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Property Auctions - House Auctions
Each year thousands of substantially undervalued properties change hands at UK property auctions
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Buy to Let Property Investment
Investing in buy to let property requires a different perspective to that of buying your own home
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Off Plan Property Investment
Off Plan Property Investment is a low cost opportunity that can provide a high return on investment
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Property Investment Clubs (PICs)
Joining a property investment club allows you to engage in large scale estate purchases that may not be possible for you as an individual investor.
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Selling Property Online
Before you sell your property, there are a number of steps you can take in order to maximise your return on investment.
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Buying Overseas Property
Buying and selling property overseas is a lucrative market. There are more tools than ever to help you make the right choice.
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Property Repossessions at Auction
In the UK, Property Repossessions are hardly ever advertised through newspapers or high street estate agents, but do frequently come on the market through property auctions.
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Buying From Estate Agents
A good relationship with your estate agent can speed up the process of either buying your dream home or making a profitable property sale.
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Equity Release
Equity release can help landlords use the value of their property to raise additional income or a cash lump sum - or both.
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Auction Mortgage
Anyone buying property at auction needs to be able to have finance available quickly.
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Mezzanine
Mezzanine finance can be used by property developers and investors faced with a great opportunity but insufficient cash to bridge the gap between cost and level of finance offered by a commercial lender.
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Pre-funding / Trading Facility
Property investors and developers, who buy property, refurbish and sell it or hold it for long-term investment will find the Trading Facility a useful financial tool.
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Tenant Home Inventories
An accurate tenant home inventory will remove one of the biggest headaches associated with letting property.
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Tenancy Deposit Management
The Tenancy Deposit Management System has changed since April 2007. It is important for you to be in the know regarding legislation that concerns your property.
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Investment Property Maintenance
Any mortgage will have a condition that your property is appropriately and adequately insured. This includes buildings and contents insurance arranged on a specific landlord basis.
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Gas Safety Inspection
Regular Gas Safety Checks are a vital part of your responsibilities as a landlord.
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Electrical Safety Inspection
It is crucial for the safety of your tenants to ensure your rental property has regular electrical safety inspections.
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Tenancy Management by Property Management Agency
You may decide to manage your rental property portfolio personally or you could outsource to a specialist tenancy management agency.
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Preparing to Let Your Property
The process of preparing to let your property can be overwhelming. This article offers a concise step-by-step guide to what is required.
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During the Tenancy
Legal requirements for property rental documents in England and Wales are markedly different from those in Scotland.
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Action to Evict
Specialist advisers help minimise the stress of tenant eviction procedures.
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Tenant Documentation
Landlords renting out residential property have to keep records of rent received and your landlord expenses to work out the profit, on which you will pay tax.
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Rent Collection Services
Rent collection is vital to your cash flow as a landlord.
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Acts and Regulations
A series of acts and regulations have been passed in recent years that have imposed increasing obligations and liabilities on landlords.
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Tenancy Agreement
An assured shorthold tenancy agreement is the most common form of letting if you are a private landlord, the let property is not your main home and the tenancy began on or after 15th January 1989.
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Tenancy Document Pack
Being a landlord involves a large number of documents, from Home Information Packs and Energy Performance Certificates to tenancy agreements and notices.
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Investment Planning
Investment in property can be a highly lucrative venture as long as you do your research to avoid the pitfalls.
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Commmercial Investment Finance
Commercial Investment Finance is used by investors who own commercial property let to either a business or a public institution, such as a Council or a government body.
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Bridging Finance
Bridging Finance is short term finance secured on property. This can apply to residential property, residential development land or commercial property.
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Secured Loans - Next Steps
A secured loan is a loan in which the borrower pledges some asset (e.g. a car or property) as collateral for the loan, which then becomes a secured debt owed to the creditor who gives the loan.
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Unsecured Loans - Next Steps
An unsecured loan is a loan where the borrower does not need to provide any asset to the lender as collateral.
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Pay As You Go Property Maintenance - Next Steps
Most landlords tend to use letting agents to fully manage their properties. This comes at a huge cost: a significant percentage of the rent plus property management fees and call out charges.
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Tax Planning - Next Steps
Tax planning can be complex and daunting. Smartlandlord has highly experienced tax advisers who can help buy to let landlords cut their property tax liability.
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Tax Investigations - Next Steps
Tax investigations can often be intrusive, intimidating and costly in terms of tax and advisers’ fees.
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Tax Helpline - Next Steps
A telephone consultation with one of our specialist tax advisers is a fast and cost effective way to find answers to all your tax queries relating to buy to let property.
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Property Insurance Policy Wordings
Please see policy documents below.
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Emergency Assistance Policy Wordings
Please see policy wordings below.
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Emergency Assistance Plus Policy Wordings
Please see policy wordings below.
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Landlords Legal Expenses
Please see policy wordings below.
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Safety Legal Protection
Please see policy wordings below.
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Policy Summaries
Please see policy summaries below.
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Rent Guarantee Policy Wordings
Please see policy wordings below.
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Alternative Methods of Selling Property
What can sellers do to improve their chances of selling? There are some innovative schemes out there that are worth considering.
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Portfolio Insurance - Next Steps
It makes good sense for landlords to take out portfolio insurance - this brings both simplicity and the financial saving of having one insurance policy to cover entire portfolio of properties.
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Tenanted Investment Property
Your tenanted property may pose a greater business opportunity then you realise.
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Building Survey
It is often a good idea for a professional surveyor to assess the property before you agree to buy.
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PropertyEarth
PropertyEarth is an easy-to-use website that allows users to locate chain free properties in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO)
The Government has introduced mandatory HMO licensing for all privately rented HMOs of three or more storeys and occupied by four or more people.
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Property Portfolio Insurance - Next Steps
Smartlandlord® Property Portfolio Insurance provides comprehensive, tailor-made insurance cover for residential landlords with more than one property, with the benefit of simplicity and bulk discounts savings.
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