Buy to Let Landlords – How to Reduce the Threat of Fraud on your Property
If you’re a buy-to-let landlord you are no doubt aware of the increasing risk of money laundering and property fraud. However you may not be aware of which properties and property owners are most at risk. Buy to let properties are particularly susceptible, as tenants; or those who have access to tenants; are able to […]
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Landlords! Have you protected your tenant’s deposit?
If you are a landlord for an Assured Shorthold Tenancy and you have not protected your tenant’s deposit, you may not be able to take back possession of your property when the tenancy ends.
Under the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Notices & Prescribed Requirements (England) Regulations 2015, which came into force on 1st October 2015, failing to protect your tenant’s deposit has two consequences; one of which being that you cannot end the tenancy or regain possession until the deposit has been repaid or a court case has ended…
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Buy-to-let, not buy-to-regret!
More people are looking at buy-to-let properties to fund their retirement – and with UK home ownership falling to 66 percent, there may never be a better time to buy property to let out. However these days it’s not just a matter of sitting back and watching your investment grow.
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