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Rent Arrear Reminder Form
20 Sep 2008 / category / 8 Comments
errr…. Has your dumbass tenant fallen behind on payments? Unfortunately, I have one particular tenant that does it all the time. Granted, it’s usually only by a week or so, [...]
Start Your Own Property Blog
18 Sep 2008 / category / 8 Comments
I’ve been blogging for nearly 2 years now and uptil now I haven’t actually covered the topic of blogging. Hmm..odd. I wonder what held me back? And the only reason [...]
The Difference Between DSS Tenants on Housing Benefit (HB) And DSS Tenants On Local Housing Allowance (LHA)
16 Sep 2008 / category / 197 Comments
What’s the difference between Housing Benefit (HB) and Local Housing Allowance (LHA)? Basically, a tenant receiving financial aid from the council is either on Housing Benefits (HB) or Local Housing [...]
The Positives Of DSS Tenants
16 Sep 2008 / category / 42 Comments
I know I’ve been a pretentious little shitbag about DSS tenants lately, but I swear, I’m also very well aware of the blooming fruit DSS tenants can bring to the [...]
Finding Tenants Without A Letting Agent- Mission Accomplished (Part 5)
11 Sep 2008 / category / 2 Comments
Judging from the title of this blog entry, you can probably guess that I’ve managed to complete my objective of obtaining tenants, without the help of a Letting agent. What [...]
Tips For Taking On DSS Tenants
08 Sep 2008 / category / 97 Comments
In the past I’ve made it completely transparent that I don’t like taking on DSS tenants. Obviously i’m not the only one either, because the amount of “DSS NOT ACCEPTED” [...]
HELP, I Can’t Get A Guarantor
04 Sep 2008 / category / 77 Comments
On various occasions I’ve had prospective tenants ask me what they should do if they’re unable to get a rental guarantor. Personally, as a Landlord, I would feel extremely uncomfortable [...]
Financial Costs Of Being A Landlord
01 Sep 2008 / category / 7 Comments
The other day I was mumbling about how the costs of being a Landlord is slowly escalating, as new shitty little schemes are slowly being introduced. The latest scam being [...]
Section 21 – Notice of Possession Order Form
27 Aug 2008 / category / 235 Comments
What is a section 21 notice? Under the Housing Act 1988, a landlord who has granted an assured shorthold tenancy has a legal right to get his/her property back at [...]
How Landlords Can Advertise Rentals On Rightmove
22 Aug 2008 / category / 182 Comments
Are you currently in the process of looking for tenants for your rental property? Are you looking to bypass extortionate letting agent fees by trying to directly list your rental [...]
Most Expensive House In The World 2008
20 Aug 2008 / category / 56 Comments
One of the most popular articles on this website is actually Most Expensive House In The World 2007, which briefly discusses 2 properties in London that were purchased for a [...]
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) For Landlords
18 Aug 2008 / category / 12 Comments
From the 1st of October 2008, Landlords must provide an Energy Performance Certificate to all new and prospective tenants. The certificates (EPCs) should be provided at no cost to prospective [...]
Calculating The Rental Yield To Find The Wiser Investment
15 Aug 2008 / category / 7 Comments
As a landlord, or a wanna-be landlord, have you ever been torn between multiple properties? A landlord’s main concern should be buying the property which will get the best return. [...]
Interview With The Hippy (HIP Consultant)
13 Aug 2008 / category / 4 Comments
It’s been a while since I’ve touched the whole Home Information Pack (HIP) saga. In fact, what’s the deal with those again? From what I remember, it’s just a ridiculous [...]
Finding Tenants Without A Letting Agent- Just Received The Worst Tenant Application EVER (Part 4)
07 Aug 2008 / category / 6 Comments
The other day I think I received, what I believe to be, the worst application to be a tenant, EVER. The process of finding a tenant is a very much [...]
Another Crazy E-mail From Someone Thinking I’m Sarah Beeny
05 Aug 2008 / category / 1 Comment
I’ve already had a rant about people emailing me whilst wrongly under the impression that I’m Sarah Beeny, and I’ve done my best to set the record straight. But unfortunately, [...]
Who’s Shitting Themselves About Remortgaging?
31 Jul 2008 / category / 4 Comments
I’m just wondering who is worried about remortgaging? In March 2009 I’m due to come off 2 fixed rate mortgages, and onto an estimated 7.8% standard variable rate. Of course, [...]
We’re On Team Kirsty Allsopp
23 Jul 2008 / category / 5 Comments
That’s right, we at property Investment Project are on team Kirsty Allsopp. Not because we particularly like her (or dislike her, just for the record) or because she’s a property [...]
Finding Tenants Without A Letting Agent- An Update – A Smelly Cat & A Slight Change Of Plan (Part 3)
20 Jul 2008 / category / 0 Comments
Right, time for an update on my project of finding tenants (without the assistance of extortionate Letting Agents). For those that dived into this blog post without having read my [...]
