Bad Tenants Infographic

Posted on 2nd February 2017

Currently the UK is experiencing a great boom in its rental sector.  The majority of the time, your tenants will be polite, responsible people who will treat both you and your property with respect.
Unfortunately, as any experienced landlord will tell you, at some time or another you will be faced with a tenant who is neither polite nor responsible. The key with these situations is to try and remain professional at all times, and also go through the proper channels when dealing with a problem […]

Keycare Insurance Cover now Available from Us!

Posted on 13th January 2017

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Credit Unions, the new banks?

Posted on 13th September 2016

Credit Unions, the new banks?
Landlords, in common with the majority of the population, are viewing the coming budget with trepidation. Apart from the feared cuts and tax hikes that will affect all the population, the residential landlord is steeling himself for the announcement of a massive rise in Capital Gains Tax. What better time then, for the average landlord to appraise his financial situation and spend some time looking at different areas where he can ease his financial situation.
First of all he can look at […]

Retirement age to go up

Posted on 13th September 2016

Retirement age to go up
It is no secret that one of the main reasons behind the upsurge in buy to let residential landlords has been the uncertainties in financial matters over the last 10 years. Earlier in the century, many contributors to orthodox pension schemes saw their predicted pension incomes slashed while others saw theirs disappear altogether in stock market crashes after 9/11. Then more recently the bank crisis and recession have had a similar effect, with more people than ever before becoming nervous of […]

Help and Advice for Landlords

Posted on 8th September 2016

Landlord Advice – As is the case in most ventures, help and advice from within the trade or profession one has earmarked to make a living in, can be invaluable. Although it is inevitable that stepping into a new project is bound to be fraught with anxieties and tensions, inside knowledge can help you avoid many pitfalls and so save both time and energy, not to mention money.
This applies to the prospective residential landlord as much as any other business. From the very outset there […]

Landlord Advice: Changing the Face of Landlords

Posted on 18th March 2015

Landlord Advice – There are numerous landlord services and advice lines out there designed to help landlords struggling with their businesses, however even if your business is doing well you can still face common problems. These days, one of the biggest problems landlords face is that there are numerous negative stereotypes surrounding them, meaning they are often ignored or even subjected to abuse.

The Residential Landlords Association’s Election Manifesto

Posted on 29th January 2015

(Update: Read PropertyQuoteDirect’s campaign to Change the Face of Landlords during the General Election)
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you will know that the General Election is just a few months’ away, with political leaders already publicising their plans for the property and private rental sectors in the future. However, this General Election is proving very difficult to predict as this time around there are more parties vying for leadership than ever, which means that landlords need to start preparing themselves for what could […]

Should Tenants be able to ‘Rent for Life’? private rental

Posted on 15th January 2015

As more and more people are relying on the private rental sector regulators have been campaigning for tenants to have better rights so that they can build a home and a life. The fact that tenants can be given six or twelve months’ notice to vacate their properties at any given time means that they often struggle to plan for the future, which is why a think tank has recently claimed that they should be allowed to ‘rent for life’. But what does this mean […]

Win Two Birdcage Tealight Holders with PropertyQuoteDirect!

Posted on 12th January 2015

 
 
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Protecting your Property Portfolio in 2015

Posted on 29th December 2014

Protecting your Property Portfolio in 2015 – 2014 has been an interesting years for landlords, as regardless of the types of properties you let you will likely have been hit by changes in the industry. One of the biggest talking points of 2014 was the national housing crisis which has yet to subside despite the government’s efforts. In order to make the private rental sector both fairer and more affordable a number of new regulations came into effect during the past twelve months, so how […]