Hi there, I've just searched and found this thread...I have a potential long term tenant interested in my rental. She has a St Bernard, notorious for drooling!!!! That said, she has agreed to pay double deposit, 12 months rent upfront...
One tenant paid me nearly £48k over a number of years, when he left an untidy house, I bought him a bottle of champagne and wished him well as he was buying his first house with his new lady friend....
One thing in life is for certain... We NEVER stop learning. The minute you feel you know everything is the time to retire. I also work in Interventional Cardiology and I'm lucky enough to work with the most amazing surgeons...
Hi Marcus, Sound advice above, as always. Just a little caveat. Look into the lease-holding company. I have a flat (purpose built in a block of 8 and there are 5 blocks)... In the lease, each flat owner is a...
Hi Darren, I moved 4 months ago and wanted to rent out my house for the same reason as you've mentioned... I called the lender, explained the situation and they simply agreed, they charged me £75 (admin!) and the rest...
Hi Christine, I would give the leasehold maintenance company a call and discuss with them. (Ie what is covered etc) This happened to me a few months ago. (Leak from flat above mine) the landlord of the flat above called...
Reply to the comment left by "simon Bruce" at "16/10/2013 - 09:33": If you are going to let 'sleeping dogs lie'.... Increase your rent and take a piece of their pie?! What is stopping landlords doing this? Another way to...
Hi Mark Regarding inventories and letting agents... Here's an interesting one ... I have a number of BTLs and one of them is a 200mile round trip for me so use a letting agent to fully manage. This has been...
Thanks for this article and thank you for introducing me to Property Tribes! I'm 33 and have been buying (and involved in building) properties since I was 21...I'm now looking at stepping up in terms of the property value (risk/reward)...
7th June 2017, 9 years ago
Hi there, I've just searched and found this thread...I have a potential long term tenant interested in my rental. She has a St Bernard, notorious for drooling!!!! That said, she has agreed to pay double deposit, 12 months rent upfront...
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One tenant paid me nearly £48k over a number of years, when he left an untidy house, I bought him a bottle of champagne and wished him well as he was buying his first house with his new lady friend....
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One thing in life is for certain... We NEVER stop learning. The minute you feel you know everything is the time to retire. I also work in Interventional Cardiology and I'm lucky enough to work with the most amazing surgeons...
Read More →10th January 2014, 12 years ago
Hi Marcus, Sound advice above, as always. Just a little caveat. Look into the lease-holding company. I have a flat (purpose built in a block of 8 and there are 5 blocks)... In the lease, each flat owner is a...
Read More →6th January 2014, 12 years ago
Hi Darren, I moved 4 months ago and wanted to rent out my house for the same reason as you've mentioned... I called the lender, explained the situation and they simply agreed, they charged me £75 (admin!) and the rest...
Read More →21st October 2013, 12 years ago
Brilliant...Loving your work!!!
Read More →21st October 2013, 12 years ago
Hi Christine, I would give the leasehold maintenance company a call and discuss with them. (Ie what is covered etc) This happened to me a few months ago. (Leak from flat above mine) the landlord of the flat above called...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Simon Bruce at 16/10/2013 - 09:33
Reply to the comment left by "simon Bruce" at "16/10/2013 - 09:33": If you are going to let 'sleeping dogs lie'.... Increase your rent and take a piece of their pie?! What is stopping landlords doing this? Another way to...
Read More →6th August 2013, 13 years ago
Hi Mark Regarding inventories and letting agents... Here's an interesting one ... I have a number of BTLs and one of them is a 200mile round trip for me so use a letting agent to fully manage. This has been...
Read More →18th July 2012, 14 years ago
Thanks for this article and thank you for introducing me to Property Tribes! I'm 33 and have been buying (and involved in building) properties since I was 21...I'm now looking at stepping up in terms of the property value (risk/reward)...
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