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Property of the week: 6 bedroom house, Ipplepen, Devon, TQ12

This attractive bedroom house in Ipplepen, Devon has bags of charm and is an ideal family let. But what we particularly like is the time and effort that this landlord has put into showing the property off to potential tenants. 22 images (22, count 'em) display the house in all its glory and the written description is not short on detail. In short, this listing gives us everything we need to... Read more

Posted by Dan @ Upad on November 4th, 2011 in Property of the Week, Property Rental

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Summer maintenance checklist

A stitch in time saves nine. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. What other phrases did your granny use? But she was right: preventing a problem from happening is better than sorting it out. Even careful decent tenants might not be keeping a close eye on some things. Indeed, things on the outside of the property are often not their concern but your responsibility. Be proactive... Read more

Posted by Dan @ Upad on August 27th, 2010 in Tips for New Landlords

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Could low interest rates and falling house prices fuel a buy-to-let boom?

Two stories in the press caught our eye today and both are relevant to landlords or anyone considering the buy to let market. Ernst and Young are reporting that the Bank of England will have to keep interest rates where they are, at a very low level for years, perhaps until 2014. They also suggest that the current state of the economy means that the Bank might have to resume its programme of... Read more

Posted by Dan @ Upad on July 28th, 2010 in Buy-to-let, Property Market

Buy-to-let register is ‘unworkable’

  The National Landlords Association is reported to have announced that it believes the Government’s proposed buy-to-let register will not succeed in rooting out bad landlords.   It said the plan, which would require anyone renting property to register each address, was “well-meaning, but flawed”. It also compared the scheme to a similar one in Scotland, which was branded “a complete... Read more

Posted by James @ Upad on June 5th, 2009 in National Landlords Association NLA, Property Rental

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People want house prices to keep falling, poll shows

  A poll has found that most people in Britain do not want house prices to rise.   The ICM poll for BBC2’s Propertywatch, a new four-part series about the housing market. found that 64% of people would prefer house prices to either remain at their current level, or fall further.   However, what was interesting, but not altogether unsurprising, about the figures was the disparity in the... Read more

Posted by James @ Upad on June 4th, 2009 in Property Market

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Is being a landlord just about business?

  Okay, things aren’t great at the moment. Unemployment is on the rise and our politicians have shown themselves to be even more desperate to get their hands on our money that we ever thought possible.   However, if you are a landlord, you can be eternally thankful that you are not Christopher Browne, as this shocking story shows. He got a call from his letting agent with some dreadful... Read more

Posted by James @ Upad on May 28th, 2009 in Property Rental

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First-time buyers have “given up hope” of ever owning a home

With tumbling house prices and record-low interest rates, you would think that there was never a better time to get onto the property ladder.   However, according to figures published by PropertyLive.co.uk, 65% of people who do not own a home now, believe they will never own one.   And a leading property analyst has no doubt where the blame should lie.   Peter Bolton-King, chief... Read more

Posted by James @ Upad on May 27th, 2009 in Property Rental

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Has the buy-to-let bubble finally burst?

  At the turn of the millennia, one in four mortgages in London was buy-to-let. Low house prices and large disposable incomes meant that investment in property was a no-brainer for many people. As house prices rose, more and more people became unable to venture onto the property ladder, leading to greater demand for rental opportunities. The landlords were happy and there was plenty of choice... Read more

Posted by James @ Upad on May 19th, 2009 in Property Rental

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