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The Importance of Good Design in Rental Properties

05 January, 20170 Comments
It’s a common misconception amongst landlords that design is of lesser importance in rental properties. Whilst it’s good practice to offer a property with broad appeal, renters often lack enthusiasm for a home that is too blank a canvas. When viewing your residences, future tenants should be able to envision themselves inhabiting and enjoying the
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New proposals would bring about 174,000 more HMO properties into licensing

18 October, 20161 Comments
Government have proposed a minimum bedroom size and the extension of licensing to thousands more properties, as part of a government crackdown on rogue landlords in England. Focusing on bad landlords who cram tenants into overcrowded PRS homes, these new proposals only apply to England, and include the introduction of a minimum bedroom size of
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Which student town offers the highest buy-to-let returns?

26 August, 20161 Comments
New research has revealed that buy to let landlords seeking high rental yields should consider buying properties to let to students in the North of England. The analysis, undertaken by property crowdfunding platform Property Partner, has also identified that: Sunderland University offers the best rental yields of all the universities in England, with low house
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Student Lettings | Is your property attractive to students?

06 April, 20162 Comments
As university students in the UK enjoy their Spring vacation, many landlords with student accommodation will now be on the look out for their next good tenant. The question is: Is you property attractive to the lucrative student market? A recent survey of 500 students has revealed the most important facilities found in student accommodation are: Safety and security: 89% Good internet connection: 88% A washing machine: 76%
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HMOs outperforming BTL

19 August, 20150 Comments
According to The Mistoria Group, North West HMO’s are now outperforming single occupancy buy to let investments; which is driving more investment in student HMOs. Between the four year period between 2010-14 analysis has found that HMOs were the best performing asset class when comparing HMOs rented to young professionals against standard single occupancy buy-to-let
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‘Most reliable tenants’ for buy-to-let are… ?

04 September, 20130 Comments
According to a recent study, buy-to-let landlords who rent their property to university students are more probable to find tenants and receive rent payments on time than any other kind of tenancy. A study by the National Landlords Association (NLA) shows that students are the most reliable tenants when it comes to rental payments –
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