Adding Someone To Your Mortgage
14 Jul 2008 / category / 9 Comments
The process of adding someone to a mortgage is quite common. The most common scenario is adding a long-term partner. The actual process is actually pretty straight forward, it’s just [...]
I Just Got Cheaper Landlord Building Insurance
10 Jul 2008 / category / 2 Comments
All I’m hearing on the news is that we should all strap up, tighten our purse strings, and brace ourselves for a rough financial patch. That got me thinking, ‘where [...]
Saving Vs Reducing Your Mortgage
08 Jul 2008 / category / 0 Comments
It’s a no-brainer; now is the time to start making overpayments and reduce the bain of the average homeowners life, the mortgage. This especially applies to those still in their [...]
Tony Blair Is Suffering From Negaive Equity. So What?
04 Jul 2008 / category / 0 Comments
I just read an article on The Independent website, by Robert Verkaik, titled, After all the gloom, at last there’s some good news on house prices…. The article dribbles on [...]
Renting To Avoid A Property Chain Disaster
01 Jul 2008 / category / 1 Comment
I didn’t really realise how many reasons there are behind people choosing to rent, and it seems though more reasons surface every day. I mean, when someone tells me they’re [...]
Finding Tenants Without A Letting Agent- An Update (Part 2)
28 Jun 2008 / category / 3 Comments
Ok, so it’s been nearly 2 weeks since I started advertising my soon-to-be vacant property. For those out of the loop, feel free to catch up on part 1, Finding [...]
Does An Estate Agent Get Paid Even Without A Sale?
23 Jun 2008 / category / 1 Comment
So, the question is, does an estate agent get paid even when they’re not responsible for selling your home? I’m afraid so, it’s very possible. Don’t be alarmed if estate [...]
Finding Tenants Without A Letting Agent- A Live Experiment (Part 1)
13 Jun 2008 / category / 6 Comments
Ooooh, now this is going to be an interesting little experiment, in which I hope to put theory into practice. A few months ago I wrote an article about how [...]
Sale-And-Rent-Back Scheme
12 Jun 2008 / category / 0 Comments
Thousands of landlords are attempting to break into the sale-and-rent-back (Sarb) market as growing number of people face repossession. Many say it’s a sport that preys on the weak. The [...]
Another Day, Another Bullshit Call From An Estate Agent
10 Jun 2008 / category / 7 Comments
Yesterday I received the most pathetic phone call from an estate agent EVER. I’ve had a few bogus calls from estate agents in my time, but this one was straight [...]
The Shit I Hate About Being A Landlord
08 Jun 2008 / category / 40 Comments
Over the past few years I’ve spent a large portion of time talking about the perks of being a landlord; consequently I’ve managed to neglect discussing the skid-marks of the [...]
Smallest House In The World
03 Jun 2008 / category / 51 Comments
Since the launch of the Biggest House In The World article there’s been a lot of interest shown on the matter, so obviously my next natural step was to weed [...]
Tips For Valuing Your Home
01 Jun 2008 / category / 1 Comment
We’re a nation fixated with money and greed, and what better way to calculate our wealth than tallying up the value of our most valued asset- our homes? Whether you [...]
Tenant Guarantor Form
27 May 2008 / category / 217 Comments
What is a Tenant Guarantor Form? A Guarantor form acts as a legal piece of insurance to protect the landlord against rental loss, damages and any ensuing legal fees that [...]
Landlord Inventory Form
25 May 2008 / category / 30 Comments
What is an inventory? The Inventory is a listing of all the contents of a property and a record of the condition of the property. It’s also referred to as [...]
House Price Slowdown Vs House Price Crash
22 May 2008 / category / 3 Comments
It seems as though the nation has been bitten by the stupid bug. The symptom of the bug is complete inability to appreciate the difference between a “house price slowdown” [...]
Win Loads Of Sarah Beeny Books
21 May 2008 / category / 14 Comments
There’s a huge following of people out there searching for all kinds of shit related to Sarah Beeny on a daily basis. Fortunately I rank quite highly for a pretty [...]
Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement
19 May 2008 / category / 259 Comments
What is an Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement? A tenancy agreement is a legal contract between landlord and tenant, . It maybe written or oral. The agreement contains the terms and [...]
Notice Of Rent Increase Form – Section 13
18 May 2008 / category / 6 Comments
They say the average person thinks about sex every 3 seconds. The average landlord thinks about increasing rent every 2 seconds. There’s going to be a time when every established [...]
Understanding Property Valuations And Structural Surveys
16 May 2008 / category / 4 Comments
Once you’ve found a property that you’re interested in purchasing, secured the mortgage and have acquired the services of a conveyancing solicitor, you’re just about ready to start thinking about [...]
Coming To The End Of Your Fixed Rate Mortgage Period?
13 May 2008 / category / 0 Comments
More than one million people in the UK are going to face a sharp jump in their mortgage payments when they’re thrown out of their honeymoon fixed rate period, and [...]
I initially started this website because I wanted to document my every step from property idiot to property landlord,
in hope that people would find my site and help me along the way. I literally didn't have a clue about being a landlord
when I started this website.