Traits of successful landlords
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.
Let Your Rental Property: Furnished or Unfurnished
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.
How to make your tenant feel at home
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.
What Are Typical Landlord Expenses And How To Keep Track
It’s easy enough to assume that rent minus mortgage fees equals profit for you as a landlord. But there are far more expenses involved in renting property, and if you were to go on this simple equation, you’d soon find yourself out of business. In this short guide, we take a look at the expenses you will encounter being a landlord and how you can keep track.
How to self-manage your own buy to let property: A simple guide
Thinking about self-managing your buy to let? With interest rates having squeezed margins, taking control of day-to-day management is one of the quickest ways to improve net cash flow without changing your investment strategy.
What every landlord should know about GDPR
The days of renting a property with nothing more than a rent book and a handshake are long gone. Even if you manage just one rental, compliance is now a core part of being a landlord.
HMO (House in Multiple Occupation) ABC
House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) refers to a property that is inhabited by more than one separate occupant. They are becoming more and more popular in the UK and in other countries around the world because of the opportunities they offer to their landlords. By renting out one property in separate portions to different tenants, a landlord can generate a decent income in rental yields monthly.