Features Archive: buy to let

2010 :

A room with a view

30/06/2010 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

There's no doubt that first impressions of you and your property count when it comes to successful letting from the moment a potential tenant pulls up outside your property for a viewing they will be assessing whether it's the right home for them, so follow Belvoir's tips on how to make the most of every viewing......

2009:

The write stuff

11/09/2009 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

If you've made the decision to let your rental property yourself and not use a letting agent, then follow this guide to writing the best and most appealing rental advert possible......

Avoiding that void

26/08/2009 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

There are few things more frustrating for a property investor and landlord than void periods late rental payments or faulty boilers can be dealt with, but there is no way to force someone into becoming your tenant and the last thing anyone needs is for their beautiful rental property to be lying empty, nothing but a drain on their resources. It is imperative to get tenants in as quickly as is possible, so with that in mind, upad.co.uk, the rental experts, have offered TheMoveChannel.com readers a few simple suggestions to help the process along......

Should I be a student landlord?

19/08/2009 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

Many large portfolio landlords have started as student landlords letting their property to hoards of marauding students. The question for many parents of students looking to go to university this year or other property investors or landlords is should I join the ranks of student landlords?...

Repayment of Deposits

30/07/2009 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

Landlords who have been taking a tenants deposit will be aware that since April 2007 if they take a tenancy deposit then they will have to register the tenancy deposit with one of the Government approved schemes the most popular is the custodial scheme operated by the Deposit Protection Service (DPS), so given the popularity of the scheme, let's look at how a landlord should go about getting the tenant's deposit back at the end of a tenancy and some of the potential problems a landlord may encounter......

Managing a rent reduction

29/05/2009 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

It's a sign of the times that we should be talking about how landlords should go about reducing their tenants' rent......

Tesco-isation of landlords

21/05/2009 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

Nelson once described the British as a nation of shop keepers, but looking at the number of small retailers that have gone out of business during the current down turn, that may well be a little optimistic however, over the last decade with the buy to let initiative we have seen a revolution amongst the private rental sector......

Is it time to invest?

01/05/2009 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

Ajay Ahuja is one of the leading authors on buy to let in the UK having produced a series of books on the subject including the Buy to let Bible here he gives his opinions on whether now is a good time to invest and says it depends very much on who is asking......

How to...Fractionalize a home

28/04/2009 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

If you own a holiday home, then you are all too aware of the limited time that you use it each year and the burden and cost of maintenance and upkeep that you are responsible for all year so, depending on the geographic location, you might want to think about selling your home as a fractional property......

Upwardly mobile

15/04/2009 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

How to make money in the mobile home park business......

Pick of the bunch

18/03/2009 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

It's time to find a tenant for your property and you're wondering how to go about finding the right one follow these tips to suceed......

How to...Keep your property manager productive...

10/03/2009 | buy to let | Catherine Deshayes

When vacancy rates are on the increase, you want to make sure that your properties aren't the ones that are empty. There are two ways to do that; one is to rent high quality units at excellent rates to long term tenants and the other is to keep your property manager on their toes. How do you do that? Here are five crucial tips to make sure your property is managed to its best potential......

2008:

Buy to let for long term gain

01/12/2008 | buy to let | Arv Soar

With seasoned investors coming back into the property market, Arv Soar, Property Entrepreneur and Director of Property Investment Portfolio (PIP), reflects on the current buy to let situation, and explains how to maximise on an investment that will help reap rewards in the future......

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