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Tag: Buy to Let
FP TV (EP 42) THE NICHE LANDLORD: Perfecting a Lettings Formula for Repeated Success in Fife (Watch, read, listen)
Specialise or diversify? That’s a big question for many landlords when it comes to expanding their portfolios, and if you look around Google long enough, you’ll find arguments for both.
SOLD WITH TENANTS: Your Landlord Checklist For Buying A Tenanted Property (Watch/read/listen)
As a fast and chain-free way to start or add to your lettings portfolio, buying a tenanted property can be an attractive proposition.
Fife Buy-to-Let Property Market Going into Crisis? (watch/read/listen)
PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/Fife-Buy-to-Let-Property-Market-Going-into-Crisis-e10q7jf
Fife Buy-to-Let Property Market Going into Crisis?
…as Fife first-time buyers now only need a 5% deposit for a mortgage.
Fife landlords, sell your property portfolios, your tenants will soon be leaving in droves as they buy their first home with the new 5% deposit mortgages backed by the Government’s new mortgage-guarantee scheme revealed in March’s budget! These 95% mortgages are to be supported by the Treasury, lessening losses for mortgage lenders should the borrower be incapable of repaying and get repossessed, as the Government want Generation Rent to turn into Generation Buy. Continue reading Fife Buy-to-Let Property Market Going into Crisis? (watch/read/listen)
FP TV (EP 34) RENTAL UPGRADES: 5 Improvements to Increase Your Income (Watch/read/listen)
Listen to the PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/FP-TV-EP-34-RENTAL-UPGRADES-5-Improvements-to-Increase-Your-Income-ev35tj
The rental market has grown up. Tenancies are running for longer, and with stays of four or more years increasingly common, tenants have higher expectations around the place they’re willing to call home.
This spells good news for landlords because those higher expectations come with a willingness to pay a higher rent. More than that, the right improvements will Continue reading FP TV (EP 34) RENTAL UPGRADES: 5 Improvements to Increase Your Income (Watch/read/listen)
Around 1 in 15 Fife Properties Being Sold with No Chain (Watch/read/listen)
Listen to the PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/Around-1-in-15-Fife-Properties-Being-Sold-with-No-Chain-ev1857
Moving home is said to be the third most stressful thing you can do, so if you can do anything to reduce that stress, so much the better? When buying your next Fife home, being chain-free can certainly reduce your stress and offers many advantages over other buyers (and some disadvantages). Continue reading Around 1 in 15 Fife Properties Being Sold with No Chain (Watch/read/listen)
RENT ARREARS: Finding a balance between compassion and collection (Watch/read/listen)
Although rent arrears have been a hot topic during the pandemic, it’s far from being a new subject. That said, if the discussion has taught us anything in the last year, it’s that anyone can be affected by economic events: no-one is immune, however high their income.
FP TV (EP 30) PROOF POSITIVE: 5 Simple secrets to make your inventory watertight (Watch/read/listen)
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/FP-TV-EP-30-PROOF-POSITIVE-5-Simple-Secrets-to-Make-Your-Inventory-Watertight-etkitn
Not every inventory ends up providing the protection that landlords expect. There are plenty of cases where the language used – and the style adopted – have caused more confusion and doubt over disputes, which for a landlord will generally mean a reduced or refused claim. Continue reading FP TV (EP 30) PROOF POSITIVE: 5 Simple secrets to make your inventory watertight (Watch/read/listen)
FP TV (EP 27) INCREASE YOUR YIELD: Better Business Tips for Local Landlords (Watch/read/listen)
Listen to the PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/FP-TV-EP-27-INCREASE-YOUR-YIELD-Better-Business-Tips-for-Local-Landlords-eseo09/a-a4tup07
Is your rental property working as hard as it could for you? As a landlord, you’ll want to ensure that your investment is performing well and continues to make good business sense throughout the time you own it.
Fife Landlord Show (EP 1) DEPOSIT DISPUTES: Why Do So Many Landlords Lose! (Read/watch/listen)
Listen to the PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/fife-properties/episodes/Fife-Landlord-Show-EP1-DEPOSIT-DISPUTES-Why-Do-So-Many-Landlords-Lose-er7kj0
Ending up in a dispute at the end of a tenancy is one of the least inviting prospects of being a landlord, and thankfully most tenancies end perfectly amicably. But when they do end in disagreement, many landlords manage to lose their claim, leading them to feel that the system is weighted against them. Continue reading Fife Landlord Show (EP 1) DEPOSIT DISPUTES: Why Do So Many Landlords Lose! (Read/watch/listen)
