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Create a profitable portfolio
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
If you’re considering buy-to-let or expanding an existing portfolio, it’s well worth asking your local ARLA lettings agent for advice. At The Frost Partnership, with experienced sales and lettings staff in our branches, we have extensive knowledge of the local property market, detailed information about currently available housing stock and which properties are likely to deliver the best rental return on your investment.
Change for the best?
Monday, September 21, 2015
In recent years there have been many changes to legislation and best practice within the lettings sector affecting both lettings agents and landlords. It is now mandatory, for example, for all letting agents to disclose their full fee tariff, details of which redress scheme they belong to and what they offer by way of client money protection. Changes under the Deregulation Act will affect whether a landlord can legitimately serve a Section 21 notice if they or their agent fail to resolve repair requests and the “Right to Rent” immigration checks currently being trialled are likely to be rolled out at a national level.
Are alarm bells ringing?
Monday, September 14, 2015
They should be! New legislation means that residential landlords in England have until October 2015 to install working smoke and CO alarms in all of their rental properties. Whilst many landlords already comply with this requirement, it adds to an already complex list of items that landlords must comply with, although it will be the tenant’s responsibility to test the alarm regularly.
Rent arrears rise in June
Monday, August 17, 2015
As a landlord you may be somewhat concerned by a new report indicating that there was a sharp increase in rent arrears in the UK during June. The survey, compiled by Your Move and Reeds Rains, suggests that rent arrears made up 8.7% of all rent payable last month, a figure noticeably higher than the 7.6% recorded in May 2015, and 7.8% in June 2014. If the spectre of rent arrears is keeping you awake at nights, call us and we can set your mind at rest.
Maintenance stress? Relax and let us do the work.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
In a recent survey by Ocean Finance, over half of tenants reported problems within the last year ranging from poor maintenance to breaches of contract. The biggest problem, for 15% of tenants interviewed, was their landlord’s failure to fix issues such as a leaking roof or damp. Other problems included broken furniture, faulty appliances and money disputes. Some of the problems were simply because the landlord was too busy to address the problem quickly. At The Frost Partnership we help with all the stressful aspects of letting a property from finding suitable tenants, to routine maintenance and complying with legislation.
Cutting the commute
Thursday, July 23, 2015
A recent survey suggests that the average British worker spends a staggering 11 working weeks every year commuting to and from work. So it’s no surprise to find that workers with lengthy commutes are increasingly looking for rental properties with great transport connections. Simply by moving to a new home they could cut down the time and money spent in their cars or on trains and buses.
