Manchester Property News

Simon Galgut, Accounts & IT Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

As part of the improvement of our email communications, we will, from next month, move our Landlords Newsletter email to a new service run by Aweber Communications. As the first stage I will input ...

We have had a number of cases recently where money is showing in our business bank account and we have no clue of where it came from!

L ucky ???

No  - as much as we would like to spend it on a staff night ...

Donna Weetman, Maintenance and Development Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes: 

We want to remind our Landlords of our Invoicing process which changed in April 2009, as some of you are still not aware of the change and savings that can be made.

What has ...

 David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

PAD4U have worked hard to make sure it’s easy for you to receive your statements and newsletters electronically.  Here I outline the different ways you can do this.

By Email

Perhaps the easiest of all. ...

 David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

As discussed in previous newsletters PAD4U will shortly be switching to electronic Statements and Newsletters.  In this article I will answer the common questions we receive regarding the switchover.

When will the switchover happen?

 ...

Luke Elston, Negotiator, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

Figures from UK Land Registry are disappointing on the face of it with a 0.1% reduction in UK property prices between July and August. However, when you consider the traditional summer lull which occurs nearly every year, ...

 Alaine Bradbury, Estates Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

Many landlords feel it’s a good time to be investing and snapping up those auction deals, however the amount of deposit or equity you can muster is a key factor for many of our landlords as ...

 Please note the following procedures if landlords use their own contractors.

 Gas Check Procedures:

1. PAD4U send letter to tenant & Landlord to advise of gas check expiry date

2. PAD4U pass over tenant details to landlord (with tenants permission) or arrange access to keys

3. Landlord arranges ...

Alaine Bradbury, Estates Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

I am pleased to announce that Luke Elston has passed his Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) examinations in Residential Lettings and Property Management .Luke has been studying for a year to gain this qualification, the ...

 David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

A private landlord has been successfully prosecuted by Cardiff Council for failing to licence a property under the 2004 Housing Act and may now be forced to repay rent.Sabiha Almas Siddique, of Rhydypenau Road in Cardiff, ...

Paul Robertson, Business Development Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

Sadly, recession means banks are claiming more homes from bad debts, and those willing to do up rundown pads can save £1,000s. While it's easy to be squeamish, remember repossession doesn't mean the end of ...

David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

AN 82-year-old landlord has been fined £5,000 for supplying a faulty electric radiator which led to the death of a 33-year-old mother in a tragic accident.thisiscornwall.co.uk - 13 August 2009

Trading standards officers from Cornwall Council ...

A couple who lived rent-free in houses for 18 months are not unusual, says Paul Shamplina of eviction service Landlord Action.

The pair, Richard and Hazel Jerome, posed as wealthy homebuyers. They made cash offers to buy properties and then asked to rent them while ...

When your property is nearly ready to market we will always recommend starting viewings, as long as it poses no health and safety risk to the public viewing. We have found recently that many tenants are not handing in the notice on their current place ...

David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

I tend to avoid the numerous make yourself a millionaire in property books like the plague, as they tend to be written by individuals who have taken huge risks but through sheer luck or market conditions succeeded.  Yet ...

Paul Robertson, Business Development Manager, PAD4U, Letting Agents Manchester, writes:

If your house won't sell, how easy is it to rent?

1 Study the local market

“Sellers thinking of renting their home because of a difficult sales market need to make the decision very ...

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Alaine Bradbury, Estates Manager, PAD4U, Manchester Letting Agents,  writes:

Manchester has always been a good place for property investment with its university recently boasting statistics of over 40,000 students studying 500 academic programs and more than 10,000 staff, ...

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Simon Galgut, Accountant and IT Manager, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

One of the most important duties of a property management company is to ensure rent is paid on time by the tenant.  Systems need to be in ...

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David Boyd, Managing Director, PAD4U Letting Agents Manchester writes:

As a Lettings Agent in Manchester, we're often asked about interest rates and what they will be in the future.  We don't have a crystal ball, ...