Monthly Archives: October 2012

Multi Let and Help the Millions Who Live with Parents

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At Rooms in Cardiff we are always keen to promote the benefits of multi letting and creating a professional house share as an alternative use for your House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) and Student Housing, and now there is even more evidence that should help you switch the use of your House of Multiple Occupation (HMO).

The potential for landlords to diversify, capitalise and cash in on the multi let market is huge.   In the United Kingdom, more than 1.6 million people aged between 20-40 are still living with parents because they cannot afford home ownership and in May this year the Office of National Statics reported that 2.9 million people aged 20-34 were still living at home.

Rooms in Cardiff has seen a huge demand from professional tenants aged between 20 and 35 looking for Rooms to Rent in Cardiff and across South Wales, those people who are in gainful employment, earning a good salary who just cannot afford to get on the property ladder, but do not want to live with their parents for a multitude of different reasons.

If you are a landlord with property in Cardiff or South Wales and interested in finding out how you can capitalise on the growing demand from professional tenants who are looking to Rooms to Rent in Cardiff  why not email info@webletz.co.uk or call us on 0845 496 0000 or visit www.roomsincardiff.com

Rooms in Cardiff are a specialist provider of landlord services for landlords with House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO), Student Property, Professional House Share and Multi Lets.  Our services include:

Tenant Finder No Tenant No fee

Property Listing across multiple property portals

HMO & Multi Let Property Management & Property Services

HMO Rent Guarantee

House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) & Fire Safety

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Data from the Department for Communities and Local Government show an increase in the number of commercial premises found to be satisfactory during audits by fire and rescue services across England with 59% of building deemed satisfactory during 2011-12 an increase of 3% for the period 2010-2011.

Fire and rescue services focused their audits on premises deemed to be high risk which included care homes, hotels, hospitals, educational establishments and Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO).

No prizes for guessing which high risk group came bottom of the pile; you’ve guessed it Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO).  Of all Houses in Multiple Occupation inspected only 42% HMO resulted in a satisfactory audit inspection.

Commenting on the report, Graham Ellicott, chief executive officer of the Fire Industry Association, said: “The FIA welcomes the reported increase in satisfactory fire safety audits but cautions against complacency. In addition, the definition of satisfactory varies markedly between different fire and rescue services.

“For example some will ‘mark’ even minor failures as unsatisfactory whereas others in the same situation will offer guidance and advice and if this rectifies problems then no further action is taken.

“Thus it can be difficult to compare the figures between the fire and rescue services and a more appropriate comparison is year on year for the same fire and rescue service.”

A ‘suitable and sufficient’ fire risk assessment must be carried out on all commercial properties in England and Wales under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

The Responsible Person can face an unlimited fine or a prison sentence of up to two years if they fail to comply with the legislation.

Buy to Let Evictions Soar by 33%

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Ministry of Justice figures analysed and presented by homeless charity, Crisis suggest the number of Court orders to evict tenants from the Private Rented Sector have dramatically increased by over one third in the last two years.

Ministry of Justice figures suggest Courts in England and Wales have granted 36,211 eviction orders against tenants renting from buy to let landlords and House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) an increase of 12% in the last year and a massive 33% increase over the last two years.

The research by the homeless charity Crisis has added weight by a survey conducted by the National landlord Association (NLA) whose figures suggest an equally bleak picture with 49% of landlords polled saying that their tenants had paid late or are in rental arrears over the last 12 months.

If you are a landlord with a buy to let property in Cardiff or across South wales our Rent Guarantee Scheme can protect your property investment for rental arrears, void periods and costly tenant eviction process.

Our Rent Guarantee Scheme provides landlords in Cardiff and across South Wales complete piece of mind as they are safe in the knowledge that their property is tenanted by  professional tenants and their rent will be paid into an nominated bank account on the same day of the month every month.

Our Rent Guarantee Scheme is suitable for buy to let property investments in Cardiff and throughout South Wales whether it be an apartment, bungalow, family home or flat and for property investors with a Student property, House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) or Multi Let we provide a specialist HMO Rent Guarantee.

For a no obligation Rent Guarantee appraisal you can email info@webletz.co.cuk to arrange a call from one of our team or telephone 0845 496 0000.

Guaranteed Rental Income Cardiff

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The buzz around the property world at present seems to be “Rent to Rent” or as we like to call it Rent Guarantee.  Do not confuse this with Rent Guarantee Insurance as with our Rent Guarantee Scheme there is no set up costs and no excess charges and no small print which stops claims being made for the 90 days of the policy.

Our Guaranteed Rental Income Cardiff scheme is simple to understand and guarantees landlords in Cardiff and across South Wales piece of mind that they will receive a guaranteed rental income each month with no void periods and no hassle.

How Does Rent Guarantee Work

The flow chart on the left explains it best.  For “Rent to Rent” or Rent Guarantee to work three separate parties are needed:

The landlord this is the party who is looking for a guaranteed rental income for their property investment.

 Rooms in Cardiff: We provide The Landlord with a true rental market appraisal of their property investment as well as providing a Rent Guarantee figure we can provide each month of the contract term whether your property is tenanted or not.

 Tenant(s): If The Landlord agrees to Rooms in Cardiff Rent Guarantee figure and enters into a Rent Guarantee agreement then it is Rooms in Cardiff job to proactively search for professional and referenced tenants, set up tenancies and manage the property investment at no expense to The Landlord.

The contract between The Landlord and Rooms in Cardiff is a commercial Agreement or Management Agreement which outlines when the Rent Guarantee Scheme will commence, its duration and the Rent Guarantee figure The Landlord will receive.

Once a professional Tenant or Tenant(s) have been found and they have successfully completed Landlord Referencing, Employment Referencing and Credit profiling Rooms in Cardiff will enter into an Assured Shorthold Teancy (AST) for a 6 month period with the tenant(s) as well as conducting a thorough inventory and lodging tenant deposits with The Deposit protection Service as required by the Housing Act 2004.

If you are looking for a Guaranteed Rental Income Cardiff our no fuss and easy to understand Rent Guarantee Scheme is the perfect solution whether your property investment is an apartment, flat, bungalow, family home or house of multiple occupancy (HMO).

For a no obligation Rent Guarantee appraisal please email info@roomsincardiff.co.uk or call us on 0845 496 0000 to speak with one of our team.