If you are a tenant sat in a rental property, are you aware of whether you gas safety certificate is valid, or indeed, would you know where it is? Why don't you go and look for it now and see if it is in date? The consequences of it being out of date could be fatal. Are you a landlord? Currently relaxing and thinking how well your properties are doing for you? Would you know if all you gas...
May 2012
Did anybody see last night's 'Secret Agent' with Phil Spencer? It featured the classic scenario of a couple uanble to sell their house after two years on the market and as a result calling in the experts. Whilst we all can appreciate that it was a television programme and therefore subject to certain artistic licence it displayed the classic example of a vendor not liking the truth. Phil Spencer made...
There are lots of conflicting reports from Halifax and Nationwide about house prices going up and then going down: London prices are booming whilst the rest of the country falls behind. Having seen this all before in the last 30 yrs of being involved in estate agency, I can only advise potential vendors to seek the professional advice of your local, independent estate agent. Of all the economists who...
Investing in a buy to let property is just that, a great investment, but landlords do need to be prepared. The least stressful part is the buying, redecorating and finding a tenant; the blood pressure starts to rise when your tenants leave unexpectedly or damage the property. Investing in a specialist landlord insurance policy is something that all potential landlords should take time to do. ...
Just as people need to be realistic about what their property is worth when putting it on the market to be sold, they also need to be realistic about what it is worth in the rental market. Just as with selling a property, location is always a key factor. Just because your house is the most beautifully presented in a certain area, does not make its rental value 25% higher than the average for that...
