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
Choosing your Estate Agent to sell your property Posted on July 24, 2019 "How will you choose your Estate Agent" Are you looking to choose an Estate Agent to sell your property? We know that you have a tremendous choice. You probably think too, that, on the surface, most estate agents appear to do pretty much the same thing. 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
Questions for Estate Agents Posted on July 17, 2019 "Selling your Property" Questions for Estate Agents Are you thinking of selling your property and putting it on the market? In this article, I'm going to suggest how to go about choosing your Estate Agent. 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
Rental Property Who Chooses Posted on July 9, 2019 "Who Chooses the Rental" Rental Property who chooses They say ‘An Englishman’s home is his castle’. Let's consider this statement for a moment to find out, with rental property who chooses. Read More
Showing Prospective Tenants Property Posted on July 9, 2019 "Showing Prospective Tenants Property" “Showing Tenants Property” Some people feel that flats and houses should be able to “let themselves”. They say there's no need for property to be “shown” by Letting Agents. Read More
