18th Jan2012
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Landlords if a picture paints a 1000 words, why take rubbish ones?

When were introduced to a new person in our lives, or visit a new client, we all know that first impressions count. When people are looking for a [...]

04th Jan2012
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Property Management is more than money for old rope

In these difficult times for Bristol Estate Agents, many have overnight changed from your local experienced, knowledgeable etc etc estate agent into your local Bristol Letting Agent, [...]

28th Dec2011
Landlords how to capture your tenants interest immediately

Landlords how to capture your tenants interest immediately

When prospective tenants are looking down the ad’s in either the newspaper or as in most cases these days. You have mere seconds to attract their attention. Despite [...]

21st Dec2011
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Why being a landlord is like being a 10k runner

As thousands of runners, in all shapes and sizes, ages and speeds, geared up for the Bristol 10k on Sunday, I got to thinking about how being [...]

14th Dec2011
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Tenant gets bedded by Landlord

Now I know that not everyone is a great fan of IKEA furniture, mostly thinking it is cheap badly made and seldom lasts. Depending on the range and [...]

07th Dec2011
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Winter warnings for tenants

During the cold winter months tenants need to make sure they are aware of the responsibilities. Burst pipes and break ins can often be the Tenants responsiblity. Check [...]

30th Nov2011
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Students… keep the noise down or learn an expensive lesson

In Bristol on July 1, in time-honoured fashion, it’s the great student changeover day. Thousands of students career around the city, changing accommodation. As a Bristol letting [...]

23rd Nov2011
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Tenants don’t let with ease, as they feel the squeeze.

Residential investment landlords may be benefiting from rent rises but many tenants are now beginning to feel the economic squeeze. Rent rises over the last 6-10 have been [...]

16th Nov2011
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Rents may be soaring, but can landlords afford to take the mickey

Over the last few years the UK has seen financial disarray not seen since World War II. It has caused the housing market to grind to a [...]

09th Nov2011
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Rental property management is more than just a lick of paint

Landlords at times shy away from hiring letting agents to manage rental properties, assuming they can look after it themselves and save money. However, despite what some landlords [...]