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Landlords turning to incorporation
Companies set up to hold buy to let rental properties were the second most common type of company founded during 2020, property sales and lettings…
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BTL mortgage rates are on the up
Average buy to let mortgage rates on two and five year fixed deals are on the up, the Moneyfacts portal has reported. The average two…
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Preparing for and Dealing with Property Emergencies
Property emergencies can take minutes to occur and much longer to remedy. Therefore, it is essential that buy to let property investors understand their responsibilities…
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Make Fire Hazard Checks on Your Property Inspections
Buy to let property investors need to make fire hazard checks during the regular property inspections that I am sure they all do during their…
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Furniture Can Make the Difference in Your Rental Property
As the election draws near, debates and interviews with politicians all become part of the furniture, but what does it mean to the buy to…
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Buy to Let Property Renting is a Business
Many landlords are employed in business or professions; private renting is an additional income, perhaps to provide an income in older age, so I am…
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Don’t Let Bed Bugs Bite Your Buy to Let Profits
Mention bed bugs and it feels like a step into the past; Families living in over-crowded accommodation, children crowded into one, possibly urine stained and…
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More Competition for the Buy to Let Private Landlord
The private landlord has a hard time; whilst many are aware that tenants will seek private rented properties because of better standards, sometimes better areas,…
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Be Ready for the Buy to Let Olympics
The TV screens have been full of the Winter Olympics, the sports being televised seeming more death-defying than in the Summer Olympics, which will follow…
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New PRA Guidelines for Portfolio Landlords
The new Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) guidelines for portfolio landlords came into operation on 30 September. Here we look at how they will affect landlords….