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 | Mar 18, 2012 | Investing in Rental Property, Published Articles
With a great choice properties for sale, first time buyers being unable to save enough for large deposits and more tenants looking for rented accommodation than for over a decade, now is a great time to become a landlord, but ensure you do so wisely and carefully as...
by Sally Lawson | Feb 17, 2012 | Investing in Rental Property, Published Articles
With property prices at a low and rents on the increase there has never been a better time to invest in a buy to let property! But be careful what you buy….. A property is only a good deal if it rent’s well, if it is left empty (void) because it’s not in the...
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...
