Landlord Tips [ Page 4 ]

Calculating Your Profit And Loss

06 Nov 2007 / Landlord Money & Saving Costs / 11 Comments

Buy To Let is a business, period. Anyone that has a property on the rental market is running a business, regardless of how dislocated they are from the project. I [...]

Credit Card Calculator

17 Oct 2007 / Landlord Money & Saving Costs / 0 Comments

I previously put up a Mortgage Calculator; but because a lot of people have been paying their mortgages with credit cards, I decided to go one step further and put [...]

Taking In Lodgers- ‘Rent-A-Room’ Scheme

11 Oct 2007 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 95 Comments

Ever considered taking in a lodger? A lodger can be a great way of generating income; many thousands of people earn extra income in this way. To start with, I’m [...]

Increasing Your Tenants Rent

04 Oct 2007 / Landlord Legal Obligations/Issues / 9 Comments

Increasing rent can be a difficult issue, especially when you’re increasing rent to existing tenants. However, landlords will generally want to increase rent over time, to keep up with the [...]

Landlord Rent Guarantee And Legal Expenses Insurance

21 Sep 2007 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 4 Comments

If you’re a landlord that’s letting complete strangers rent your property, I highly recommend getting rent guarantee and legal expenses insurance. They’re relatively inexpensive, and could potentially save you a [...]

Make Sure Your Tenant Registers With Their Local Authority

18 Sep 2007 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 0 Comments

If your tenant is responsible for paying council tax on your property, it’s important that they register their new residential details with the local authority for taxation purposes. Ultimately, it [...]

There’s No Point Using Letting Agents

13 Sep 2007 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 15 Comments

When the rental market is booming, why use a letting agent? It makes no sense. They charge extortionate rates for doing very little work. So why not CUT OUT THE [...]

Landlord’s Right Of Entry

28 Jul 2007 / Landlord Legal Obligations/Issues / 157 Comments

It is in fact illegal for a landlord to enter his or her property without agreement from the tenant. The office of fair trading document oft356 reads as follows: 3.32 [...]

Tenants Without A Written Contract- Verbal Tenancy Agreement

24 Jul 2007 / Landlord Legal Obligations/Issues / 42 Comments

Earlier today I received a phonecall from a friend of mine; she explained to me that her landlord has requested for her to vacate his property by Saturday (4 days [...]

How To Evict Tenants

04 May 2007 / Evicting Tenants / 64 Comments

Evicting Tenants An “eviction” is a legal proceeding by which the landlord seeks to reclaim the premises, causing the tenant to vacate. Evicting tenants can be costly, lengthy and complicated [...]

Tenancy Deposit Scheme For Landlords

30 Mar 2007 / Landlord Legal Obligations/Issues / 88 Comments

From 6 April 2007, when a tenant pays a deposit for an assured shorthold tenancy in England and Wales, the landlord or letting agent must protect your deposit through a [...]

Tips On How To Be A Good Landlord To Your Tenant

26 Mar 2007 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 0 Comments

Why is it important to keep a smile on your tenants face? Because replacing tenants’ costs money and it requires that one thing we all hate exerting…energy. Each time a [...]

Landlord Obligations / Regulations – The Law

19 Feb 2007 / Landlord Legal Obligations/Issues / 370 Comments

As a landlord there are a number of legal obligations you MUST (and should) abide by. These are all necessary obligations; failing to comply with these could result in prosecution. [...]

Tips For Landlords That Use Letting Agencies

01 Feb 2007 / Tips For Using Letting Agents / 19 Comments

These are a few things Landlords should consider when dealing with Letting Agencies. Choosing the right Letting Agency Unfortunately, a large portion of letting agents are clueless cowboys that carry [...]

15 Tips For Landlords

01 Feb 2007 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 3 Comments

This is basically a few tips for upcoming and/or new landlords. There is a lot of responsibility that comes with being a Landlord, and also a lot of risks. Please [...]