As a fast and chain-free way to start or add to your lettings portfolio, buying a tenanted property can be an attractive proposition.
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FPTV (EP 38) ACCIDENTAL LANDLORD? All You Need To Know To Make It a Success (watch/read/listen)
ACCIDENTAL LANDLORD? All You Need To Know To Make It a Success
Not everyone sets out to be a landlord, and becoming an accidental one is more common than you might think.
An accidental landlord is someone who becomes a landlord by circumstance rather than by plan, and it can happen for several reasons. You could be relocating for work, moving in with your partner, or having trouble finding a buyer for your current home. Or you might have inherited a property.
FP TV (EP 36) LETTING AGENTS: How To Pick The Best One (Watch/read/listen)
Whether you’ve been a landlord for years or you’re just starting out, finding a letting agent you can trust and build a long-lasting relationship with is a big deal.
Renting out your property is about so much more than just money and business. As well as wanting an agent who can find you the perfect tenant, you’re sure to have feelings around confidence, connection and communication. None of these are financial concerns, but our experience tells us how prized they are by all of our landlord clients.
Continue reading FP TV (EP 36) LETTING AGENTS: How To Pick The Best One (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)
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)
PROS OR CONS: Is a Managing Agent Worth Your Money! (4 min read)
It takes a certain character to be a managing agent: the job has a reputation as a thankless task with days full of complaints, emergencies, breakdowns and hassle. And if we’re honest, rarely does anyone call with news that everything’s just fine. Continue reading PROS OR CONS: Is a Managing Agent Worth Your Money! (4 min read)
Each Fife Landlord Could be Hit By a £25,822 Bill (4 min read)
..and the 5 ways on how all Fife landlords can escape the worst of the coronavirus downturn on their Fife rental property.
With the second lockdown starting on the 5th November 2020 South of the border and Scotland in its 5 tier local protection lockdown programme, does this mean Fife landlords can wave goodbye to their Fife buy-to-let investment and see it go up in smoke on the bonfire of buy-to-let dreams, like a Guy Fawkes puppet? Continue reading Each Fife Landlord Could be Hit By a £25,822 Bill (4 min read)
Are Buy to Let Landlords to Blame for the St Andrews Housing Crisis? (4 min read)
Isn’t it funny that nobody boasts they are a buy to let landlord anymore? Roll the clock back to the early millennium and you couldn’t go to the local golf club or shop at a Waitrose without someone dropping buy to let into the conversation as easily and as often as the weather. Continue reading Are Buy to Let Landlords to Blame for the St Andrews Housing Crisis? (4 min read)
Are Buy to Let Landlords to Blame for the Levenmouth Housing Crisis? (4 min read)
Isn’t it funny that nobody boasts they are a buy to let landlord anymore? Roll the clock back to the early millennium and you couldn’t go to the local golf club or shop at a Waitrose without someone dropping buy to let into the conversation as easily and as often as the weather. Continue reading Are Buy to Let Landlords to Blame for the Levenmouth Housing Crisis? (4 min read)
Are Buy to Let Landlords to Blame for Glenrothes’ Housing Crisis? (4 min read)
Isn’t it funny that nobody boasts they are a buy to let landlord anymore? Roll the clock back to the early millennium and you couldn’t go to the local golf club or shop at a Waitrose without someone dropping buy to let into the conversation as easily and as often as the weather. Continue reading Are Buy to Let Landlords to Blame for Glenrothes’ Housing Crisis? (4 min read)
