In Part 1 of Back to School, Back to Basics we covered the pre-tenancy certifications and legalities of rental properties. Now in Part 2, we’re moving forward in the process and once a tenant has been secured.
Read MoreIt’s September and that has meant back to school for not only millions of children across the UK, but all the ‘big kids’ too - the students who are back at university to take up their places on undergrad and postgraduate courses.
It’s the first year of a true ‘back to normal’ end-of-summer/start of the school year cycle since Covid and demand has been soaring. We’ve even let a few properties in the final stages of renovation such that they’ll be occupied from Day 1!
With so many new move-ins happening, it’s a great time to go back over the basics and ask: What exactly do you need to do in order to let your property?
Read MoreFire Safety Regulation Updates
From 1st October 2022, the government’s newest round of fire safety legislation for rental properties comes into effect. With updates to the current laws having been in the works for some time, the updated regulations contain some subtle but significant changes for landlords with properties in the private rented sector.
The full legislation is available on the government’s website, though the guidance issued by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities covers the most common questions and situations.
Read MoreSimply put, a search agent looks for a property on your behalf. If you are looking to move – be it buying or renting – the search agent can do all the legwork for you. That’s finding suitable properties, arranging viewings and brokering the negotiations on your behalf saving you heaps of time and energy. If you really trust them, they can even attend viewings on your behalf. Maplewood often takes on this responsibility and reports back with videos or video calls, saving you further time travelling to multiple appointments.
Read MoreProperty photos are far and away the most important asset in marketing a property in both the sales and lettings markets. Good images show a property truthfully and also in the best possible light (pun intended). Whilst post-production can tweak/magic/erase a few wrinkles (like turning a wintery grey sky blue or even vamoosing a neighbour’s unsightly bin), it is far simpler to start with good images than to try to correct them after the fact. And the uncomfortable truth is that with only one chance to make a first impression, you don’t want to give the people viewing your property any reason to swipe left - and they can be a fickle crowd.
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