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Renting a Property

How can landlords insurance help you respect tenant’s rights?

It’s reassuring to know that recent government and local council crackdowns have ensured that the days of landlords being able to get away with leaving their tenants in sub-standard properties are largely a thing of the past. Tenants are now … Continue reading

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Make Extra Money From Your Land

For property and land entrepreneurs, there are all sorts of ways to explore making money on your investment. In addition to buying and letting property, some other favourites including renting garages, parking spaces and short property lets to cash in … Continue reading

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Landlords: are you cashing in on the Olympic effect?

We’ve often blogged about the benefits of cashing in on property hotspots and how major events, such as international sports, can hike up property prices and increase the demand for property rentals. Although it’s still early days, the first signs … Continue reading

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How to Stage a Property for Rental Viewings: Part 2

In part 2 of our guide to staging a property for rental viewings we explore the benefits of adding good lighting and suggest ways in which you can easily update a property with contemporary touches without blowing your budget. Improve … Continue reading

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How to Add Value to Your Properties

Renting out your properties and earning a good, regular income is usually the first priority of property investors. But if there comes a time when you want to sell one or more properties – perhaps in order to use the … Continue reading

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What to Include in a Rental Property Advert

If you’re advertising your rental property, whether in addition to using a letting agent or if you’re promoting and advertising it yourself, then it’s essential to know what to put in your advert. This is the first thing that prospective … Continue reading

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Quick Property Revamp Tip: Changing Doors

When you’ve bought a new property and are getting ready to let it out, or are doing a quick revamp in between tenants, then changing the interior doors could help lift the look and help revive the property. Interior doors … Continue reading

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Property Hotspots: Cashing In On Festival and Event Rentals

Our series on finding property hotspots has explored a variety of different ways in which an area can become ‘hot’ and a key attractor of tenants, such as being located near major transport links, large employers or universities. Here’s a … Continue reading

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Renting Out Garages and Parking Spaces

If you’re looking for new ways to make money from properties you own, then how about renting out a garage or parking space? Both garages and parking spaces, particularly in prime positions, can attract considerable rental returns on both a … Continue reading

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Preparing to Let Your Property: TV Licenses

There are a lot of issues to think about when you’re preparing to let your property and it’s easy to overlook the issue of TV licenses in favour of more important considerations. But you can’t guarantee that your tenants will … Continue reading

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