Welcome to part two of the getting eviction ready series where we continue our eviction journey. Navigating the post moratorium eviction terrain can be an uphill task. In this article, we skilfully trek the eviction terrain together as we provide answers to the questions you, as landlords have raised.
Self-managing a property saves landlords money, but it’s not for everyone. There is a lot to think about and the penalties for forgetting crucial parts of the process can be steep. As with many things in life, being organised is essential. To help you get started, here is a checklist of must-do tasks.
The eviction landscape has become dark and dreary for landlords. The future seems bleak, with no hope of light in sight. The terrain has become particularly treacherous due to the increasing changes to the eviction rules, procedures, and timescales. Timescales as in when it will become permissible to evict a tenant, the lifespan of the […]
A change in law means landlords must give tenants six months’ notice when serving an eviction notice to tenants. The government says this will give tenants extra time to find somewhere else to live over the winter.
Self storage is a service wherein individuals, households, and businesses are provided with clean and secure private storage spaces, which they may use to keep old furniture, unused appliances, seasonal clothing and equipment, and much more.
We don’t need our tenants to be on benefits this is available to all and the landlord will control the application – very good news.
Investing in property is a big step. It’s definitely not a get-rich-quick scheme. If the stars align and you are business-savvy, you can enjoy a good return – arguably much greater than depositing money in a savings account!
A court ruling in July banned landlords in the private sector from discriminating against tenants on benefits. The case was brought by housing charity Shelter, after a single mother with two children was made homeless. No private landlord would let a property to her. The judge ruled that a blanket ban on so-called ‘DDS tenants’ […]
Selling an investment property is not as straightforward as selling a residential property. Unless the property is empty, you have a tenant to consider. Although you ‘own’ the property, the tenant has rights. This means you can’t call your local estate agent and stick the property on the market without giving the tenant a second […]
Evicting tenants is never easy. It can take up to eight months from serving a Section 21 notice to finally getting the keys back. Evictions are on hold until 24 August, but even when the courts reopen, there is likely to be a backlog of cases on the docket. To make matters worse, landlords face […]
“Are voids always an issue with HMO’s? What would one estimate average monthly voids for HMO’s?” I often take part in discussions in face book property groups and very often they begin with a question from a new landlord or a person who is hoping to become a landlord or “get into property” via rent […]
Invoices in Landlord Vision are a key part of what drives the software’s accounting engine. In this post we’ll explain how the software uses invoices, how you can make use of them (or get rid of them) and some troubleshooting tips based on our most frequently asked invoice questions.
The buy to let sector is still attractive to many people. Literally anyone can be a landlord. As long as you have enough money to buy a second property, you can let it to tenants and charge them rent for the privilege of living there.
An NRLA campaign to help beleaguered tenants and landlords in Wales has been successful. Tenants who have fallen into rent arrears because of the pandemic can now apply for loans, which will be paid directly to their landlord.
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