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August 2008 Newsletter - click here to view
It’s hard to believe it’s 12 months since the long running boom in the housing market came to an abrupt halt. The “credit crunch” suddenly froze the wholesale money markets around the world, practically paralysing the banking system. It’s exposed those “too-clever-by-half”, and some would say “greedy”, banks and hedge fund managers, plus the “red-tape” bound regulators, for what they really are—the recriminations will go on for years. With the effective collapse of several important banks and the resulting squeeze on their balance sheets there's a palpable headlong rush back to reality. As the tangled mess gradually unwinds inflated value is being sucked out of the system and a distinct possibility of recession. continue reading in the Newsletter .... LandlordZONE Newsletter July 2008 Tom Entwistle, Editor This issue of the LandlordZONE Newsletter will focus on the Student Letting Market. Established landlords in this market have long enjoyed excellent income returns, usually far higher than standard buy-to-lets. Parents currently sending off their children to university could now find this type of investment a particularly good strategy. Prices are down, yields look attractive, so as well as providing a roof over their off-spring’s head, parents could be making a good long-term investment at current values. With house prices predicted to continue falling, student houses should be more resilient than most, demand should be maintained as student numbers are still growing, and there could be some real bargains around as some landlords may be forced to sell. But do your research: yields vary quite a lot in university towns, compare returns and student demand. Check the property meets current regulations—student houses come under HMO rules, making preparation expensive. Lending criteria is tougher than it was—you are likely to need a 25% deposit. Simon Thompson of Student Letting web site accommodationforstudents.com has supplied much of the content for this issue. Simon is researching and writing the definitive guide to student lettings with youth marketing specialist Luke Mitchell of Reach Students, the author of Targeting Students: A Marketing Guide. Their book, which will be a very worthwhile read, will be out in January 2009. continue reading .... LandlordZONE Newsletter July 2008 Why not download and print the full LandlordZONE Adobe .pdf Newsletter Contributions to this month's Newsletter by AccommodationforStudents.com
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Cover4LetProperty - Cover4LetProperty.co.uk specialises in insurance for residential and commercial landlords. By inputting simple details of your property or portfolio just once onto the Cover4LetProperty online quote form, you can access up to five quotes instantly.

LettingAgent.com - An initiative by Award Winning Landlord Mortgages. The service is very flexible and provides effective property management at a fraction of the cost of traditional Letting Agents.

Crimson Investments - Property Investment – the easy way ! Discounts of 15% - 20% BMV, Re-sale and refurbished properties, Tenanted and empty investment properties, Low deposit down deals. Specialist Mortgage Brokers & Solicitors. Our ‘Ready to Let Service’ – furnishing packages. Continuing support.

Money Back Mortgages - Set-up in 2006 to give consumers like you an impartial service where you can search for and arrange your next mortgage with the added benefit of receiving 50% of the commission received by us. The website has proved particularly helpful for Buy to Let landlords who generally remortgage on a regular basis to lower their monthly mortgage costs.

EPCs for Landlords - 1st October 2008 an Energy Performance Certificate will be required for all rental properties. Landlord's responsibility to make the EPC available to all prospective tenants. The award winning technology from eHips, voted 'Best HIP Provider' at the 2008 Moneyfacts - Contact our Sales team NOW on 01844 265385 to order your EPC.

The Property Investor Show (ExCeL London, 19-21 September 2008) is the largest and longest established property exhibition in the UK. As the ‘benchmark’ event for investors, thus will, as usual, attract over 10,000 landlords over the 3 days. If you are planning to visit the show … register online now for free admission Interested in exhibiting at the show? … call James Elliott on 020 8877 3636 or email sales@homebuyer.co.uk

Graham Stuart Associates Est 1987 - Uniquely constructed products, designed to meet the needs of entrepreneurial investment clients - Key strategic partners help us access well researched off-plan Property and Land investments—all due diligence completed. “Buy to Let” investors are seeking more diverse opportunities—GSA offers projects not available in the general marketplace.

Accommodation for Students - Landlords - Advertise your properties quickly and easily, for just £5 per property per month. (Discounts are available for bulk uploads and long advertising periods). • Include images, maps, features, pricing, contact details, and more • We display performance reports and track the enquiries made by students about your properties • 1000s of emails are sent by our student visitors to landlords on our site everyday. • Over 5000 student landlords already registered and using our site.

Accountz.com - Is the fastest and easiest to use personal and business accounts software you will find. It beats more expensive systems hands down with its unique system of RapidEntry. Business Accountz is for Sole Proprietors, Partnerships and Limited Companies and is ideal for service based businesses such as Landlords and Property Investors. Unique one-click VAT Return. No confusing jargon. Fast and dead easy to use. Mac OSX 10.4+, Windows Vista/XP, Linux.

Landlord Manager - Whether you are a landlord with a portfolio of 2 or 3 properties or have several hundred properties in any number of portfolios, there is a Landlord Manager solution for you. Available in Pro and Premium versions along with a web site add-on to promote your business, Landlord Manager will grow with you as your portfolio grows. 30 day free trial.

London Landlords' Day - If you are serious about making money from being a Landlord, then you can’t afford to miss this event. Last year's London Landlords' Day attracted over 3,000 visitors, and we expect this year's show to be bigger and better than ever, offering Landlords easy access to everything they need to help them prosper: all under one roof. 20 FREE seminars by industry experts 70 Leading suppliers exhibiting.

PropertyPortfolioSoftware.co.uk - Property Portfolio Software provides solutions to help self managing landlords get better organised when managing multiple properties. Their software solutions are designed by landlords for landlords and are guaranteed to save you time, money and effort in running all aspects of your property business.

DiscountLetting.co.uk — a forward thinking team, we’ve been offering a range of letting services to UK landlords for years—from a full Management Service to a Tenant Find Service, we offer UK landlords a first class service to suit your needs. Call 020 8 697 0984 to speak to an agent.

TenantGuarantee.com - Landlords... no more worries about Tenant Deposits with the insurance guarantee that costs you nothing, but secures you against: - RENT (shortfalls) - DAMAGE (caused by Tenants) - LEGAL FEES (to remove a problem Tenant) With the Tenant Guarantee in place, you don't take a Deposit, so you can avoid the Government's Deposit Protection Scheme.

LandlordMONEY.co.uk - An independent property mortgage and property finance web portal. The site contains all the help and investment finance information you should ever need to guide you through the process of successful property investment and securing competitive property finance.

TenantVERIFY.co.uk - Successful Landlords know that Tenant Screening is "the" most important task when letting property. Tenant Verifying - doing credit searches and tenant referencing is the core of the tenant screening process. Nice Car, Nice Suit, Nice Chat... No Rent! Don't take chances - have those tenants checked out professionally! You can rely on TenantVERIFY

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