As a landlord (possibly with a few properties), you may know what you like and think you know what your tenants want. But at Rentila, we have our finger on the pulse of what tenants are looking for in a rental property. So read on to ensure you keep up with current rental market trends.
Choosing to renovate a buy-to-let property is an entirely different decision from remodeling a home. If you decide to renovate a family home, that’s more to do with a family’s need for space. But when it comes to buy-to-let property, decisions should be based on financial circumstances.
So, you are starting out on building your buy-to-let empire. You have a property ready for tenants to rent, but should you manage the property yourself or leave it in the trusted hands of a professional?
Some lucky people (like the Queen) own property outright—and lots of it! But many buy-to-let investors start with little more than a mortgage on their first BTL property. So if you want to explore the best way to start a portfolio and get a mortgage, read on!
If you are looking to build a buy-to-let portfolio, then off-plan purchasing is one way to do just that while potentially maximising your investment. If you haven’t heard about off-plan purchasing before, take a few minutes to read this guide. We give you the lowdown on what off-plan purchasing is, as well as the possible pitfalls and benefits. So let’s dig in.
Investing in a buy-to-let property is considered a highly stable way of utilising your savings. It can generate immediate income, passive income, long-term equity, and even a retirement fund.
You might have read some blogs, and you are itching to go as a landlord. As you’ll know by now, you need to be careful with your investment, know the law, have a network of tradesmen, find and build a rapport with trustworthy tenants and document your financial activities correctly. It’s no easy task.
We hope that if you’ve read previous blogs, then you’ll know there’s far more to being a landlord than getting a great mortgage deal, finding a tenant and sitting back to count your cash.
Having bought your new rental home, there can be the desire to furnish it to a boutique hotel standard before renting it out. Similarly, suppose you are on a budget and have already invested heavily in fixing other areas of the house. In that case, it may seem just as an attractive option to rent the property looking clean and spacious and completely unfurnished.
When you are renting a property, it’s essentially a sale. Make a good sale, and you have tenants that might even stay a decade. Imagine that! A perfect tenant, that stays and pays on time. You never have any issues, they look after the property and you never have to worry about your property being empty, with mortgage payments to make – costly renovations, and all the hassle of advertising the property for new tenants. So, how do you get tenants to stay? Well, here are a few helpful tips, to get tenants to stay longer.