Download the Full Newsletter Digital Book version: http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/digital-book/MayJune10/index.html Editorial: Landlords can look forward to operating their businesses under a new coalition government regime, which is likely to be very different. Whether this changes things for the better remains to be seen, but so far the signs are quite good. We’ve been saying for some time [...]
Avoid the Voids Download the Full Newsletter Digital Book version: http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/digital-book/Apr10/index.html Editorial: Have the days of the amateur landlord really come to an end? Well, it’s certainly more difficult than it was to make landlording profitable, but it’s by no means impossible. Being in one of the few remaining “cottage industries” – and likely to [...]
Sound Proofing for Landlords Download the Full Newsletter Digital Book version: http://www.landlordzone.co.uk/digital-book/index.html Editorial: We face uncertain times ahead, but there is one thing we can all be absolutely certain about: with national debt around £1,000 billion and rising, for at least the next four years, taxes will increase for everyone. If we are to believe [...]
Pest Control for Landlords Download the Full Newsletter Editorial: As the government publish yet another report into the Private Rented Sector (PRS), this time by the Treasury (Investment in the UK private rented sector Feb 2010), it would seem obvious from reading it that they are looking to the sector to give much needed relief [...]
Damp, Condensation and Mould – How to Deal with it! Download the Full Newsletter December 2009 As we near the year-end and enter the quiet season for landlords, it’s perhaps time to reflect on what’s happened over the last 12 months. Despite going through the worst recession since the 1930s the lettings market has held [...]
New Legislation Download the Full Newsletter November 2009 As we are about to enter the second decade of the 21st Century, and with the prospect of a new government half way through next year, perhaps now is a good time to take stock of the planned and likely new legislation which will affect landlords. Since [...]
USA Emigration—Investment Visas Download the Full Newsletter September 2009 Things have been looking up recently, with a record re-bound on the stock market and increased property sales, but can this be sustained? A lack of availability of mortgage finance at a reasonable price and the prospect of a long, slow recovery, with unemployment likely to [...]
Electrical Safety in Rental Property Download the Full Newsletter July 2009 As we approach the student letting season and the start of the major job hunting period, August, September and October are traditionally busy times in the lettings industry. This year in particular, there are some important issues facing landlords, just over the horizon. The [...]
Property Investment in a Recession Download the Full Newsletter Editorial: The Private Rented Sector (PRS) and buy-to-let has become an important, if not the most important, sector of the UK housing market; certainly as far as tenants, sellers, letting and estate agents are concerned. The young wait in rented accommodation until they can afford to [...]
Landlord Action report a significant rise in landlords wanting rid of bad tenants, with non payment of rent causing not only financial hardship but severe health problems. Landlord Action, the National Landlord Association’s recognised supplier in tenant eviction, has reported a significant rise in the number of instructions they are receiving from landlords wanting rid [...]
