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Tenant Checks and Landlord Insurance to Cut the Risk in Buy to Let

Buy to let investing is risky. But there are steps you can take to reduce the risks such as doing proper tenant checks and having landlords insurance.

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Understanding Landlords’ Tenancy Deposit Protection Schemes

For buy to let investors and other landlords, the deposit that is collected from a tenant provides an essential measure of security against any damage that a tenant might cause as well as a small buffer against unpaid rent. Yet in the past, tenant deposits were often the subject of bitter disputes between landlords and [...]

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Is Now the Right Time to Invest in Buy-to-Let Properties?

The buy to let property market has endured a brutal downturn. It may still have further to fall before it is safe for landlords to start investing in residential property again.

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Consider Students for Higher Buy to Let Rental Yields

Property investors looking to get higher rental yields than they would get from most buy to let properties, they should consider targeting the market for student lets. Rents for students have generally been rising over the past few years thanks to good demand. And because many investors have been wary of going into this market, [...]

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The Importance of Having Landlords Insurance

Being caught without proper landlords insurance can leave you in a nightmare scenario of huge bills and claims turned down.

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Finding the Best Buy to Let Mortgage or Buy to Let Remortgage

Mortgages for buy to let property investments have become harder to find but if you follow these tips you can improve your chances of getting the best buy to let mortgage deal.

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Finding the Right Buy to Let Property

The saying is so tired that people ignore it these days, but in fact the first three rules of property investing are still as true as ever. They are Location, Location and Location. This is especially the case when you are looking for a buy to let property investment. Get this right and buy the [...]

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The three rules of buy to let property investing

In recent years it seemed that everyone and their dog could make money from investing in buy to let property without knowing a thing about it. Many of them have lost everything. And in almost every case it is because they broke one or more of the three cardinal rules of buy to let investing. [...]

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The economics of buy to let property investment

Buy to Let properties make money from two sources that you need to understand if you are to be successful in this field. rental yield, and capital appreciation Rental yield of buy to let properties Rental yield is a measure of how much income you expect to make from a rental property. What’s known as [...]

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