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Helping an inexperienced through the rental maze
By Samul Swan · 13 years ago
One usually thinks of a landlord as an experienced property investor, owning dozens of properties. However, sometimes people end up as a landlord by default, rather than by design. Perhaps they have inherited property and ...
Guarantor agreements - when should landlords use them?
By Samul Swan · 13 years ago
A useful agreement that some landlords may want to use is a guarantor agreement. With this an individual or business (other than the tenant and normally in full time employment) guarantees to pay the rent ...
Landlords Insurance – taking the risk out of renting
By Samul Swan · 13 years ago
There are two types of landlords:professional ones and reluctant ones (those forced to rent while they wait for the property market to improve). Whichever type you are, you need to get adequate insurance to protect ...