Tag: Property
Avoiding the Void
Void periods are an occupational hazard of letting property and something that the vast majority of landlords will experience at some...
Holiday lets are the investment opportunity of the decade...
I’m an unashamed fan of U.K. coastal holiday lets. My husband Nick and I first started investing in them in 2008 as we saw the...
Buy to Let Lenders Forget to Mention the Missing Link
Buy to let mortgage lending is going from strength to strength, according to industry trade body the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
In...
A question that could so easily have compromised my integ...
I was asked a very interesting question last weekend on an internet forum for landlords. The commentor was asking whether I thought...
Tis the season of goodwill – Landlord’s Log
There has been lots of talk of rogue traders and corrupt, so-called professionals in our industry, especially on the internet forums.
We Need More Trust Not More Legislation and Regulation
There is a lot of talk these days about tenants needing security of tenure and organisations like Shelter would like Government to...
Maintenance Men – Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Withou...
A couple of weeks ago I started a discussion thread on Property Tribes about the trials and tribulations of dealing with trades in...