Better an Empty House Than an Unruly Tenant : A Guide for Landlords.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Mike.

Contributor:

Gonsalves, Dorian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Real estate investment.

Rental housing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hook : Waterside Press, 2022.

Summary:

For beginners and seasoned landlords alike, Better An Empty House... is a one-stop guide for landlords and investors, containing true tales of landlords/tenants and dealing with regulation, compliance and Government proposals.

Contents:

Cover

Praise for the book

Copyright and publication details

Contents

Publisher's note

Acknowledgements

About the author

About the author of the Foreword

Foreword

Preface

Dedication

What Type of Landlord Are You?

Type 1: The 'Accidental Landlord'

Type 2: The 'Lucky Landlord'

Type 3: The Property Investor

Conclusion

The Name(s) on the Deeds

Joint Tenants Versus Tenants in Common

Risks Associated with Letting Property

You Aren't Making a Profit

No Demand for the Property

Voids

Rent Default

Tenants Abusing the Property

Fair Wear and Tear

Flood and Fire

Tenants Not Vacating

Distress For Rent Act

Legislation

'Cannabis Farms'

Putting Risks Into Perspective

How to Establish Your Budget

Existing Home Loan

Interest-only Mortgages

Buy-to-let Mortgages

Mortgage Criteria

Interest

Leveraging

So to Your Budget - How Much?

Tenure

Freehold

Leasehold

Shared Ownership

What Tenure is Best for Investment Purposes?

The Grenfell Effect

My Flat in Andover

Sourcing Your Property

Sales Agent

Below Market Value

Auctions

Short Leases

Yield

Rental Expectations

Tenant Profiles

1. First-timers

2. Week-dayers

3. Long-termers

4. Students

5. Sharers

6. Secondees from overseas

7. 'The Happy Tenant'

8. 'Mr Blue-Chip'

9. 'The Tenant from Hell'

Restrictions

Referencing

Finding a Tenant

Discrimination

How Big?

Annexes and Studios

One-bed Apartments/Houses/Maisonettes

Two-bed Apartments/Houses

Three-bed Houses

Four-bed (Plus) Houses

Changing Properties in Order to Let

More on Property Types: Merits and Demerits

More About Annexes

Studios/Flats/Maisonettes/Apartments

Upstairs or Downstairs?

Terraced or Semi-detached?.

Detached Properties

Character Properties

Location

Local Facilities

Population

Schools

Risk of Flooding

Shops, Pubs and Entertainment

Trains, Buses and Taxis

Parking

Access to the National Road Network

The Property Itself

Furnished or Unfurnished?

Décor

Floor Covering

Bathrooms

Kitchens

Washing Machines

Additional Sockets

Lighting

Curtains and Blinds

Television

Heating and Drying

Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detectors

Windows

The Garden

Driveway and Garages

Loft Spaces

Repairing Obligations

Are You Compromising Any of the Issues in Chapter 13?

Condensation Mould

What is Condensation?

Lifestyle Adjustments

Back to That 1960s House …

My Landlord's Flat

Another Example: This Time Tenant-related

Preparing Your Property for Letting

Inventory, Tenancy Checks and Visits

The Inventory

Check-in

Periodic Visits

Check-out

Insurance

The Building and Its Contents

Liability

Rent Default Insurance

Tenancy Agreements

Lodging Agreement/Licence

Assured Shorthold Tenancy

Contractual Tenancy

Updating Agreements

Renewals

Always Take Advice

Sub-letting: Another Cautionary Note

My Experience of Sub-letting

Marketing

The Folly of Dual Marketing

Asking Too Much

Another Real Life Case

Guaranteed Rent

Deposits

How to Deal With a Deposit

Deposit Schemes

What is the Deposit For?

An Example of Landlord Who Was 'Caught Out'

How Much Should the Deposit Be?

Lifetime Deposits

Deposit Deduction Disputes

My Show Home Landlord

The Lottery that is Arbitration

An Extreme Example of Woe

The Law of Landlord and Tenant

Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018

A Common Often Overlooked Example

GDPR and the Information Commissioner.

Registration of Landlords

Retaliatory Eviction and the Deregulation Act 2015

Right to Rent

Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1996/1998

Electrical Equipment Regulations

Fire Safety of Furniture and Furnishings

Legionella

Non-Resident Tax

Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES)

The Government White Paper

Expert Advice

Selecting an Agent

Questions to Ask Agents

To Bear in Mind If Thinking of 'Going it Alone'

Epilogue

Index

Back cover.

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ISBN:

9781914603242

1914603249

9781914603259

1914603257

OCLC:

1343247389