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Rotherham Lettings Review October 2018

Rotherham Lettings Review October 2018

8th November 2018

Each month we give an overview of the lettings market here in Rotherham. It’s important for landlords to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in the rental market in our area – that’s why we post our review of the lettings market here in Rotherham. Take a look at the overview for October 2018: We’d […]

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New laws on evicting tenants: What do people with rental properties need to know?

29th October 2018

If you have a rental property it’s important to ensure you have the basics in place when bringing in a new tenant.  The basics will ensure that if you did ever need to evict then the process was as simple and pain free as possible. The last thing you need is energy and resources spent […]

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Gold Award for the AllAgents Best Lettings Branch of the Year in Rotherham, 2018

Bricknells Rentals Named Best Lettings Branch in Rotherham

22nd October 2018

We’re delighted to have been awarded the Gold Award for the Best Lettings Branch in Rotherham in 2018. We have been issued this award thanks to all the glowing reviews on allAgents – we really appreciate the positive feedback and are pleased that all of our hard work has been recognised! Alongside the Gold Award […]

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7 Reasons Why Buy-to-Let Landlords Shouldn’t Be Criticised

23rd September 2018

There is no escaping the fact that over the last couple of decades, the rise in the number buy-to-let properties in Rotherham has been nothing short of extraordinary. The press has sometimes argued that landlords are hoovering up all the properties to build buy-to-let empires and that has stopped the younger generations from being able […]

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Rotherham property value has decreased in the last 6 months: is this good news for landlords?

30th August 2018

There is potentially good news for buy-to-let landlords in the Rotherham area: the combined value of our local housing market has fallen by £178.6 million in the last 6 months, meaning the average value of a Rotherham property has decreased in value by an average of £4,560. This is also great news for Rotherham first […]

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‘Taxing’ Time for the 3,000+ Buy-to-Let Landlords in Rotherham

30th July 2018

Over the last twenty years, there has been a shift in the way the UK’s property market works. Between the 1960s and 1990s, a large majority of twenty somethings saved up their 5% deposit, went without life’s luxuries of going out and holidays etc., for a couple of years and then bought their first home […]

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Landlords, are you prepared for Section 24?

17th July 2018

Ruban Selvanayagam, Co-Founder of Property Solvers, on why landlords need to wake up to the effects of Section 24. Back in July 2015, former Chancellor George Osborne unexpectedly sprung Section 24 of the Finance (No. 2) Act. The legislation essentially restricts mortgage interest tax relief for personally-owned residential property. Before coming into effect, landlords could […]

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How much profit could the typical Rotherham landlord make in the next 25 years?

29th June 2018

It’s our opinion that buy-to-let investment in Rotherham, in the long term, will bring substantial returns for landlords, irrespective of the latest regulation and tax changes. But just how much could landlords make in the next 25 years? We’ve looked at an average £93,000 terraced/town house property purchased with a 25% deposit and worked out […]

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Why should tenants consider Rent to Own?

30th May 2018

We’ve recently launched our very own Rent to Own scheme, which has generated a lot of interest among both landlords and tenants. Tenants in particular see Rent to Own as a great opportunity for them to get their foot on the housing ladder. If you’ve not heard of Rent to Own, we’ve put together a […]

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Why is Rent to Own a good deal for landlords?

15th May 2018

We’re launching our very Rent to Own scheme and many landlords are getting in touch with us to discuss how it could benefit them. There are many reasons why a landlord might choose Rent to Own over a traditional let so we thought we’d share some of them here. If you’re a landlord, read on […]

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