Tag Archive: letting agents

Claire Empson – Notable Property Persons in their own words

Claire Empson runs the innovative Daisylets letting agency which she started herself as she was so fed up with the shoddy service of local agents. The fact that she has done well is shown by the fact that she is winner of the NLA 2010 Property Women letting agent award. Here is her story.
1. [...]

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What are your three biggest problems as a landlord?

As an adviser I see lots of the problems landlords have.  Such as:

Tenants not paying rent is probably the top complaint. This is pretty fundamental as most landlords have fairly hefty expenses to pay, which are dependent on getting the rent in.

Tenants trashing the property happens far less often, but is a nightmare when [...]

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Sally Asling – Notable Property Persons in their own words

My notable property person today is Sally Asling of SurreyLets. Sally runs her own property business (which she has developed enormously using social media, especially twitter), has a family and is about to publish her second book. She is an inspiration to us all. Here is her story.
1.   Please introduce yourself.  [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 9 – agents

This is day 9 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
Letting agents
Many tenants, perhaps the majority of tenants, are signed up by letting agents, who deal with the drafting of the tenancy agreement and signatures on behalf [...]

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Tenancy Agreements 31 days of tips – Day 6 – parties

This is day 6 of my 31 days of tips on tenancy agreements series. To see the rest of the series click here.
The Parties to the tenancy agreement
These are the landlord and the tenant. And perhaps in some cases, the guarantor (although guarantors are looked at on day 8).
Perhaps the [...]

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Are landlords entitled to see tenants references obtained by their agents?

Over the years that I have been acting for landlords, I have heard many complaints about letting agents (and not a few from letting agents about landlords!). The most common complaint though, is that the agent refuses to allow the landlord to see the references they have obtained about tenants.
Indeed landlords often complain that [...]

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James Davis – Notable Property Persons in their own words

James Davis of Upad
This weeks Notable Property Person is James Davis – is it only two years since he launched Upad? It is such a large player now. Here he tells us his story.
1. Please introduce yourself. Say a bit about yourself and your company
12 years’ [...]

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