Posts by Christopher Walkey
Hands-on landlords stay close to investment properties
Two thirds of landlords live within ten miles of their rented property Most manage the property and tenant relationships themselves Two-in-three landlords live within ten miles of their buy-to-let property and manage day-to-day maintenance of the property themselves, new research by Simple Landlords Insurance reveals. Analysis of over 10,000 addresses shows a fifth of…
Read MoreSecond Success Story for the SAVA School of Surveying
Just two years since its launch in 2014, the SAVA School of Surveying has seen its second graduate achieve the SAVA Diploma in Residential Surveying and Valuation and join the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Tony Rogers from Guildford has become the school’s second residential surveying graduate, completing his qualification in less than 18…
Read MoreREVEALED: THE COST OF BAD EVICTION ADVICE
The average cost to a landlord of their tenant being advised to ignore an eviction notice stands at nearly £7,000, according to a recent survey of landlords.* Private tenants are often advised by local councils and agencies to ignore eviction notices served by their landlords – and to wait until evicted by bailiffs – in…
Read MoreGrowing your Twitter Audience without spending a penny.
As social media takes over so much of our everyday lives the importance of our presence on them becomes increases and especially so for businesses. Twitter is one of the busiest social media channels for business today as it’s an easy to use and highly effective place to share news, advice and information out to a…
Read More“Radio silence” on Brexit is creating “vacuum of vulnerability”, says recruitment guru
The Managing Director of the UK’s oldest estate agent recruitment consultancy has called for the Government to give more information about what will happen to European Union employees after Brexit. His comments follow a recent survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which found that two fifths of UK businesses employing staff from the…
Read MoreONE IN FIVE LANDLORDS TOO EMBARRASSED TO ADMIT IT
One in five landlords are too embarrassed to admit it, according to a recent poll of almost 800 residential property investors*. The findings show that on average 21 per cent of landlords have been too embarrassed to admit it before. Across the UK, more landlords in the East of England and the East Midlands said…
Read MoreAuction House sells this year’s 2,000th property in a busy August
Auction House is reporting a busy and profitable August, with a success rate of 82% – a full five percentage points ahead of 2015’s figure of 77% – and a month which included the sale of the group’s 2,000th property this year. The award-winning property auctioneer held seven sales across the country during what is…
Read MoreHMO checklist: getting your property ready for the new semester
Here’s a fact to ease the challenges of owning a Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) property: already this year HMOs have returned higher yields for landlords than any other form of buy-to-let. The average is 10.2 per cent, almost double that of the standard let. It’s an encouraging figure we should all celebrate. But success…
Read MoreIn the face of Brexit, What factors add value?
Across the UK, house prices are fluctuating daily amidst Brexit uncertainty. Some days they are up, some days are down, but for a nation obsessed with the property market, what makes for a valuable area? The Open Property Group Investigates. Good Neighbours Good neighbours make an area far more valuable than one that is filled…
Read MoreTPO launches online survey for UK lettings industry to support the Government’s CMP review
Lettings agents are being invited to take part in a national online survey which launches today (1st September) to support the Government’s review into Client Money Protection (CMP) insurance. The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO), offered to undertake the UK wide survey following discussions with Baroness Hayter, joint Chair of the DCLG review into CMP. While…
Read MoreFree eBook ‘Landlords Advice with Regional Relevance’ from Homelet:
“The rental property market can be notoriously difficult to predict. Fortunately, help is at hand. This eBook, which is a collaboration of property market experts, contains useful advice, key data snippets relevant to your local area and is packed with insights and analysis on important developments that are currently impacting on the sector. From new buy-to-let lending rules…
Read MoreWhy you should master Content Marketing
To sum up, for those readers who are busy rushing from one blog to another, mastering content marketing is literally how well you understand your target audience in order to deliver measurable success from what you share that gives them (your potential new customers) distinct value over and above what the core services and products your…
Read MoreWhy Savvy Savers Invest in Property
These days, there seems to be a global increase in investments in the real estate sector. Investors are looking for ways to expand their holdings beyond stocks, bonds, and funds, and property investment is becoming increasingly popular. Be it residential property or commercial property, whether you plan on renting it out or fixing the house…
Read MoreWaterfords appoints new Land Director
Local award winning estate agent Waterfords, covering parts of Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire, is delighted to announce the appointment of Tim McEvoy to the position of land director, effective immediately. With over 30 years’ industry experience, Tim will work alongside Waterfords’ other land director, Gary Brook, to develop and promote the company’s land pipeline across…
Read MoreLANDLORDS RESPOND TO RISING COST OF HOUSING BENEFIT
Responding to the findings from the National Housing Federation* (NHF) about the cost of housing benefit in the UK, Richard Lambert, Chief Executive Officer at the National Landlords Association (NLA), said: “Housing benefit is not a subsidy to landlords; it’s a support for tenants to ensure they can pay for their housing. However, the…
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