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Welcome to the Let-a-Property.info property portal. The aim of this website is to provide useful articles for landlords interested in the UK buy to let market. Please take a moment to browse through a few of our articles on landlord topics of interest.

  • Buy to Let Insurance - If you are a first-time landlord seeking building insurance for your investment property, you will need to take out an insurance policy especially designed for the buy to let market. The huge growth in the number of private sector landlords over the last 20 years, has created strong demand for specialist covers that protects rental property. In the United Kingdom buy to let insurance is sometimes referred to as landlord insurance.

  • Building Insurance - Whether you're planning to buy online or speak to an insurance company on the telephone, they are likely to want to know whether your home is constructed in a standard way. 'Standard Construction' is an insurance term, which can be applied to a variety of types of buildings, (such as detached homes, semi-detached houses, bungalows) even though they may look very different....

  • Empty Property Insurance - Empty properties are more likely to have insurance claims compared with homes that are lived in and regularly maintained. This is because the impact of the same risks means claims become more acute. Statistics show unoccupied buildings produce more claims. For instance freezing weather can cause burst pipes.....

  • Landlord Building Insurance - if you are new landlord just completing a mortgage, your lender will require you to provide proof that you have arranged adequate landlord insurance. In particular they will want it noted on the mortgage that the property is being used for landlord purposes....

  • Landlord Contents Insurance - many landlords choose to rent out their property on a fully furnished basis. To protect the items of furniture provided with rental property, landlord contents insurance is available in most cases, from most insurance providers. generally speaking the maximum amount of contents insurance cover provided is several thousand pounds....

  • Letting to Students - students will naturally create more usage and wear and tear on the fittings and accidents and breakages will be more frequent (compared to a professional couple for example). Students are much more willing to accept a lower standard of furniture and fittings, for the opportunity of lower rent (as a group)....

  • The Risks of Letting - It is vital you have a thorough understanding of the types risks associated with becoming a landlord, and the likelihood of these risks actually occurring. It�s worth doing some planning to estimate the potential financial impact should one of these risks occurs....

  • Preparing the Property - Just after the completion of your new bike to let property, your first task will be to make it ready for your tenants. Depending upon where the negotiated to also purchase the furniture from the seller, you may need to furnish the property.....

  • Mortgage Interest Rates - It is a modern day dilemma but the Government of the day needs to keep the housing market buoyant, while trying not to jeopardise their own inflation target. In a bid to keep inflation down and reach their inflation target, interest rates sometimes need to be put up to slow rising inflation. ....