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How Technology is Transforming the Rental Market for Landlords
The property industry plays an important role in society, from helping people find new homes and commercial premises for businesses to significantly contributing to the UK economy. However, despite its importance, it can be a frustratingly time-consuming experience for buyers, sellers, renters and landlords. From lengthy turnaround times for contracts to how long it can…
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How Landlords Can Expand Their Reach And Find New Tenants For Their Properties Through The Power Of Design
Although the cost of living crisis is having a serious impact across all areas of society, for landlords, the prospects have been brightening up over the last few months. For one thing, rents are high but as are mortgage rates for private landlords and operational costs for institutional landlords In addition, competition between tenants for…
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Is buy-to-let still a good investment in 2023 UK?
Walking a tightrope is precarious – much like the situation in the rental market in the UK with the current economy and inflation. Many landlords are caught on the tightrope, trying to make a decision between two opposing plans of action. Should or should they not sell? Ironically, this could lead to promising investment proposals…
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Achieving Energy Efficiency for Homeowners and Landlords
What Energy Efficiency Grants are available in the UK? Whether you’re a homeowner or landlord, you’re bound to have noticed the increasing focus on encouraging us all to make our properties more energy efficient. This is part of the drive to ensure the UK achieves its legally binding target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,…
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How To Make Your Property Attractive to Renters
When you own a rental property, you must constantly be aware of the challenges involved. It’s a delicate balance between covering the basic costs, striking a profit and doing everything above board. In addition to this, you also need to attract the right tenants. To do this, your property needs to come across as attractive….
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Areas in UK where Rental Values will Increase in 2023
Rates rise when there is an increase in demand, and demand grows when there is lack of supply. As all professionals in the property market will agree, including the letting agents in Witney, this is the basic reason for the soar in the UK rental market. With the current economic crisis, unaffordability to buy a…
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Landlords and Agent Advice on Recycling
Are you a landlord or an estate agent? Have you given any thought to waste management for your property/properties? If you haven’t, you should. Waste Management blunders can result in nightmare situations for your tenants, their neighbours and ultimately your rental income. Recycling, when done right, can help to eliminate these problems. Below you’ll find…
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What to do if your tenant is refusing access
By Mark Dawson, Senior Partner at AST Assistance – help for landlords As a landlord, there are several reasons why you would wish to enter a property when it is occupied. Most typically, this includes carrying out repairs, holding a viewing, or checking on the property’s condition. However, you may encounter issues in accessing the…
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How Much Do Escrow Officers Make?
Has the title of an Escrow Officer caught your eye, and you want to know more about this job? This article offers information on how to get started in this field, the average salary of escrow officers, licensing requirements, an escrow officer job description, and more. Without further ado, let’s dive right in! What is…
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7 Best Strategies for Successful Marketing in Your Real Estate Business
Real estate is currently the world’s largest industry, accounting for a third of all asset classes. This means there are plenty of opportunities to invest capital and build a solid portfolio: if you’re thinking about investing in real estate, now is the time to do it. The options available are many, with one of the…
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EPC Standards are Changing – What Landlords Need to Know
The energy performance standards for rental properties will require all new rental properties to achieve a minimum energy rating of C or above on their Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) from 2025. With standards changing for new build rentals changing from 2025 and all existing properties from 2028, landlords are being advised to act. However, according…
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Tips to Build a Successful Real Estate Marketing Funnel for Your Agency
There’s no question that a successful real estate marketing funnel is critical for agencies. However, creating and implementing such a funnel can be daunting. That’s why we’ve put together this guide to help you get started. In it, we’ll cover the basics of building a marketing funnel and some advanced tactics you can use to…
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Are Empty Homes a problem for landlords?
With surging demand for rental properties, it has recently been recorded that there are over 44,000 vacant houses across the cities in England. Where do the patterns lie? Cash House Buying specialists Open Property Group have conducted research looking at the Number of Vacant Houses in England so far in 2022 along with the Number…
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Why Should College Students Invest In Real Estate?
Investments in real estate are and will remain profitable. Surveys show that the revenue generated by real estate companies was valued at almost $10 billion last year. It is estimated to exceed $14.5 billion by 2030. This means a compound annual growth rate of 4.8% between 2020 and 2030. While the housing market is a…
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How Small Landlords Can Navigate The Modern Rental Landscape
Being a landlord is a great way for small business owners and savvy investors to make money and provide a vital service to the local community. After all, property is a great investment, as it appreciates, and its value isn’t as prone to market fluctuation as other assets because homes are always in demand. However,…
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