Moving house is often rated as one of the most stressful events in a person’s life. It need not be that way, however. By following the removals tips in this guide, you can plan out your whole move ahead of time, and make sure everything goes smoothly. If you any other tips that we have [...]
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Tenants on Housing Benefit are turning to Private Landlords
The private rental sector is experiencing a soaring demand from tenants on benefits. The latest RICS quarterly rental survey, covering the quarter to the end of July, says that 13% of all new lets were to housing benefit tenants. The statistic is up from 8% the previous quarter and is the highest since the RICS [...]
Student rentals generating highest yields for landlords
Students and young singles generate the highest yields for landlords, buy-to-let mortgage specialist lender Paragon has revealed. Paragon used independent research from The Landlords Panel from BDRC Continental and found that students generated an average yield of 6.45%, while young singles generate 6.22%. Retired people are also high up the table (6.16%), followed by white [...]
Fancy renting a countryside retreat? See our favourite secluded properties!
After a stressful day in the office, there is nothing more enjoyable than the drive home at the end of the day. Especially if it happens to be through fields and rolling countryside. We have a pick of 3 of our latest semi rural properties that have just become available to rent this week in [...]
My tenant has stopped paying rent, what should I do?
A recent survey by the NLA found that more than half of all landlords have experienced late rent payments within the last year. 52% of landlords experiencing rent arrears averaging £730. Picture the situation….Three months into your tenancy and you thought you had done all your due diligence and had selected the perfect tenants for [...]
Tenants struggling to pay increased rents
Nearly a third of landlords have increased rents during the first quarter of the year, research from buy-to-let mortgage specialist Paragon has revealed. The research shows that 32% of landlords have raised rents across their portfolios during the period. One in ten landlords said that rental income across their portfolio rose by up to 2% [...]
Online Letting Boom amongst the gloom!
Landlords and tenants, what do you think of 2011 so far? After the festive period, January and February can be a pretty depressing time for everyone. New Year’s resolutions can often go by the wayside after a couple of visits to the gym while anything we’ve decided to abstain from such as chocolate or ‘drink’ [...]
Is becoming a private landlord the only way to make money in property?
With property developers going under faster than the Titanic, banks calling in bad debts and mortgage providers asking for higher deposits, many in the property sector are feeling the pinch of the recession. However, one of the success stories to emerge from a gloomy recession is the tale of the Private Landlord. Whether in the [...]
Basic principles of letting a property
Lettingaproperty.com continues its guide to the basics of buy-to-let property rental. Your property is now ready and the smell of magnolia paint is still fresh. You have the appropriate mortgage and your property is fully insured for rental purposes. The rent is set. The growth of the internet has transformed the rental market over the [...]
The Private Rental Sector NEEDS YOU!
With the housing market in a state of hibernation and the demand for rental property increasing by the day, some home owners are being forced to consider entering the world of property rental. Rather than have their former home stand empty while waiting for the right buyer (right offer) to come along, renting is one [...]
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