Landlord Property Management Category

Not all landlords need to use a letting agent, but unless you have the time and experience to manage your own portfolio, a letting agent is often useful.

Make no mistake, property investment is a business. Successful property investors and professional landlords don’t ‘wing it’. They have a solid plan in place from the beginning and they continually review this plan as the business grows.

Running a property letting business is hard work. Even if you only have one property to manage, there is a lot to think about, and when you have a life and another job, it’s easy to lose track of what needs doing. This is where a letting agent comes in handy.

Buy to let is a business, and as a business owner, making a profit is a priority (unless you are a landlord for purely altruistic reasons!). Rental yield is one of those terms bandied about in landlord circles, but would-be landlords are not always sure what it means. In this article, we aim to give you an easy-to-understand explanation of rental yields, so you can work out if a rental property is making a reasonable profit.

It was 3am. I had one of those wake-ups that takes you a while to recover from. The kind that starts with your heart beating intensely before you understand what’s woken you.