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Borrowing a rental deposit can add thousands to tenant costs
Research by Hamilton Fraser’s deposit alternative scheme Ome, has looked at the real cost of a tenancy deposit for those that have to borrow the money in order to overcome the initial financial hurdle of renting. For many, the average tenant deposit cost of £1,299 is manageable but the issue is the requirement to pay…
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Borrowing a rental deposit can add thousands to tenant costs
Research by Hamilton Fraser’s deposit alternative scheme Ome, has looked at the real cost of a tenancy deposit for those that have to borrow the money in order to overcome the initial financial hurdle of renting. For many, the average tenant deposit cost of £1,299 is manageable but the issue is the requirement to pay…
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The biggest rent price shifts since last Christmas
Leading lettings management platform, Howsy, has looked at where across the nation makes the rental naughty and nice lists since last Christmas, based on the growth in rental costs over the last 12 months. Using data from the ONS, Howsy has highlighted the top 15 locations to have seen the biggest increases and decreases in…
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Preparing Your Block of Flats for Renting
Investing in and renting out property is a huge business in the UK, but if you’re thinking of giving it a try, you may find that it’s not as easy as it sounds to manage an entire block of flats. We’ve compiled a great list of things that must be done to ensure that you…
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The UK’s best rental markets for buy-to-let landlords
Lettings management platform, Howsy, has revealed the most appealing markets for UK landlords based on the annual rental return available as a percentage of the property investment cost. Howsy looked at the average annual rent in every area of the UK and what it equates to as a percentage of the cost of a property…
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Average tenant deposit set to drop for first time since 2015 as £1.9bn paid in this year
Research by Hamilton Fraser’s deposit alternative scheme Ome, has revealed the current cost of the average deposit facing UK’s tenants and how this has changed since 2015. The Hamilton Fraser Group has an extensive knowledge and database of deposit protection having operated the government authorised scheme mydeposits since 2007, as well as operating its own…
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Cost of maintaining a buy-to-let hits £12k a year in parts of the UK
Leading property management platform, Howsy, has looked at the cost of maintaining a buy-to-let property each year and how this varies across the UK. Buy-to-let can be a tricky business if you don’t tackle it properly and there are a whole host of costs that can trip up the amateur investor. From the more obvious…
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How to Be a Landlord: A Comprehensive Guide
There’s a lot of money to be made in the real estate industry. But of course, you will need to make major investments first. Becoming a landlord is one of the best ways you can leverage real estate investments and make very good returns. A landlord is a real estate investor who earns an income…
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Why buy-to-let is still worth it
Buy-to-let can be a great way to make use of property you can’t or don’t want to live in. It’s also a great way to make money without having to do a whole lot of work. Despite what you may have read about tax relief and proposed changes to the system, BTL is still a…
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Compare Letting Agent Fees
Don’t you just hate overpaying for something, then not getting a good service or product in return? If you’re a landlord looking for a letting agent, you’re obviously interested in letting agent fees and comparing the best performing agents. No doubt a good agent is of paramount importance. Wrong choices lead to bad tenants, vacant…
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Pt 17 – BTL Evenings
The Ultimate 18 Part Series on the Landlord & Vendor Farming Technique:
Christopher Watkin
Pt 16 Advanced LF Techniques – Landlord VIP club
The Ultimate 18 Part Series on the Landlord & Vendor Farming Technique:
Christopher Watkin
Room rents rise 8% in the wake of Tenant Fee Act but seasonal demand decline hits some cities
Leading room share platform, ideal flatmate, has released it’s Room Rental Index for the second quarter of 2019, looking at the cost of renting a room across the UK’s major cities. Ideal flatmate crunched the numbers from more than 29,000 room share listings on its site added between April and June and found that in…
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How the end of no-faults evictions will impact landlords
Over recent times, the term “no-faults evictions” has become a very contentious one. Those opposed to the concept paint a picture of families being dragged out of their homes by ruthless landlords who want to raise the rent as high as possible regardless of the consequences. Those in favour point to the fact many landlords…
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Real Estate Rental Business. How to Build Safe Platform
There’s a lot of profit in managing rental facilities, as long as the essentials are in place. These days that means building out credible platforms to assist the enterprise. Modern cloud portals are a robust solution because they allow customers and businesses to manage all their rental transactions seamlessly. Security Considerations for a Platform A…
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