Property Management Walsall

Walsall Homeowners – Are you sabotaging the sale of your home?

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Walsall Homeowners - Are you sabotaging the sale of your Home?
Walsall Homeowners – Are you sabotaging the sale of your Home?

Many of my blog reading friends contact me for various property related advice and as they will testify, I try my best to assist where I can.  As you can imagine I see a lot of property and meet both buyers and sellers alike so I get to see and hear from both sides.  As the market starts to pick up again after the usual winter lull, I have been approached by some sellers struggling to sell their property.  So here’s my tuppence worth…

…you’ve put your home on the market and now you’re eagerly waiting for those viewings to come rolling in.  You may be receiving some viewings but actual offers are lacking. Unbeknownst to you, you are sabotaging your sale.  The good thing is there is time to turn things around.

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My BTL Deal Of The Week, Nottingham New Road, Walsall, WS2 With Yields Of 6.50%.

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A two bedroom semi detached house on the popular Reedswood estate in Walsall, WS2.

This is just a quick one this week following on from my involvment with the letting of a similar property on the same estate this week.

Sadly, there are no other photos on the listing, but suffice to say it has two double bedrooms, a modern kitchen, a family bathroom with shower, a rear garden and off-road parking. It would be better appreciated by a viewing. The location is within easy reach of all the major road networks, services and other amenities lending easy access to Walsall town centre plus Reedswood Retail Park is just around the corner.

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My BTL Deal Of The Week Tamebridge 2 Bed Semi Yields a Minimum 5.78%

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A two bedroom Semi detached house, Woodruff Way, Tamebridge, Walsall, WS5. Ideal for a buy to let (BTL) investment opportunity for the right Walsall landlord. Marketed by Purple Bricks (024 7511 8874) and at the asking price of better than 135k. You can find the full property details here.

Situated in the highly popular Tamebridge estate, which is very conducive for long term letting.

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My Buy To Let Deal Of The Day Is A 3 Bed Semi, Edinburgh Avenue, Walsall, WS2.

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Only recently added to the sales market, this is technically a two bed semi with a loft conversion for the third bedroom, but we will call it a three bed just for the sake of argument. Situated on Edinburgh Avenue, Walsall, WS2. Currently marketed with Purple Bricks 0121 721 9601 for an asking price of £125k and based on a minimum pcm rental of £550.00 will yield 5.28%.

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My BTL Deal Of The Day Yorkshire Grove, Walsall, WS2, Yielding 5.54%.

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Another property on Yorkshire Grove on the Shropshire Close estate is a very nice 2 bed semi.

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The effect of the recent Interest Rate increase on Walsall Property…

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The effect of the recent Interest Rate increase on Walsall Property...
The effect of the recent Interest Rate increase on Walsall Property…

I wrote my thoughts in an article in October 2016 after interest rates were slashed to 0.25%. You can read the full article by clicking here. Then in December 2017 I wrote a further article when it was announced interest rates would be increased to 0.50%. The full article can be found by clicking here. Existing clients and Blog reading friends alike have been asking me for my thoughts on the recently announced increase…the current average value of a property in Walsall currently stands at £181,994 so what will the recent increase in the base rates to 0.75% from 0.50% do to the local property market?

In many of my articles, I talk about what is happening to property values over the short term (i.e. the last 12 months or the last 5 years), but to answer this question we need to go back over 40 years, to 1975.

The average value of a Walsall property in 1975 was £8,285

However, since 1975, we have experienced in the UK, inflation of 807.5%.

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My BTL Deal Of The Day Is A 3 Bed Semi In Shelfield, WS4 Yielding 7.50%.

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This 3 bed semi detached home is situated on Woodbridge Close, Shelfield, Walsall, WS4.  On the market with Bairstow Eves (01922 312791).  Priced at £100k, but asking for offers over that amount. The full details can be found here.

If you would like an instant online appraisal as to the rental value of your property, please click here.

The property looks well maintained and in good decorative order, but without an internal viewing it is difficult to assess what improvements are required, if any.

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GDPR & Walsall Landlords

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GDPR and Walsall Landlords
GDPR and Walsall Landlords

Don’t know about you but I had heard so much about the new GDPR laws which came into force towards the end of May 2018 that I thought many of my Blog reading friends wouldn’t wish to hear another word on the matter!!  On the contrary…I’ve received several requests to clear matters up for you guys especially, around your personal responsibility when it came to staying on the right side of the law.

If you are letting a property in Walsall or indeed the UK for that matter, GDPR for landlords certainly affects you in a few key ways.  Before I address these major changes, let’s take a quick look at how we got to this point.

A brief history of UK data protection

In essence, data protection regulation has been enforced in the UK as a way to ensure that businesses and business owners do not abuse or misuse the data of their customers.  The purpose is to ensure it is not just used correctly but also stored safely.  In the UK, the first Data Protection Act was introduced in 1984.

It has been subsequently revised over the years and in 1993, a famous case was brought forward which saw PC Brown being prosecuted for mishandling data.  Though the ruling was eventually overturned, it was a landmark case and UK businesses seemed to start taking data protection more seriously.

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Do Walsall Landlords need Letting Agents?!

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Do Walsall Landlords need Letting Agents?!
Do Walsall Landlords need Letting Agents?!

So far 2018 has been hectic or what…??!!  Time seems to be running through my hands like water.  As a landlord and a property manager my daily workload is varied and that’s what I like about my life (afterall, as the saying goes – ‘variety is the spice of life’).  The planned stuff mixed in with the unplanned keeps a working day interesting.  However, if you are prone to anxiety attacks and don’t like uncertainty of a day in the life of a property manager, then perhaps you would be best advised to seek out the assistance of an expert…

So, the short answer to the question posed by a friend of mine (who is also a self-managing Walsall landlord) is that landlords don’t need to use the services of a Walsall letting agent.  Many Walsall landlords decide to be hands-on and undertake the whole lettings process themselves.

I started investing in Walsall buy-to-let property nineteen years ago in 1999 and I was keen to learn and control the whole process myself.  I was wary of entrusting others with what was ultimately my financial future and my thoughts were that no agent could possibly care about my Walsall property as much as me.

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Today’s Buy To Let Deal, 3 Bed Semi Detached House, Chestnut Road, Walsall, WS3. With Yields Of 5.03%.

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A very nice 3 bed semi detached house in Harden, Walsall, WS3. Currently marketed by House Network (01245 409116). It has a very nice spec with gas central heating and double glazing.

It is certainly a family home with spacious gardens and being fairly low maintenance. Parking is off-road. The master bedroom has an en-suite shower room and there is a separate dining room.

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