by Sally Lawson | Feb 17, 2012 | Investing in Rental Property, Published Articles
I started working with investors buying property in the early 1990’s as a branch manager and later area manager for one of the large chains of estate agencies, and was very quickly fascinated by the property investment culture that seemed to take hold in the late...
by Sally Lawson | Feb 17, 2012 | Management Top Tips, Published Articles
Property Management – How does a successful Management Department operate? Running a Management Department with 1000’s of tenancies is a very busy role; therefore it is imperative that all the correct processes and procedures are in place. Processes for each...
by Sally Lawson | Feb 17, 2012 | Management Top Tips, Published Articles
The number of people in rented accommodation in severe rental arrears has reached its highest level in 3 years. Latest figures show there are 78,970 tenants in England & Wales who are at least 2 months in arrears. This is almost 11,400 more than last year!...
by Sally Lawson | Feb 15, 2012 | Blog
You may get asked about these at it is a big discussion topic on the forums at the moment. As you know you must never take the equivalent of more than 2 month’s rent as a deposit (over 1/6 of the annual rent) or else you risk creating a premium lease, and therefore...
by Sally Lawson | Feb 15, 2012 | Blog
From April 6th 2012, all letting agents will have to be satisfied that an EPC has been commissioned prior to taking on an instruction from a landlord and obtained within 7 Days of marketing the property to let. The previous regulation insisted on an EPC before...