Monthly Archives: February 2012

Timing Your Finance

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Tom

Hopefully you’re not someone who’s affected by a tenant failing to pay their March rent on time because they failed to take into account today’s extra day for the leap year. Though with any luck there won’t be too many … Continue reading →

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Building Site Safety

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Tom

Renovations are very exciting and there’s no thrill quite like the one you get from knowing you’ve created or extended a property to make it even better. As anyone who’s ever tried it knows, though, it’s a lot of hard … Continue reading →

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Criminal Activity

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Tom

Every so often you see a news story about tenants engaging in criminal activity, and last week a story popped up about a tenant who had been growing over 300 cannabis plants in a rental property. Examples like this one … Continue reading →

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A Good Reputation

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Tom

All landlords know the perils of taking on bad tenants and for that reason screening processes and credit checks are essential parts of the process of finding a tenant. However, more and more tenants are becoming aware of the bad … Continue reading →

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Retail Lets

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Tom

Though the focus of lots of buy-to-let discussion is on making residential property work, plenty of landlords let retail property which is used by businesses or traders as a shop front or storage. Retail letting works slightly differently to residential … Continue reading →

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Televisions

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Tom

It’s difficult to imagine how we ever got by without news, sports and entertainment all available at the touch of a button and TV has really brought a lot of pleasure to people’s lives. For landlords, though, TVs can cause … Continue reading →

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Quality Insurance Policies

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Tom

You’ve probably heard over the last few months a number of institutions highlighting the importance of taking out good insurance, but often it’s difficult to know how to compare different policies. It’s all very well taking out the cheapest landlord … Continue reading →

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Retirement Homes

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Tom

You might have spotted an article in the news feed last week, or perhaps on a press release from the NLA about the number of landlords who are planning to use their property investments as a retirement fund. The NLA … Continue reading →

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Mould Problems

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Tom

We’re midway through what’s been a pretty wet winter so far and as we come in to spring more and more landlords will start seeing problems with mould affecting their property. Though it is seemingly harmless, mould can affect both … Continue reading →

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Holiday Deposits

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Tom

If you’re taking deposits for a rental property in the UK then the procedure is well known: if your rent is between £25,000 and £100,000 a year then your tenant’s deposit needs to end up in a deposit protection scheme, … Continue reading →

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