Are you a landlord, or property developer, and finding it hard to keep on top of your legal obligations to your tenants, whilst juggling maintaining communal areas, chasing insurance claims and collecting rent? If the answer is yes, then read on as it sounds like you could benefit from a block management service company. As…
Where’s the best place to rent in London? London, like most capital cities, offers a varied selection of accommodation to suit most budgets. What you want, how much you can afford and its proximity to good transport links is, of course, down to personal preference. But with such a huge choice, deciding what suits you…
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Local Housing Allowance (LHA) which determines the maximum financial support available for renters in the private rented sector hasbeen increased after a full review by the Chancellor of LHA rates*.What does this mean to landlords?This is good news if you rent your properties to a local authority or totenant who are in receipt of either…
On paper it seems like a no-brainer. Get a property, rent it out, earn an income, job done. Sounds so simple, doesn’t it? But becoming a landlord is something that requires thought and evaluation and should be given careful consideration before you start collating your rental portfolio. Is there a market for rental properties? Let’s…
We have a rating on Google of 4.9 out of 5! We can all say that we’re the best at what we do, but it’s our clients that can really say if this is true. They’re the ones that use our service and are able to review us impartially. For this reason, we are thrilled…
We are often asked the above question as it can be the main motivation for investing in a House in Multiple Occupations (HMO). Because of this, we’ve outlined some explanations, considerations and information on rental yields and their role in the current HMO (UK) rental market.* What are rental yields, and why they are important…
Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2024 was anticipated by many, but perhaps none more so than those property developers and landlords amongst us who were eager to see what was contained in his red briefcase and what, if any, would be the implications of his proposals. Is it all doom and gloom? We have reviewed Hunt’s…
With over twenty years’ experience of property management, property conversions and HMOs, our MD Douglas Fokuo answers some of the most frequently asked questions about HMOs and outlines some of the most common mistakes people make when converting a property into a HMO, and also how to avoid them! Q. Why do people consider HMOs…
Rises in interest rates, changes in taxes and hikes in the cost of living. We have all read about these in the news recently and if we believe what we hear it seems that we are facing turbulent times, especially if you are considering becoming a landlord in 2023. Here at Reka, we are acutely…