Types of Rental Property

Buy to Let: Facts and Figures from ARLA

The Association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) is a trade body for letting agents in the UK. The organisation provides information, regulation and ser...

Finding a Housemate: A Guide to Sharing Your Home

If you have a spare room, and want to make some extra money by sharing your home with someone, it might come as a surprise to know that you probably won’t...

Landlord With Holiday Lettings

If you’re lucky enough to own a property in a desirable area, an area that’s popular with tourists or off the beaten track, you could make some money by...

Long Term Letting: What Makes a Tenant Stick Around?

With the downturn in property prices and people staying in rental accommodation for longer than they intended while they wait to see what happens in the prop...

Renting a Private Property

If you’re thinking of becoming a landlord, and whether you should rent out your own property, it’s advisable to think hard about some of the less obvious...

Renting Out a Room in Your House

Renting out a room in your house can seem like an attractive option for anyone trying to fight their way through the credit crunch without doing anything too...

Renting to Students

Letting out your house to students has long been seen as a good but-to-let investment idea, and it’s always going to be a popular way of making money from...

Should You Let Property Furnished or Unfurnished?

The decision about whether to rent furnished, unfurnished or part furnished is likely to have a big impact on the type of person that you end up letting the...

Sub Letting a Property

Contrary to what you might think, you don’t actually have to own your property to make money from renting out a room. This is called sub-letting, and by la...

Using a Letting Agency or Management Service

When you decide to hand over the keys and the running of your property to an agent, it’s vital that you find a good, reputable agent who you feel at ease w...