Simply Business Features

By Gee Sahota Letting out a rental property is very different to owning and living in a property. In your own home you fix broken appliances or furniture and deal with problems as they appear, but in a buy-to-let you...

by Gee Sahota Property has always been a popular and reliable method to achieve healthy financial returns for securing your future. And even though 2008 speculations point to an uncertain period and possible downturn, the buy-to-let market should still remain...

by Adfero It is now just over a year on from the introduction of the UK's tenancy deposit protection scheme on April 6th 2007. Has the scheme been beneficial to both landlords and tenants or has it created unnecessary confusion...

Given the downward trend of the housing market and the banks rescinding their low-rate mortgage products, it would reasonable to assume that buy-to-let investments are giving more than a few landlords a headache at the moment. Added to the everyday...

by Rosie Beasley The cost to the British economy of residential fires is around £7.03bn in total, with around £2.5bn of that attributable to the consequences of fire. The average cost to a landlord of a fire in a rental...

by Gee Sahota Whether you own one buy-to-let property or have an impressive portfolio of rental properties to your name, protecting your investment with the right landlord insurance should be a priority. But how do you get the cover you...

by Gee Sahota There appears to be little doubt that global warming has played a significant role in changing the face of our weather. But while some buy-to-let investors’ rental properties will not be affected by the weather, for others...

By Gee Sahota Following on from measures proposed in the pre-budget report in October last year, Chancellor Darling has now confirmed the radical overhaul to the way Capital Gains Tax will be calculated, ahead of the official budget release in...

Gee Sahota suggests that getting the right type of landlord’s insurance could help you avoid months of lost rental income As a buy-to-let investor, one of the worst problems you can experience financially is rental void periods. Typically this happens...

by Gee Sahota There is no doubt that property investors have been cruising in the fast lane for the last few years. All over the country landlords have been lining their pockets with healthy returns from their buy-to-let properties. No...

by Gee Sahota With 2008 off the mark it’s a good time to prepare for the year ahead and ensure your buy-to-let property is in top form to maximise your rental potential. As any smart landlord knows, good tenants are...

By Karen Baldwin for Simply Business The 90’s hit film ‘Home Alone’ makes a joke out of a series of robbery attempts on a family home over the Christmas holidays while the owners are away, where the only thing standing...

by Rosie Beasley for Simply Business Not for at least a decade has the property market been in such unknown territory. Residential buyers are increasingly losing ground to the buy-to-let investors – but who will be left standing if the...

by Karen Baldwin for Simply Business With Autumn well underway, temperatures are dropping lower by the day. This is the time of year when many people switch their heating on, only to find that problems have occurred over the summer...

by Rosie Beasley for Simply Business If your rental property has risen in value and you now have a good amount of equity tied up in it, you could be sitting on the beginnings of a successful property portfolio. If...