Forget streets with the X-factor, living on a street with a name beginning with the letter ‘U’  could mean your property is worth a lot more, according to new research from property website Zoopla.co.uk. Average property prices on streets that start with a ‘U’ currently stand at £251,307 – the highest of any letter in […]

Antony Gilbert of Gilbert Properties Bury St Edmunds My wife and I have been renting property for fifteen years and have a portfolio of 40 properties based in East Anglia and the North-East. We manage most of the local properties and (by process of elimination!) have good agents managing the more distant properties. We are […]

Did you know that if you carry waste in the course of your business (property letting) for profit, then you are likely to require a Waste Carriers License? If you use contractors, they must have one. Do you think that it may not apply? Well, guidance states that it includes all these items:

For the first time in England and Wales, landlords and letting agents can now choose which deposit protection method they use – either custodial or insured – from the same place. From April 2 The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) has become the only provider to offer both services at the same time.

Imagine my horror whilst watching the local news on Sunday evening, seeing a row of 4 terraced houses in Norwich on fire and the end one being one of my rental properties! I would be keen to see if other landlords have experienced a fire and what happened in the following weeks. Luckily my tenant […]

Within walking distance of three renowned Manchester universities and located in an area of huge regeneration, Chapel Street is one of the most exciting student accommodation projects to hit the market.  Offering investors assured NET yields of 8% for the first three years, and the reassurance that the development will be managed and let by […]

Mark Garner of Garner Homes Maidstone I have been a full time landlord since 1996 with property in Maidstone, Ashford and Gravesend, the ‘Gateway to Europe’. After graduating from Cranfield University 1987 I was a commodity trader working for a subsidiary of Cargill until I left to become a landlord and property developer. I now […]

I have to confess to not being the author of this piece, I found it on Facebook, but I do think it is very worthy of sharing here. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to £100… If they paid their bill the way we […]

Paul Linstead of PJL Property Rentals Crowborough I am a Landlord and support The Good Landlords campaign

How difficult can it be to advertise property to let on all the major rental portals, reference the tenants properly and guarantee the rent and legal expenses in one package with money back guarantees? It shouldn’t be difficult should it?

I have had a ‘gut feeling’ that the property market would turn in 2013 for at least four years, however, until now I have not been able to provide any real justification as to why I believe the 2013 buy to let gold rush will occur. A recent comment on our forum got me thinking about this […]

We purchased a property in March 2008 from a rather devious lady who didn’t let on about an impending second charge. The conveyancing completed and about a year later when we had to evict her for non-payment. WE had purchased the property and rented it back to her.

I need advice on switching letting agent without penalty. I received no rent from my letting agent in March. On checking my bank statements back to the date the tenant moved in, I find that other payments have been missed and that the rent is actually three months in arrears.

My tenants have requested my permission to rent out a spare bedroom to a lodger. I have three tenants, a husband and wife and the husbands brother renting a 2 bed 2 bath flat from me. However, the brother has moved out. They are currently on a periodic tenancy and have decided they can’t really […]

Kirit Lakhani of My Happy Move Leicester I am a property professional who is also a Mortgage Adviser and I have worked in the lettings industry for the last 10 yrs. I own a few properties and have now recently started a Letting Agency to manage mine as well other Landlords Property. My Happy Move […]

Martin Wheatley the current head of conduct at the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been strongly criticised by the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) for the FSA’s response to the Bank of Ireland differential increase for thousands of it’s tracker rate customers. In a letter by Andrew Tyrie MP (chairman of the TSC) Mr Wheatley was […]

The latest figures from letting agents suggest that the UK still has a healthy appetite for rental properties. According to The Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) over half (54.8 per cent) its members reported that they had more tenants on their books than available properties to rent. With demand so high, those seeking rental […]

A Simple Landlords guide to Health and Safety written by Syd Lewis When I first started renting properties some 20 years ago, to be legal, all you had to do was have a rent book and if you wanted to ensure you could get possession of your property at the end of the tenancy you […]

According to the latest research from the National Landlords Association (NLA), void periods in private-residential property have fallen to their lowest level in over a year, helped by strong and consistent tenant demand. According to the NLA Landlords’ Panel (824 online interviews), enduring tenancies are on the rise with only 33 per cent of landlords […]

Chris asks what reason is there for the change in Gas Safe regs reducing the allowable pressure drop between meter and boiler? It now seems to be between 1 and 3mbars the pressure at the governor is 19-21mbar and the required pressure at the boiler is now 18mbar – even when the manufacture (Vaillant) writes […]

Barry Wayne of Ipswich My wife and I are Landlords with property mainly in the Ipswich area, but with a few in Manchester and Liverpool. Despite having been landlords since the 1980’s we are still learning new things and always looking to adapt and modify to suit our needs at a particular time. I cannot […]