” Landlord probably only accounts for about 50% of all Landlords. Here we discover the Parent Landlord. The rest come in different guises: The “Accidental” Landlord, The “Pension” Landlord The “Inheritance” Landlord and, in this article, The “Parent” Landlord Parent Landlord Rent Many parents fork out huge amounts in rent during their children’s university years. Read More
Tenant Fees Ban 2019 Posted on July 30, 2019 "Tenant Fees Ban and Permitted Payments" The Tenant Fees Ban affects all new tenancies and all renewed tenancies from 1 June 2019. There is a one year transitionary period for all tenancies entered into before 1 June 2019. Read More
Accidental Landlord Posted on July 30, 2019 "Landlord Tribes" Accidental Landlord The archetypal multi-property “professional” Landlord probably only accounts for about 50% of all Landlords. Here, we look at the Accidental Landlord. The rest come in all shapes and sizes: The “Pension” Landlord The “Parent” Landlord The “Inheritance” Landlord The Accidental Landlord The Accidental Landlord is a homeowner who would ideally have sold, but has decided to rent the property out instead. Read More
Tenancy Deposit Disputes Cleaning Posted on July 24, 2019 "Cleaning Disputes" Tenancy Deposit Disputes 'Cleaning' accounts for 56% of deposit disputes according to the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS). To make matters worse, there has recently been a sharp rise in the number of properties requiring professional cleaning services at check-out resulting in Tenancy Deposit disputes. Read More
Tenant Painting Rental Property Posted on July 16, 2019 "My Tenant wants to paint" Tenant Painting Rental Property We hear many stories from Landlords about their tenant painting their rental property without permission. Many a time, we've seen walls and ceilings that would not classify as 'neutral'. Read More
