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Birmingham has been found to offer the third best rental yields of all UK university locations, according to new research. The analysis, undertaken by Property Partner, found that investors’ interest in student property expectedly peaks through the summer months....
Messy tenants are a big problem for landlords
When a tenant comes to leave a property, landlords are increasingly being left with dirty and poorly kept properties at the check-out stage. The latest data from the Tenant Deposit Scheme (TDS) has found that cleaning is responsible for 58 per cent of all disputes...
Green tax to be introduced to landlords
Hundreds of thousands of buy-to-let homeowners will incur a green tax that will cost up to £5,000, according to a report by the Telegraph. The money will go toward making their properties more energy efficient by paying upfront for measures including insulation,...
How to protect your property from tenant’s damage
Want to protect your property Birmingham landlords? UK landlords are subject to over £5bn in costs every year. That's because of tenants damaging their property and not paying rent. Damage is the most costly of the two with £4.5bn spent on repairs. Protect your...
Birmingham City council threatens against empty homes
Birmingham City homes - the council has threatened the owners of the growing number of empty and abandoned properties in the area. City council bosses have set up a £4.6 million fund to buy up properties that have been left derelict and unused to put them back on the...
Converting a house into flats
If you have lived in or owned a house for a long time, it can be hard to imagine the property as flats. However, conversions from houses to flats are growing in popularity because of the potential financial gains. For most, it is solely a business decision. If you are...