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Landlords should make careful decisions over increasing costs in properties to rent

With the demand for rental properties across the UK still high, and this having pushed the price of monthly payments to the record high of £734 recently, according to LSL Property Services, it may be tempting for landlords to push prices higher and higher. However, it has been recommended by one property expert that UK property owners who are looking to make the most ...

8th Oct 2012

Local authorities need more PRS knowledge, says expert in properties to rent

The UK property sector dedicated to privately rented housing has come of age over the last few years, an expert has claimed. However, a lack of knowledge in the majority of town halls has meant poor support for schemes and projects from local authorities. According to David Lawrenson, a landlord and property author, writing for Letting Focus, the number of landlords who ...

5th Oct 2012

Tenancies should be run properly for a happy period of renting

UK landlords should make sure that they are maintaining the tenancy in their property correctly in order to be certain that they are keeping the people who are living in their house to rent happy over the period they stay, an expert has advised. While some tenants will want to just seek out somewhere with low rent and a passive landlord, most want to see their property ...

27th Sep 2012

Landlords with good tenants should offer lower rents

It was reported earlier this week (September 24th) by LSL Property Services that landlords are seeing a purple patch at the moment, with prices in their property to rent being pushed ever higher by demand and arrears coming down. However, one property expert has advised that it could be a good move to not force rental prices high to follow the market, as having reliable ...

26th Sep 2012

When letting to students, be competitive

Landlords who are letting out their rental homes to students should make sure that they are being as competitive as they possibly can with their rental demands in order to ensure that they get good returns. This is the opinion of Charlie Cunningham, chief executive officer of FreshStart Living, who said that landlords really have just one chance a year to rent out these ...

26th Sep 2012

August proves to be a strong month for landlords

Rising prices and a fall in the number of people in arrears with their rents has led to a higher number of landlords reporting a good month through August, a new report from LSL Property Services has said. According to the study from the organisation, rents rose for a fifth consecutive month throughout August, meaning that there had been a new record high in terms of ...

25th Sep 2012

Student property market still performing strongly

There had been a fear that a year in which university admissions were forecast to drop, that landlords with rental homes aimed at students would be facing particularly difficult times. However, a new report published by Knight Knox, an estate agent based in Manchester, has shown that this is not the case. It had been thought that the number of people applying to ...

24th Sep 2012

Landlords must carry out a full check before taking on a lodger

With many people across the UK now having financial issues, it is the case that a large number of homeowners may look to rent out their spare room to a lodger as a way of bringing in some extra cash. However, one expert has warned that anyone who wants to do this should ensure that they carry out a full check on their potential lodger before they do so. Tom Entwistle, ...

17th Sep 2012

Robust tenancy agreements are a necessity

Landlords who are bringing new tenants into their homes over the coming months will need to make sure that they are providing a robust tenancy agreement that benefits both parties, an expert in property has advised. Eddie Hooker, managing director of Total Landlord Insurance, said that protection for both sides in any such transaction for property to rent is a necessity. He ...

14th Sep 2012

UK students frequently leave the home without insurance

When it comes time to leave for university and move out of a parental household, most new university students will be moving into property to rent in their chosen town or city. This means that there will be an abundance of people moving large volumes of their belongings from one home to another. However, one thing it is important to remember is that while they will be ...

12th Sep 2012

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