All posts by Jason McClean
Avoid the Minefield – Free Landlord Insurance Consultancy...
Property 118 is offering readers a free landlord insurance consultancy through The Home Insurer to make sure you are not paying too much and have the proper cover in place. Let property insurance is a...
The state of the Landlord Insurance market – March 2021...
The past year has been tough on most due to COVID, however, Landlords can take heart from a very healthy insurance market that continues to compete for their let buildings and contents insurance. The cost...
Can we save you money on Block of Flats insurance?
IF you own or manage a block of flats, then let us price check your buildings insurance for you in under 5-minutes.
Many block of flat owners and management companies stay with their existing providers...
Rent To Rent – Property Owners Beware...
PROPERTY OWNERS who are considering rent to rent (sub-let) agreements need to make sure they have the right property insurance in place. Standard landlord insurance is worthless if you ever need to make...
How to get the best Landlords Insurance...
If you own more than one let property then you could save money and improve cover by buying a landlord portfolio of insurance.
If you own multiple properties, there are benefits to buying the insurance...
How to get the best insurance for a portfolio of let property...
IF you own more than one let property then you could save money and improve cover by buying a landlord portfolio of insurance.
If you own multiple properties, there are benefits to buying the insurance...
AirBNB Insurance for AirBNB Hosts...
AirBNB is a great idea to earn cash from renting your property for short timescales, but you will need specialist AirBNB insurance to cover the risk. Don’t worry, Property 118 can help and it won’t...
Landlords hesitant to rent to international students...
The introduction and enforcement of Right to Rent checks are causing many landlords to unintentionally discriminate against international students, according to new research.
23% of student landlords are...
Two in five renters intend to rent long term...
A trend for long term renting has continued to accelerate, according to a new survey.
Two in five renters are not looking to buy a property and intend to rent long term, a survey of 1,000 tenants by the...
Is bridging finance an answer for buy to let landlords?
An increasing number of landlords are looking to unique forms of finance to continue investing in the private rental sector.
The rise in popularity of less conventional finance options could be in response...
Landlords considering refurbishing a property? Here’s what...
As 2016 comes to a close, many landlords will be reviewing their portfolios in order to find ways to protect their profits in response to a number of changes to the private rental sector this year.
While...
Demand for UK property falls towards the end of 2016...
The midlands and northern regions of the UK have benefited the most despite property demand falling by 7% in total.
Six out of ten of the biggest leaps in demand occurred in these regions with Solihull...
Lack of clarity around Right to Rent rules is impacting tenants...
Britons who do not have a passport are struggling to rent as a result of immigration checks, according to a new survey.
New immigration checks were introduced earlier this year with all private landlords...
Landlords voice their opinions on client money protection...
Client money protection (CMP) should be made compulsory four out of five buy-to-let landlords believe.
A majority of landlords feel CMP should be compulsory when they use a letting agent to rent a property...
Home sales to be outdone by property rentals for first time in...
For the first time in eight decades, home buying will be outstripped by the property rental market next year.
This is as a result of home buyers continuing to struggle to find affordable properties.
Since...
Parent landlords on the rise amidst rising property prices...
There is a rising number of parent landlords letting second properties to their children, according to new research.
250,000 parents are already letting properties to their offspring and a further 1.4...
Renters aged over 46 make up 40% of the private rental market...
An increasing number of private renters are now aged over 40, according to new research.
18% are over the age of 55 and another 22% are in the 46-55 age group. Those living in private rental accommodation...
An increasing number of landlords independently managing their...
An increasing number of buy-to-let landlords are becoming ‘self-sufficient’ by letting and managing their own rental properties, according to a new report.
Two thirds (65%) of landlords have an active...
SubLet Insurance...
SUBLET INSURANCE is needed by any landlord that does not have directly enter into a tenancy with a person who is paying rent to somebody else to live in one of their properties.
Let me explain further:...
Rent To Rent Insurance...
Rent To Rent Insurance has been incredibly difficult if not impossible to place until now. To a great extent this is because insurance underwriters have struggled to source sufficient data to establish...
Which university offers the best buy to let investment?
The average house price across the top 100 universities in the UK equates to £319,963, according to a new poll.
Leeds University achieved the best balance of UCAS entry level and property prices for those...