Meeting up with a new recruit today, I realised just how simple the theory is yet how hard it may be to convey this to a potential Vendor. What would you say if one of your visiting estate agents said that they work on a self-employed basis? Would you be buoyed by their obvious sense […]
As of 1st October 2013, Homesure (UK) Ltd trading as Homesure Lettings will have to be VAT-registered. Please note that our Estate Agency Sales and HOMEbuild Maintenance division will remain VAT-free. We sent out the following notice to all of our clients: With mixed emotions of pride & frustration, we regret to inform you that […]
Not only for your peace of mind, but to ensure you are doing everything to protect the people renting your property (tenants). There are two main branches of insurance a landlord needs to consider… Building Insurance Contents Insurance Building Insurance This form of insurance will cover a landlord for any damage to the actual bricks […]
It warns of a major crisis if borrowers don’t react to its “wake-up call”. It is vital that mortgage holders identify the problem early and react quickly, whether by switching mortgage rate or term, or by opening a savings account to build up funds to pay off the loan. That said, it can be difficult […]
(This blog was first published on 13th June 2013 and updated on 17th June 2013, 20th June 2013, & 5th July 2013, & 30th July 2013) For ease, here is a copy of the template letter given to us by our compliance advisors to send out to all of our managed landlords, that gives a […]
Being at the mercy of an auctioneer no matter how humorous, entertaining, and extrovert he may be, is a position I’m not used to being in. As an investment buyer in a recession, I’m used to being the one in the driving seat as the number of proceedable buyers reduces, skewing the supply-demand ratio in […]
Because I was buying the property from a housing association, they were duty-bound to ensure that I was a responsible landlord who could prove via a track record and live examples that I would… Bring the property up to a similar standard to the neighbours’ and b) would look after any potential Tenants in a […]
And it’s not just me. I’ve come into work to a telephone ringing off the hook and every single viewer has confirmed to say that they’ll be showing up for their viewings. I think it’s clear that people are highly affected by the perceived ‘aspirational’ lifestyle on offer at their new potential home. I wonder […]
Like all serious viewers should, I have booked an entire day off work in order to view houses. As a Letting Agent myself, I offer viewings from 8.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday, plus 10am to 4pm on a Saturday, but some ‘serious’ viewers claim that they cannot make any of those times! I am […]
No-one enjoys tenancy inspections. The letting agent has to make (and often rearrange) appointments, and sometimes out of office hours as a courtesy to the Tenant- give what may sound like patronising advice to Tenants on simple domestic tasks such as drying washing outside to avoid condensation provide reports to both Tenant and Landlord in […]
