Let Your Rental Property: Furnished or Unfurnished

Having bought your new rental home, there can be the desire to furnish it to a boutique hotel standard before renting it out. Similarly, suppose you are on a budget and have already invested heavily in fixing other areas of the house. In that case, it may seem just as an attractive option to rent the property looking clean and spacious and completely unfurnished.

So how do you decide which is the best option? In this short guide, we look at each option’s pros and cons so you can better make that decision.

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How to make your tenant feel at home

When you are renting a property, it’s essentially a sale. Make a good sale, and you have tenants that might even stay a decade. Imagine that! A perfect tenant, that stays and pays on time. You never have any issues, they look after the property and you never have to worry about your property being empty, with mortgage payments to make – costly renovations, and all the hassle of advertising the property for new tenants. So, how do you get tenants to stay? Well, here are a few helpful tips, to get tenants to stay longer.

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What Are Typical Landlord Expenses And How To Keep Track

It’s easy enough to assume that rent minus mortgage fees equals profit for you as a landlord. But there are far more expenses involved in renting property, and if you were to go on this simple equation, you’d soon find yourself out of business. In this short guide, we take a look at the expenses you will encounter being a landlord and how you can keep track.

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10 Issues To Address Before A New Tenant Moves In

So you’ve found a tenant to move into your property. Great! But there are still some things you need to do before you can hand over the keys and collect your monthly rent.

Making a checklist is easy and will make sure that everything is in order, so you can sit back and relax with what should be a mutually beneficial arrangement. Here’s a super easy checklist to tick through and cross off, as you go.

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10 tips for the First-time Landlord

If you’re a first-time landlord in the rental business, there are lots of things to learn to maximise the profits of your new business venture. Take a few minutes to check out our 10 tips for first-time landlords.

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How to manage properties: A simple guide

Using a property manager can seriously eat into your margins. London property managers typically charge 10-30% of the rental value. With these kinds of charges, you’ll be forced to raise the rental value making your property less competitive. It’s easy enough to manage properties yourself. Start by managing one property and then as your portfolio gets larger, you’ll be organised and able to scale the task. Check out our quick guide on how to manage properties.

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co-living

If you’re a landlord looking to increase margins, then you need to know about co-living. It’s a new market for the UK and savvy landlords are itching to get in on this cash cow rental sector. In this quick guide, you’ll find co-living explained for landlords in full. So dig in!

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RGPD y el Sector Inmobiliario

Becoming a landlord is no small decision. It can give you monthly income and allow you to acquire properties that can be used for retirement funds and inheritance. Before you make this huge business, career, and financial decision read our quick guide on things you should know before you become a landlord.

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7 Tips to Save Money As a Landlord

With new tax changes in 2020 squeezing margins for landlords, it’s becoming more difficult to turn a profit each month. It’s important that rental entrepreneurs protect their bottom line. So here are 7 of the best tips to save money as a landlord.

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