New Year Rental Resolutions for Tenants and Landlords
Ocasa, the specialist rental platform, has produced a list of new year’s resolutions for landlords and tenants to help survive and even thrive during...
What you should know when instructing a solicitor on an hourly rate basis
As a landlord you will be experienced in dealing with a variety of professionals and service providers
When should tenants pay for repairs?
Whether you are a tenant or a landlord, dilapidations may occur at any time. But before you know how to rectify them, it is...
Health and Safety in Rented Properties
Landlords are responsible for ensuring that their properties are safe for tenants to occupy. So they must keep up to date with all the health and safety regulations for private rented properties.
Safety Factors All Landlords Need To Consider
Being a landlord and managing rental properties can be a challenging task. There are many different factors that you need to consider and tasks...
How to pre-screen prospective tenants
You have advertised your rental property and find yourself inundated with enquiries from potential tenants – hopefully. But you’ve read all those scary stories...
What Buy To Let Tax Changes Mean for Landlords and Property Investors
Property has long been seen as the safe way to invest, but changes to taxation on buy-to-let property means that many are now re-thinking...
London and South East appeal to over 50s property investors
Make no mistake, the number of older people approaching or already in retirement, who are investing in buy to let, is growing, with London...
Buy-to-let (BTL) Mortgages in the UK explained
Buy-to-let is a popular investment. When you buy a property for the purposes of renting it out you will probably need a buy-to-let mortgage.
Many...
Smart investment ideas for landlords
With property prices remaining at an all-time highs, more and more people are finding it difficult to access mortgages or raise the money themselves...