About The Book

The New Landlord's Guide to Letting
Moira Stewart

This book provides landlord advice on letting property, buy to let mortgages and the steps to take to become a landlord...

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Book Contents »

 

1. Getting Started

2. Buying to Let

3. Organising the Legalities

4. Using a Letting Agent

5. Preparing a Property

6. Organising Ahead

7. Finding A Tenant

8. Handing Over the Keys

9. Maintaining the Tenancy

10. Ending the Tenancy

11. Dealing with Taxation

12. Glossary

13. Further Reading

14. Useful Addresses

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Useful Addresses

 

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA), ARLA Administration, Maple House, 53-55 Woodside Road, Amersham, Buckinghamshire HP6 6AA. Tel: 0845 3455752.
Web site: www.arla.co.uk


The Council for Registered Gas Installers (CORGI), 1 Elmwood, Chineham Business Park, Crockford Lane, Basingstoke, HantsRG24 6WG. Tel: (0870) 4012200.
Web site: www.corgi-gas-safety.com


Federation of Master Builders, Gordon Fisher House, 14-15 Great James Street, London WC1N 3DP. Tel: (020) 7242 7583.
Web site: www.fmb.org.uk


HMRC Residency, Unit 367, St John’s House, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside L69 9BB. Tel: 0845 070 0040 from UK. Tel: 44 151 210 2222 from outside UK.
Web site: www.hmrc.gov.uk. 


The Stationery Office, St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich NR3 1PD. Tel: (01603) 622211.
Web site: www.tso.co.uk. Supplier of copies of government regulations.


Useful Web Sites
www.arla.co.uk
Well laid out web site of The Association of Residential Letting Agents. Supplies useful information and the opportunity to download free leaflets. Lists registered letting agents in your area.


www.communities.gov.uk
Government web site providing up-to-date statistics on house prices.


www.corgi-gas-safety.com
The web site of the Council for Registered Gas Installers. Lists registered agents within your area.


www.fmb.org.uk
The web site of The Federation of Master Builders. Lists registered builders in your area.


www.howtobooks.co.uk
The web site of How To Books. Lists publications available and offers a discounted on-line ordering service.


www.hmrc.gov.uk
Extensive, well laid out web site of HM Revenue & Customs. Detailed information and leaflets can be accessed and downloaded free of charge.


www. landlords.org. uk
The web site of The National Landlords’ Association which offers a journal, advice line, information sheets and tenancy documentation to its members.


www.rla.org.uk
The web site of The Residential Landlords Association. Offers members a news magazine, training, advice, tenant credit checks, landlord insurance, etc.


www.scotland.gov.uk
The web site of the Scottish Executive. Provides very readable guidelines on a Landlord’s rights and responsibilities under Scottish law.


www.tso.co.uk
Suppliers of a wide range of documentation including government publications.

 www.themovechannel.com
The leading international property website.