by Sally Lawson | Nov 25, 2013 | Blog, Investing in Rental Property, Management Top Tips, Published Articles
The last month has been an exceptionally busy one for the letting agents around the UK as we battle to ensure we comply with the changes that are coming thick and fast to our industry. We have had new test cases hitting the headlines in relation to deposit...
by Sally Lawson | Nov 25, 2013 | Blog, Front page, Investing in Rental Property, Management Top Tips, Published Articles
Did you know that it is a recommendation under the LACORS fire safety guidance provisions, that all landlords should carry out a fire risk assessment on their property before letting to ensure that their property is safe? Many don’t, and very few people do, so you are...
by Sally Lawson | Nov 25, 2013 | Blog, Front page, Investing in Rental Property, Published Articles
The HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) and the property investor are having a love affair at the moment, the opportunity to by one property and create 6 units out of it and therefore than trebling your rent is too much for many landlords to resist, and it’s almost...
by Sally Lawson | Sep 2, 2013 | Blog, Management Top Tips, Published Articles
Earlier this year I had a bit of a wakeup call, when my two most experienced property managers both went on maternity leave at pretty much the same time. I felt secure because I knew that the other remainder of the team of 4 (plus 2 client account managers) had been...
by Sally Lawson | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog, Management Top Tips, Published Articles
In property management, organising works is a hugely misunderstood area of any lettings agency. There are many viewpoints from all parties involved and in many cases, all coming in from different angles and opposing directions which conflict and can cause issues if...
by Sally Lawson | Apr 9, 2013 | Blog, Front page, Published Articles
To research this article I googled “I hate letting agents” and was met with pages of reasons why landlords and tenants hate letting agents, absolutely tons of posts, forums comments, even websites, with all sorts of expletives and rants full of swear words...