{"id":732,"date":"2011-04-27T07:42:01","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T07:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.legal4landlords.com\/?p=732"},"modified":"2011-04-27T07:42:01","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T07:42:01","slug":"some-landlords-do-ave-em","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.withcreative.co.uk\/lforl\/some-landlords-do-ave-em\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Landlords Do Ave 'Em"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Latest Landlord News by: Madalena Penny<\/p>\n

The current lack of available housing stock resulting in demand for rental accommodation has paved the way for the return of the reluctant landlord along with new investors looking for long-term growth in the BTL sector as opposed to investing into pension schemes.<\/p>\n

The most widely offered tenancy, the AST (Assured Shorthold Tenancy), which can be freely downloaded and accessed from the Internet is sometimes not enough to protect landlords from the pitfalls if tenants run amok<\/a>.\u00a0 Extra protection and clauses can be included in tenancies to prevent tenants from falling fowl of unwanted behaviour.<\/p>\n

Legal teams responding to landlord enquiries have seen a rise in the number of new residential landlords entering the sector.\u00a0 The financial-savvy investors are boxing clever through Below Market Value (BMV) properties bought at auction.\u00a0 Although most vacant properties are let within days of advertising, inexperienced landlords acting independently and without letting agent<\/a> services require advice and help on the practicalities of letting a residential property.\u00a0 Other than defaulting tenants and rent arrears<\/a>, landlords need to be on the ball when it comes to entrepreneurial tenants and DIY enthusiasts as one landlord in particular found out.<\/p>\n

At their Warrington based HQ, call center staff at Legal 4 Landlords have had some interesting queries posed to them by landlords, including:<\/p>\n