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The Future of the Basingstoke Buy-to-Let Market in 2024

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The UK's property market is facing a significant challenge as the availability of homes for rent has plummeted to its lowest level in five years, exacerbating the difficulties tenants face in finding affordable accommodation.

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Renters Reform Bill: An Update for Basingstoke Landlords

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The bill undoubtedly represents change. But while some systems and processes will need updating to ensure compliance, proactive and responsible landlords shouldnโ€™t panic.ย 

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Joint tenants in a Christmas decorated house.

๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: ๐€ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐ž๐ง๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

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A little Christmas cheer from landlords can make a big impact. Whether itโ€™s a personal card, a festive treat, thoughtful property upgrades, a timely maintenance check or a heartfelt token of appreciation, these gestures build goodwill and show tenants theyโ€™re valued.

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๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ

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  • By Vanya Radeva
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  • 18 December 2023

For Basingstoke landlords, having the right insurance coverage is not just a box to tick. Itโ€™s an essential safeguard for your investments. But simply having insurance is not enough; understanding the policyโ€™s specific requirements and declaring everything accurately is crucial.

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Rental Market Dynamics:

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For Basingstoke landlords, these national figures and regional and town-specific statistics provide a comprehensive overview. The underlying message is clear: despite the increase in rental properties, the rents continue to rise, painting a promising picture for landlords who continue to provide much needed homes for Basingstoke tenants.

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๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐”๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ? ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ

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Itโ€™s every landlordโ€™s worst nightmare: you discover the people you thought were trusted tenants are actually crooks using your property for illegal activity.Now, this is a worst-case scenario; most tenants are law-abiding, so thereโ€™s no need to panic.ย  But itโ€™s still worth being on your guard for the signs that something isnโ€™t quite right at your rental.

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๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ:

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  • By Vanya Radeva
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  • 26 October 2023

We look at some facts and figures to give you an accurate update on the private rental sector.

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๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž: ๐€ ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž

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Finding (and keeping) tradespeople you can trust to look after any property maintenance or issues landlords need to get sorted. In this article, we share five tried, tested and trustworthy tips on how to find the very best and swerve the unreliable rest.

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๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ญ-๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ

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If youโ€™re a landlord looking to attract long-term tenants, itโ€™s worth thinking about ways to make your investment property as appealing as possible. And one area you may have overlooked is the army of British pet owners who need a rental property, and want to make their furry friends as comfy as possible.

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how to set your monthly rent

๐’๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ญ - ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ง ๐‘๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ

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If youโ€™re a first-time landlord about to rent out a property, or an established landlord looking to purchase a new investment, one of the main questions youโ€™ll have is how much rent you can charge per month. Of course, you can (and should) take the advice of your agent, but itโ€™s also worth understanding exactly what factors impact the amount of rent you can sensibly charge.

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property inspections

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ

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In this quick read, we look at why property inspections could save you money and time in the long run.

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accidental landlords

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐‹๐š๐ง๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐’๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ?

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With the Basingstoke housing market showing signs of a slowdown and predictions of further house price declines, we are starting to see the return of the โ€˜accidental landlordโ€™. However, in a somewhat different form to what they were in 2008/9.

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