Letting Agent Talk
Tips for Renters- 5 Things You Should Not Do While Renting.
It’s indeed great to renting property but most of the time it’s menacing. Even if you are careful from your end, you can’t have a control on top of everyone or everything, and there is always a possibility of risk that you have to meet with unexpectedly. In order to avoid such situations or to…
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VIDEO: Lack of young talent in block management?
How would go about making the block management sector more appealing to the future work force? Kelly Bream shares her thoughts here:
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Why YOU Need Property Management Software in 2015.
Do you spend too much time on admin and accounting tasks and not enough with your current and potential tenants? We all get lost in a world of paperwork and boxes to tick, forgetting the main factor for property management, the properties and those living in them. If you are looking for a New Year’s…
Tips For Easier Repairs This Christmas.
Santa might not be the only one calling this season – don’t forget your tenants this year. IT may be time to deck the halls with boughs of holly, but while it’s tempting to abandon yourselves to festive frolics come tinsel time, your responsibilities to tenants don’t stop up just because it’s the silly season….
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Protect Your Rental Income In Minutes!
Whether you have one investment property or have built a substantial portfolio, the last thing you want to do is put your investments at the mercy of a tenant who fails to make the rent. By having a rent guarantee insurance policy in place this can protect you from being out of pocket as a…
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The Boom of Buy-to-Let.
Much has been commented on with regards the changing face of the UK housing market and the vast increase in buy-to-let properties. How, therefore, shall the British property ownership landscape look in years to come and are we too, turning into a nation of landlords and tenants? The dramatic transformation within UK home ownership has…
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Is subletting the biggest issue in lettings today?
Time to think again if you assumed subletting was a social housing problem. The private rental sector is far from immune to unscrupulous or misguided tenants, with subletting fast turning into a silent industry epidemic. There is a shortage of affordable rental property, especially in cities where recent graduates, young professionals and migrant workers are…
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Protect your tenants from that winter snap.
As the nights draw in and the temperature drops protecting your tenants from the winter snap has become even more important. Colder weather means your properties are more at risk of damage, so protecting your tenants from compliance problems such as a lack of heating, carbon monoxide poisoning or an electrical fault becomes ever so…
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Martin & Co get more Xperience in London.
Martin & Co, the AIM-listed estate agency franchisor, announced the purchase of all four of the Xperience franchise estate agency brands, comprising CJ Hole, Parkers, Whitegates and in London and the South-East, Ellis & Co. They paid £6m to acquire Whitegates Estate Agency Ltd and Legal & General Franchising Ltd from Legal & General. The…
25 years of assisting our clients with managing their conveyancing, compliance and administration
We are celebrating 25 years of assisting our clients with managing their conveyancing, compliance and administration. At VTUK, we’re proud to work day in, day out, giving our clients the tools to help them conduct their lettings and sales process, whether it comes to legionella, the immigration process or fee transparency. As well as helping…
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A landlords options with their rental property might be reducing…
Labour, if they come to power, have confirmed once again they intend to suggest reforms to the lettings industry. This is despite massive disapproval from the lettings industry – the experts you would have thought. Although far from perfect, it isn’t as bad as people seem to think. But in an environment where 40% of…
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Retaliatory Evictions: YOUR point to prove?
On 11 September 2014 a comprehensive code of practice (“Code”) for the private rented sector was published. The Code has been issued amidst much fanfare and with the support and endorsement of the great and good it’s as closest thing the industry has to a “how to” guide. The industry commentary to date has focused…
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Are you providing a truly tailored lettings service?
Smart office? Check. Deposits protected? Check. Adherence to over 500 regulations and pieces of legislation? Check. All the ingredients of a sophisticated, trustworthy and transparent lettings business, surely? While all of the above are essential in today’s marketplace, this attention to detail is all-consuming. Has the quest for accountability and professionalism overtaken ground-level customer service?…
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Monthly Rental Index Analysis
Every month the Move with Us Rental Index provides an analysis of the rental market. It is based on 600,000 rental properties across eleven regions on the United Kingdom covering England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The reports enable property professionals to track trends relating to rental pricing in different regions of the UK. It also…
Are you a property manager or a flunkey?
There was a brilliant article recently that stemmed from revelations of letting agent Benham & Reeves. It covered the bizarre and often ridiculous questions posed by some tenants – including the request to put a bouncy castle on a roof terrace. The agent agreed that, while they strive to help in any situation, a line…
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