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The New Landlord's Guide to Letting
Preface
Getting Started
Buying to Let
Organising the Legalities
Using a Letting Agent
Preparing a Property
Organising Ahead
Finding A Tenant
Handing Over the Keys
Maintaining the Tenancy
Ending the Tenancy
Dealing with Taxation
Property
The New Landlord's Guide to Letting
Preface
Getting Started
Deciding to become a landlord
Looking at profit and risk
Planning Your Let
Questions and Answers
Forecasting Your Letting Profitability
Taking Steps Towards Letting
Summary
Buying to Let
Checking the property market
Choosing your buy-to-let mortgage
Choosing your property
Buying the property
Questions and answers
Renovating property
Summary
Organising the Legalities
Deciding to put your terms in writing
Drawing up your own lease
Questions and answers
Looking At Multi Occupancy Letting
Registering as a private social landlord
Exploring Other Legal Issues
Summary
Using a Letting Agent
Looking At Letting Agents
Assessing Charges
Deciding Whether To Use An Agent
Questions and answers
Choosing An Agent
Case Studies
Summary
Summary
Preparing a Property
Planning Ahead
Checking Your Property's Safety
Decorating Your Property
Supplying Furnishings
Questions and answers
Organising Outdoors
Summary
Organising Ahead
Insuring Your Property
Organising Your Banking Arrangements
Questions and answers
Coping With Paperwork
Recording Your Property's Particulars
Looking At Your Personal Safety
Finding A Tenant
Planning Your Advertising
Using Newspaper Advertising
Letting To Specialised Groups
Dealing With Replies
Viewing The Property 2
Questions and answers
Questions And Answers
Securing The Tenancy
Coping With Difficulty In Finding A Tenant
Summary
Handing Over the Keys
Making Final Checks
Supplying An Inventory
Transferring Occupancy To The Tenancy
Questions and answers
Looking at keys, privacy and security
Using Checklists
Summary
Maintaining the Tenancy
Responding To The New Situation
Providing Communication Channels
Monitoring the tenancy
Visiting The Property
Dealing With Repairs
Questions and answers
Dealing With A Complaint
Summary
Ending the Tenancy
Reviewing The Legalities Of Ending A Tenancy
Making Preparations
Planning Your Approach
Conducting A Final Inspection
Dealing With The Deposit
Planning Your Next Tenancy
Questions and answers
Selling Your Property
Summary
Summary
Dealing with Taxation
Looking At Income Tax
Looking At Capital Gains Tax
Questions and answers
Obtaining Further Information And Advice
Summary