As a landlord wishing to put your property with a ‘managing agent’, there are essentially two main options: a long term ‘guaranteed rent option’ and a traditional ‘high street’ lettings agent. It is important that landlords understand the two models and are aware of the pros and cons of each.
Continue reading Rent to Rent Vs Lettings AgencyAuthor: Richard Poynter
Rental property listings will require additional details by 31st May
Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings.
From 31st May this year, a property’s council tax band or rate (for lettings and sales) and the property price and tenure information (for sales) must be included on all property listings. This applies to individual landlords advertising their properties to let as well as those advertised by lettings agents.
Continue reading Rental property listings will require additional details by 31st MayWhen buying/managing with tenant in situ goes wrong?
A popular investment strategy currently – and a likely one going forwards – is to buy a property with ‘tenants in situ’. We have all seen these properties listed on Rightmove. Typically, the property does not sell as quickly as one that has vacant possession.
Continue reading When buying/managing with tenant in situ goes wrong?Local property market report – What is hot in Kent, what are the buying/developing trends
In this article, we look at where the hottest property markets are in Kent as well as places where significant developments are planned for investors to keep an eye on.
In terms of house price growth, Margate in Thanet is still top of the list with house prices more than doubling over the last decade.
Continue reading Local property market report – What is hot in Kent, what are the buying/developing trendsApril Legislations Updates
As always in the property rental industry there are constant changes to legislation and other rules and regulations to keep landlords on their toes. However, 2022 and 2023 are shaping up to be big ones, with many changes relevant to the industry scheduled to come into force over the next year or so. Here is the summary of changes for this month.
Continue reading April Legislations UpdatesRising number of guarantors needed since pandemic
Rising number of guarantors needed since pandemic.
Landlords are generally a cautious bunch – and rightly so. Aside from their main home, the rental properties they own are significant investments and therefore decisions who to rent to are not taken lightly and will always be means tested.
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House prices in Kent – what is the market doing right now?
Everyone is aware by now that house prices in the UK have been rising at a rapid rate in recent months and indeed for several years (excluding the early stages of the pandemic). However, six popular towns in Kent have seen amongst the highest sustained rises in the UK over the last decade.
Where is the next property deal? Where should landlords look to find their next best buy?
The property market is an ever-changing arena and investing in property can seem daunting to the beginner. However, even established investor-landlords can from time-to-time benefit from a rethink of strategy or some ‘inspiration’ to find their next deal. This can happen for a variety of reasons.
Continue reading Where is the next property deal? Where should landlords look to find their next best buy?Companies Act 2006, Section 44, Court of Appeal Decision: Ruling in Favour of Landlord.
Those landlords in the know, will be aware of the long running court case: Northwood Solihull v Fearn and Others. In short, the essence of the case hinged on the definition of certain lettings documents (Sec 8 notice, and Prescribed Information), whether they were deemed to be ‘executable’ company documents, which determined how they should be signed according to the companies act.
Continue reading Companies Act 2006, Section 44, Court of Appeal Decision: Ruling in Favour of Landlord.Rental stock at an all-time low
With a full dataset from 2021 now widely available, industry watchers, estates and lettings agents from across the UK have had a chance to review and are commentating on the state of the property sales and lettings markets.
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