Landlords – look after your property or face the Courts Posted on January 14, 2020"Landlords - avoid Court action by looking after your property" Landlords, you are up to speed with the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, aren't you?This legislation means that Tenants can take direct action over substandard property, rather than having to rely on their Local Authority to pursue a Landlord who fails to adequately maintain it.Read More
An Opportunity for Brighton & Hove Home-Sellers Posted on January 14, 2020"An opportunity for Brighton & Hove Home-Sellers" Over recent years estate agents have been effectively forced to use one or both of the two leading property portals, Rightmove and Zoopla, to ensure that their clients’ properties were being exposed to the maximum number of buyers.Read More
For how long has the property been available? Posted on December 10, 2019"For how long has the property been available?" A tenant’s first question to a Letting Agent when offered a property is “How long has it been available?” - and with good reason. Moving house is a huge event and it takes courage to commit to undertake such a decision – often with very little support other than pure instinct.Read More
Landlords – Property Worth Sharing Posted on December 3, 2019"Worth sharing" Higher rents and fewer people buying have led to increasing numbers of people, not just students and couples, choosing to share the cost of rental accommodation.From a Landlord’s perspective this should be welcomed – two or more people become liable to look after the property and pay the rent, thereby halving the risk.Read More
Tenant Fees Ban – a two-edged sword? Posted on November 26, 2019"Is the Tenant Fees Ban a two-edged sword?" Legislation now prevents Letting Agents from charging Tenants a fee to process their application to rent a property.The Tenant Fees Ban was introduced by the Government on 1 June 2019.Read More
Landlords beware – Subletting and Temporary Accommodation Platforms Posted on November 12, 2019"Landlords! Beware of Tenants subletting" Generally, Landlords aim to maximise their return on investment (ROI) with minimal hands-on involvement. Security and a predictable income from well-referenced and reliable Tenants are usually HIGH on the agenda.Read More
Are your property’s chills multiplying? Posted on November 5, 2019"A chilling mistake" Landlords, during the winter months, you can easily overlook the importance of ensuring that the temperature of your property doesn't fall below freezing. Your Tenants might be more concerned about their own comfort than the welfare of your investment.Read More
Portfolio Landlords Posted on October 29, 2019"Portfolio Landlords" There are Landlords and there are Landlords. Some are what we call “accidental” Landlords, who decided to let their property as an alternative to selling. Others are somewhat inadequately regarded as “amateur” Landlords, who have a single investment property.Read More
Beware the Sub-Let (Part 2) Posted on October 22, 2019"Beware the Sub-Let" Only last year we reported an unfair quirk in the law which left Landlords way out of pocket. You might like to refresh your memory by reading the case of Cheryl Roux, former wife of Michelin star chef Albert Roux.Read More
Meeting your Tenants Posted on October 22, 2019"Meeting your Tenants" Professional letting agents will expect to accompany prospective Tenants who want to view your investment. They are trained to maximise the opportunity, yet there is a lot to be said for you being there too.Read More
