Maintaining Property in Spain — Things You Need to Know

Spain is a sought-after location for Brits wanting to buy an overseas property. Besides having a warm climate and beautiful natural destinations, it’s affordable for Brits to purchase property. The cheapest towns in Spain in which to do so include Alcaudete de la Jara (£292 per sqm), Fuente Obejuna (£294 […]

6 property management tips for new landlords to protect your investment

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 […]

3 Things You Can Do To Prepare Your Property For Sale After Covid-19

The property market appears to be at a standstill right now, but it is still very much moving, albeit at a snail’s pace. It’s unlikely that you’ll be able to finalise a sale until things return to some kind of normalcy, but you can still line everything up. Here are […]

How will the Tenant Fees Bill impact on Section 21 notices?

What do landlords and agents need to know? Andrew Turner, chief executive at specialist buy to let broker Commercial Trust Limited, takes a look at some of the implications. From June 1st, 2019, the Tenant Fees Bill becomes law and a wide range of issues that landlords and letting agents […]

Understanding Break Clauses – A Guide for Tenants and Landlords

Break clauses have long been a fact of life in both the residential and commercial property markets. Over recent times, however, economic uncertainty and its impact on both private individuals and businesses (and hence business owners) has brought them to the fore and highlighted the importance of both landlords and […]

Maintain Your Rental Property This Summer

Giving your rental property a summer maintenance MOT to get it ready for the year ahead can have big benefits for both you and your tenant… “Keeping up to date with any maintenance work and ensuring any issues are dealt with at the earliest opportunity will help prevent small problems […]

Ten Top Tips for Successful Property Management

Here are our top ten tips to achieve a hassle-free, profitable buy to let property. 1) Pave Over That Garden Landscaped gardens might be an asset to some tenants, but most will be quite happy just to have somewhere to lounge during the warm summer months. The gardens of buy […]