Walsall Letting Agents

Moving House in Walsall During Covid Times

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Moving House in Walsall During Covid Times


The property sector as a whole has been one of the highlights of the COVID-19 story so far.  After a shutdown of the industry in the first lockdown, the Government gave the go ahead for estate agents and lettings agents in Walsall to continue to work, meaning that people could still move.

The slight easing of restrictions coupled with the Stamp Duty Holiday gave our industry – and the economy – a real boost and according to the Office for National Statistics, UK average house prices “increased by 7.6% over the year to November 2020”, the highest growth rate since 2016.

We and other agents across the country have reported increased demand, and a strong appetite from both buyers and sellers to get moving.

And keep moving you can, but there are definite rules to be followed.

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3 reasons to stop being a Walsall Landlord and 6 that will make you want to become one!

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3 reasons to stop being a Walsall Landlord and 6 that will make you want to become one!

The buy-to-let market in Walsall is about to enter a challenging 12 to 24 months. Yet by looking back at the last recession and what is happening now, there are crucial lessons all Walsall landlords can learn to protect themselves, and in fact create opportunities both in the short term and ultimately the longer term. For the purposes of this article, I would like to split these and look at the challenges and then the opportunities.

So, let’s consider the challenges ahead for Walsall landlords …

  1. The impending rise in unemployment stands to hamper tenants’ ability to pay their rent.
  2. The current rents being achieved pushing affordability in some cases out of reach for many tenants.
  3. The possible Capital Gains Tax changes might mean an increase in tax paid by Walsall landlords when they come to sell their Walsall buy-to-let (BTL) properties. 
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Walsall’s ‘Trapped Landlords’

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Walsall’s ‘Trapped Landlord’

Since going into lockdown in March, the Government proclaimed a ban on tenant evictions, pledging that no tenant in a private rented home, who had lost their wages due to Covid-19 would be kicked out of their private rented home until the late summer. Fast forward to August and the press were being briefed as late as Wednesday 19th August that this freeze in evictions in England and Wales would cease on the 23rd August. That was until just after 4pm Friday 21st August when Mr Jenrick, the Housing Minister, announced that the eviction ban would be extended for a further four weeks and buy to let landlords must also now give their tenants six months notice to gain possession.

Cue crocodile tears for all the 4,291 Walsall landlords 

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Covid-19 (Coronavirus): Walsall Landlord & Tenant Information

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Covid-19 Coronavirus – Walsall Landlord and Tenant Information

 

There is no doubt we are living in challenging times.  Until recently I thought, the main talking points this April would be around changes to EPCs and EICRs – but things are a little different now.

Walsall Landlords and tenants have a lot of questions about what all of this means for them and what support will be available during the coronavirus pandemic if they need it.

Over the past couple of weeks information/ announcements have been coming through thick and fast.  To help you as best as possible I’ve put together some of the primary information issued by the government for the private rental sector. We’re all aware that things are changing almost daily, and we’re keeping a close eye on the news as the government continues to issue further guidance and support.  The information I have to date is as of 31/03/2020.

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My BTL Deal of the Week is a 2 Bed Semi Walsall WS2 By Modern Method of Auction Yields 8.25%

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A 2 bed semi detached house on Monmouth Road, Bentley, Walsall, WS5. On the market with Lovett & Co (01543 526007) and priced at £80k Full details can be found here.

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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 BTL Deal of the Week 2 Bed Semi Walsall WS4 With A Minimum Yield of 4.93%.

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More good news for Walsall landlords is this 2 bedroom semi detached house on Station Road, Walsall, WS4 with a sitting tenant. The property is being marketed by Goodchilds (01922 312016). The full property details can be viewed here.

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My BTL Deal of the Week 2 Bed Terraced House Yew Tree Walsall WS5 Yields 7.33%

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A 2 bed terraced house on Birchfield Way, Delamere Drive, Walsall, WS5. On the market with Connells (01922 716026) and priced at £90k Full details can be found here.

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The Best Type of Walsall Property For Buy To Let is…

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The Best Type of Walsall Property For Buy To Let is…
The Best Type of Walsall Property For Buy To Let is…

In today’s Walsall property market, the Walsall homeowners and Walsall landlords I talk to are always asking me which attributes and features are likely to make their property comparatively more attractive and which ones may detract from the price. Over time buyers’ and tenants’ wants and needs have changed.

The conformist way of categorising property in Britain is to look at the number of bedrooms rather than its size in square metres (square feet for those of you over 50!). My intuition tells me that homeowners and tenants are happy to pay for more space. It’s a little obvious, the more bedrooms a house or apartment has, the bigger the property is likely to be. Also, it’s not only the physical additional bedrooms, but those properties with additional bedrooms tend to have larger (and more) reception (living) rooms. However, if you think about it, this isn’t so surprising given that properties with more bedrooms would typically accommodate more people and therefore require larger reception rooms.

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