pet friendly rentals

Finding Pet Friendly Rentals Just Got Easier

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A few weeks ago we asked you for your thoughts on offering pet friendly rentals and the feedback was tremendous. For those of you who did partake in our survey, thank […]

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‘Paws’ for thought. Could you become a pet-loving landlord?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes It has been a whirlwind of a month so far for us since launching our #petlovinglandlord campaign during what is National Pet Month – and we wouldn’t have it any […]

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Common mistakes made by landlords

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A survey has revealed that many private landlords aren’t doing enough to protect their property investment. Research by insurance giant AXA shows that landlords are leaving themselves vulnerable to renting […]

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Top tips for furnishing a buy-to-let

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Reading Time: 2 minutes After the expense of purchasing your first buy-to-let property you will most likely be making a decision as to whether or not you’re going to be letting the property furnished or unfurnished. […]

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Right to Rent Immigration Checks Reminder

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A new scheme being trialled in the West Midlands requires landlords to check the immigration status of prospective tenants before allowing them to sign a tenancy agreement. The scheme is […]

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Right-to-Rent Checks – Are You Ready For Imminent Changes?

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Reading Time: 5 minutes New legislation which will see landlords face fines if they rent homes to illegal immigrants without carrying out ‘right to rent’ checks is to be rolled out from the 1st […]

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Setting The Correct Rental Price Could Save You Hundreds Of Pounds

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Reading Time: 4 minutes I have often been asked the question of when should a landlord start marketing a property and at what price?  In my experience, the two go very much hand in […]

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Landlord Immigration Checks – Introducing The Immigration Act 2014

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Reading Time: 2 minutes You may recall an article we wrote back in May 2013 about the Queens Speech which highlighted the plans to make private landlords responsible for checking the immigration status of […]

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rental property flood risks

Rental Property Flood Risks – Is Your Home Safe?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Rental property flood risks are a serious issue for landlords and tenants across the country. Flooding in the UK has got significantly worse over the years – more and more […]

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Winner of GWG’s Website of the Year Award

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Reading Time: 2 minutes LettingaProperty.com has been further recognised by the thegoodwebguide.co.uk (GWG) company at their awards ceremony held at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, in London on the 19th November. The judges were unanimous […]

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LettingaProperty.com gets stuck in and supports local rugby club

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Reading Time: 2 minutes UK based online letting agents, LettingaProperty.com, celebrated the re-launch of their lettings website by sponsoring the Junior Rugby teams (otherwise known as the Rhinos) at Kings Norton Rugby Football Club. […]

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Landlord responsibilities when handing over keys to a tenant couple

Landlord responsibilities when letting a property

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Although most landlord responsibilities are laid out in the tenancy agreement, unless using a plain English tenancy agreement, the legal terms used can make deciphering your responsibilities somewhat of a challenge […]

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tenant referencing

Tenant Referencing – It’s a ‘must do’ for UK Landlords

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Reading Time: 4 minutes A landlord with 8 years’ experience and 20 properties under her belt, had her worst fears realised when she let out a property to four students without taking proper tenant […]

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Letting abroad

How to let your home whilst abroad

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Reading Time: 2 minutes According to the Office of National Statistics, over 300,000 of us Brits choose another life abroad every year. The big question is, “what do we do with our house when […]

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Frozen Pipes

Frozen Pipes – How to Protect Pipes From Freezing

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Reading Time: 2 minutes During the winter months, I’d advise that if you have an empty property, or a tenant in occupation, there are a few simple measures to protect against frozen pipes and […]

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