All posts by Glenn Ackroyd
Tenant prospects and how we close them – revealed!
I thought I’d share with you how we manage to close so many of our tenant prospects. Our secret lies in understanding the barriers that most agents put in place to put off tenants!
First, they...
When tenants ask how much is the Council Tax...
Council Tax can be a deciding factor to some tenants. When you rent out a property, tenants often ask what the council tax band is. They also want to know much they will have to pay.
There can be a...
Government handout of £10k per property for landlords...
As a landlord you can be forgiven for thinking that every bit of news from the government concerning the lettings sector is bad for the landlord – A new set of obligations which comes with the...
Inventories, the easy way...
If you ask 2 different letting agents how they do inventories and condition reports, you’ll probably get 3 different answers.
The systems in place range on one extreme from None! by many...
Portfolio landlord reveals secret strategy to reduce voids...
Have you ever made the same mistake I did – and set the rent too high?
I remember when one of my first properties became vacant some years ago. I carefully researched the local rental levels on...
A choice of two tenants...
If you had a choice of the two tenants below which would you choose?
A middle-aged couple (one working and earning minimum wage, one at home) with two school age daughters, who have rented their...
The letting portals providing the best exposure...
All savvy landlords and letting agents know that Rightmove is the UK’s busiest property portal. Despite the fact that they’ve recently increased their prices significantly, you can’t...
Be wary of Letting Agents Pushing Rightmove Premium Listings...
Rightmove Premium Listings ‘Do they work?’
Rightmove themselves state that their own research indicates that properties with a “Premium Listing” banner generate 21% more enquiries. Of...
A Tenant from Hell – And a Landlord’s Revenge!
I thought I’d share my recent experiences of a “Tenant From Hell”
We often take on properties from landlords who have problem tenants, usually leaving us the legacy of sorting them...
How Sell and Rent Back Links Britain’s Most Wanted Man...
Recently, one of the properties managed by our portfolio management company, National Property Group, was subject to a legal challenge against the landlord.
Since selling the property, the original...