Renting your property at the correct price is key to making it work for you, however, it is quite common that as a landlord, you may have fallen into the trap of letting your property to friends or family at much lower than market value, changed your mortgage deal or had some other change in […]
What if my property is empty? How do I fill it?
When a property is empty, as a landlord, you become directly responsible to continue paying the bills, including Council Tax and rates. Therefore, it is obviously important to keep the amount of time your property sits empty, known as voids, to an absolute minimum. My rental property is empty, how do I fill it? Whether […]
How to account for rental income
Renting your property can provide a good source of income, but it is important to remember that you must contact HMRC if you have taxable profits from your rental property. Here are some key points you should be aware of: You must pay tax on any profit you make from renting out property. How much you pay […]
Keys and Locks – A guide to your rights
Locks and keys in rented properties can often be a contentious issue, Landlords like to retain control over their properties by holding a set of keys, and tenants don’t like the idea of their landlord, or indeed anyone else, being able to enter their property when they are not there. However, there is a requirement in […]
Letting property on a temporary basis
Of course, it’s always better to have someone in a house than to leave it empty if you are going to be away for a while, so the short-let option certainly has some advantages. And you can make some money from the property in your absence. If you need to let your property on a […]
How to ‘manage’ tenants and property if you are a landlord who lives away
It can be hard to ‘manage’ your property if you don’t live nearby, but with property still being one of the best investments around, and with families often relocating for jobs it is becoming a more common consideration for landlords. Firstly, there is the matter of meeting and vetting potential tenants, seeking references and credit […]
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