With the stamp duty holiday and other favourable market conditions since the UK emerged from its first lockdown, more investors are becoming landlords for the first time. New landlords are also using mortgages to fund their property purchases more often than in previous years, suggesting that many will be intent […]
We’re all in this together, and that’s a good thing. With social distancing an inconvenient but necessary reality of life, for the time being, we have to take into account how this affects those living and managing luxury apartment communities and how those communities are coming to terms with the […]
As much of Europe and some American states enter various forms of distancing and lockdown to stem the coronavirus crisis, property investors may be concerned about the impact on their overseas properties. Fortunately, even if you’re not able to get out there in person, there are some simple ways to […]
So this is how it feels to be on lockdown? We are on lockdown aren’t we? Amidst uncertainty over these last couple of weeks I actually feel the government guidelines have been quite clear. Stay at home when possible, don’t go out and don’t socialise and please try to minimise […]
How do I choose a good property management company and what do they do? First of all, let’s clarify what that means because sometimes you will hear people refer to letting agents, and you will hear people referring to managing agents, and often the two are interchangeable and they do […]
Life as a landlord isn’t without it’s ups and downs, with no shortage of challenges. Whether you are new to the industry or an experienced operator, the issues faced are often similar, particularly when letting to student tenants living away from home for the first time. Bill-splitting service Glide has […]
Ideally, your investment property should always be occupied. In the real world, however, that is not likely to happen, even in the residential rental market and it is even less likely to happen in the short-term lettings market. However you will need to learn how to manage an empty investment […]
Throughout most of history, being a landlord has essentially meant keeping a property wind and watertight and collecting the rent. These days, however, landlords not only have to maintain a property to legally-acceptable standards, they have to comply with a whole raft of legislation and by-laws, which can and do […]
Even if you have no intention of ever selling your home, there is always a possibility, however, small, that you will have to do so and a reality that, after you die, your heirs may wish (or need) to put it up for sale. That being so, it can be […]
To stay ahead it’s often important to think ahead so, as another year draws to a close, it’s time to start planning out your strategy for 2018… Visiting times Inspections play an important part in any landlord’s calendar. “Regular routine inspections are a must in order to protect your property […]
