Category: Lettings

Take your Landlord to Court

Take your Landlord to Court

"Landlord's & Tenant's property" Take your Landlord to Court Landlords, you are up to speed with the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018, aren't you?  If you aren't, you're in danger of Court action.

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Opportunity for Callaways Clients

Opportunity for Callaways Clients

"Opportunity for Callaways Clients" Over recent years estate agents have been effectively forced to use one or both of the two leading property portals in most cases, Rightmove and Zoopla to ensure that their clients’ properties were being exposed to the maximum number of buyers.

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Renting Empty Property

Renting Empty Property

"Should I Rent an Empty Property?" Renting Empty Property A tenant’s first question to a Letting Agent when offered a property is “How long has it been available?”  In other words, he's thinking 'Why am I renting an empty property' - and with good reason.

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Landlords Joint Tenants

Landlords Joint Tenants

"Landlords Joint Tenants" Sharing as Joint Tenants Shared tenancy risk Higher rents and fewer people buying property have led to increasing numbers of people, not just students and couples, choosing to share the cost of rental accommodation.

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Tenant Fees Ban Tenancies

Tenant Fees Ban Tenancies

"A two-edged sword?" Tenant Fees Ban Tenancies Legislation now prevents Letting Agents from charging Tenants a fee to process their application to rent a property.  But how will the legislation affect Tenant Fees Ban Tenancies? The Tenant Fees Ban was introduced by the Government on 1 June 2019.

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Portfolio Landlords

Portfolio Landlords

"Portfolio Landlords" Property 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.

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Tenant Subletting

Tenant Subletting

"Beware the Sub-Let" Tenant Subletting 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.

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Meeting your Tenants

Meeting your Tenants

"Landlord & Tenant Meetings" 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.

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Rental Property and Smoke Alarms

Rental Property and Smoke Alarms

“Rental Property & Smoke Alarms” Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms Responsible Landlords have always ensured the safety of their Tenants. However, did you know that under The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015 it is a legal requirement? Most tenanted properties legally need to have a smoke alarm fitted in its room.

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