Renting to student has advantages and disadvantages, just like any demographic, but there are definitely some features of this market that are enticing. The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) in the years 2017/ 2018 reported there were 2.34 million students – this is a large pot of possible tenants… 

If you are thinking of heading towards student lettings, you want to make sure you are ready to carter for this exact demographic. These are the basics of the student specific rental sector – the 101 of renting to students specifically. 

As this blog is being written, there’s changes to stamp duties that mean many people across the UK are preparing to finally sell their homes after the COVID 19 lockdown. This blog post is about the preparations to make in order to sell your property. A great reminder for property managers who may be out of practice, as well as all the first time home sellers. However, these are great tips in general to help those ready to sell their home. 

If you need to sell your home, or any property, it can be easy to put it on a website and forget about the changes and alterations you need to do before you sell it. Remember to get tasks done before you think about handing over the keys! Here’s a little list of all the tasks to do, and why it helps to get these sorted, both for real life appeal on the first view, and for the virtual greetings you need to make (which is far more common in the current climate). 

Home DIY can be very challenging for some, for others it’s as easy as pie, even the seasoned professionals can make mistakes when it comes to alterations around the house. During the time of writing of this article, during the COVID 19 lockdown, online searches for DIY tips are at an all time high (giving the impression that a lot of people are giving it their first try!). So here are some great tips to help you get started with DIY around the house – whether it’s a house you intend on selling, developing, or even possibly just your own property that you live in.