It can be notoriously difficult for individuals in receipt of benefits to secure rented accommodation and all too often landlords or letting agents advertising rental property will clearly state ‘no housing benefit’, meaning that tenants on benefits will not be given consideration. This may seem both extremely harsh and somewhat prejudice but landlords do have [...]
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UK Based lettingaproperty.com Launches Olympian Competition for UK Tenants and Landlords
With the 2012 London Olympic Games fast approaching lettingaproperty.com are set to launch a competition in honour of this most prestigious event. The competition is open to all UK tenants and landlords and offers £500 towards the winner’s monthly rent or mortgage payment. The competition will run from April 2012 until 31st August 2012 and winners [...]
How a To-Let Board can help let out your property
Whichever method of advertising you choose to let out your property, it makes good business sense to boost your marketing campaign with a To-Let Board. Reaching the Locals Word of mouth is a very powerful tool and, with rental properties currently in such high demand, if local people in your area can see your property [...]
The Law Regarding Dilapidations
Dilapidations are the repairs for which the tenant is responsible for carrying out before vacating their rented property. However, few tenants living in rented accommodation will be aware of the law regarding Dilapidations or the possible compensation claims surrounding them. It’s always advisable, before signing a tenancy agreement, for the prospective tenant to seek legal [...]
Rental Properties on the Rise in London
Do you have a property to rent in London? Research suggests that despite the current economic climate, between the months of March 2011 and March 2012, landlords with properties in central London saw a 3.7% increase in their rental growth, equating to an average rent of £2,430 per calendar month, with properties in the Covent [...]
Living/Moving Overseas and need to Let out your Property?
UK Landlords Living Abroad It’s a well known fact that more and more UK citizens are moving abroad, this could be for a number of reasons including cheaper living costs, higher paid employment or perhaps just a change of scenery and warmer climes, but this poses the problem of what to do with the property [...]
Top Tips for Advertising your Property Online
When advertising a rental property online it is imperative that it is done properly. You want to show the full potential of that property and to let prospective tenants know what makes your property a cut above the rest. You need your property to quite literally scream “Rent me” and, regardless of how luxurious or [...]
Landlord & Tenant Responsibilities during Tenancy
Do you know your rights whether you are a landlord or tenant? When a tenant moves into rented accommodation it can often be very confusing trying to establish which aspects of that property come under their responsibility and which aspects are the responsibility of the landlord. More often than not even the landlord isn’t fully [...]
Tenant Referencing – It’s a ‘must do’ for UK Landlords
Lets take a look at the importance of Tenant Referencing! A landlady with 8 years’ experience in the lettings industry and 20 properties under her belt, had her worst fears realised when she let out a property in Seven Sisters, north London, to four students. Although the landlady had requested references from the students she [...]
All you need to know about EPC’s
Energy Performance Certificates or EPCs are a compulsory requirement for all homes on the property market. The legalities of the EPC’s are changing this year! As of the 6th of April 2012, Letting Agents and Landlords may become liable for a Penalty Notice if advertising a property without an EPC. The requirement to ‘commission’ an [...]
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