Rightmove have just released their February 2013 House Price Index which shows a “Sprightly start to 2013 but ‘old hands’ support the market” The key points in their report are:-

Residential Property Inventory Services In A Nutshell What is an Inventory? To sum it up in simple terms, an inventory is a detailed list using specific phrases to describe the features, items and condition of a property. Once produced it becomes a legal document and it is in the best interest of both the landlord […]

Richard Baker is both a landlord and a letting agent and is always pleased to offer free buy to let advice in Northampton and Rugby. For any landlord who might be considering the purchase of buy to let investment property in Northampton or rugby we can strongly recommend reading this page of Richard’s website. Richard […]

Several years ago my business partners and I were approached by an insurance broker who told us we could save a lot of money by combining our landlords insurance policies into a block policy.  This was the beginning of our landlords buying group.

My tenant has complained about draughty windows and vents. I put draught seal on the windows but there wasn’t anything I could do about the vents as they are there to prevent damp etc. My tenant has now got back to the letting agent informing them that the windows are still draughty and that she is […]

Network auctions are pleased to announce that their property auction catalogue for their next auction on 6th March 2013 is now available for download.  Venue: Glaziers Hall, London SE1 9DD Commencing: 1pm (13:00 hours)

The Property Auction Catalogue for Pearsons Property Auction for March 2013 is now available for download. The next auction will held on Tuesday 5th March 2013 commencing at 11am in the Hambledon Suite, The Solent Hotel, Whiteley, Fareham, PO15 7AJ (just off junction 9 of the M 27)

The catalogue for the Salter McGuiness property auction for March 2013 is now available to download. The auction commences at 1.30pm on Tuesday 5th March 2013 Venue: Quality Hotel and Conference Centre, Empire Way, Wembley, HA9 0NH For further information please contact:-

I have been a buy to let mortgage broker for several years and recently heard the most alarming story in my career regarding the Mortgage Express Exit strategy and their “right to consolidate”. I was contacted by a long-standing client recently as he had had a disturbing conversation with  Mortgage Express.  After calling them in […]

A tenant of mine of some 18 years has died 🙁 He was under the care of social services with a reading age of 8 or 10. He died without leaving a will. Nobody from social services will give me official notice that the tenancy is to end. What is the law on this? The […]

There is more than one type of Inventory, in fact, there are three main types, property inventories, insurance/home inventories (very big in USA) and business inventories that track materials and stock. I want to discuss only one type here, which can be used for a secondary purpose. It is an inventory of a property to […]

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Our property portfolio review spreadsheet is now available as a free download. This property portfolio review spreadsheet calculates your rental yields net of voids, the interest rate which will make your portfolio cash neutral and the true costs of rental void periods. It is incredibly easy to use, simply fill in the boxes and the […]

This auction news update looks back at auction activity in January and preceding periods. Lots offered and sold were both slightly down on January 2012 (2% and 8% respectively), but the amount raised increased by 8% to £33.5m. With January being a relatively quiet month in the auction calendar one cannot draw many conclusions from […]

The Bank of England Inflation Report Feb 2013 has been presented quarterly for the last 20 years by the outgoing Grosvenor Mervyn King. The BoE makes it reports available to the public and can all be downloaded simply by completing the form below.

Barnard Marcus Auctions have just released their February 2013 Newsletter. To download your copy please see below.

Leamington Spa based landlord Steve Gibson has asked us to post the following HMO Investment Dilemma. “I live in Leamington Spa which is a popular location to rent for students of University of Warwick. As a pension investment my wife and I have recently started looking at purchasing a house to let to students. On […]

Our preferred commercial finance broker Cliff Verrill reports that Shawbrook Bank are driven by common sense not bureaucracy looking for ways of saying yes to clients and not the often received “computer says no” answer he gets from many lenders. Shawbrook Bank lend on single investment units, portfolios, multi units, HMO’s and student lets. They […]

The JHWalter County Property Auction for March includes an excellent range of rural, residential, commercial and development opportunities.  The auction will take place at The Doubletree Hotel, Lincoln, LN1 1YW at 18:30pm For further information please contact:-

LetRent.co.uk have a special offer for Property118 readers and are giving both landlords and letting agents an opportunity to trial their new lettings portal FREE OF CHARGE for a whole year. LetRent hopes one day to compete with the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla, however, the owners recognise the need to prove their concept before they can […]

I asked My|Deposits some time ago if my tenants deposit had to be re-protected if the AST rolled over to an SPT (Periodic Tenancy), when it was the same property, same terms, but increased rent, without taking an increased deposit. Their reply was that it did not have to be re-protected as it had rolled […]