New Landlord… Need Help?
If you are a new landlord to the flat – houseshare industry there are many services available to you in order to ensure that everything is done correctly, none more so than a chartered surveyor who can take you right through from aiding you in buying the property to renting it out, via advice on renovations.
From the outset, a chartered surveyor is capable of appraising the cost and condition of the house or flat that a new landlord may wish to buy and typically they work within a specific area, so they are up to speed on local issues that may affect the price of the property. A chartered surveyor can also put into action the paperwork required to obtain planning permission and any renovations that the property may require after purchase, such as turning a three bedroomed house into a five bedroomed house in order to maximise profits when renting the rooms out. There are different types of chartered surveyors in Essex for example, but they should all be registered with The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) which is their expert body.
Employing a chartered surveyor can at times be expensive, however this is subset because they are able to provide a qualified judgement on any important issues and in the long run can save a landlord thousands of pounds as well as being able to access products and details which no one else would be able to obtain easily.
As mentioned previously, there are a number of chartered surveyors around and many of them are online. Therefore finding one is as straightforward as searching for Chartered Surveyors Essex or the town or county nearest to the indivial looking for one, alternatively any estate agent should be able to suggest a regional surveyor or the RICS‘ website also offers a lookup function to find qualified surveyors in a specific location.
Once the building is in shape a surveyors work doesn’t neccessarily have to end there. Many of them can also offer legal advice on maximise profits from the property and even advise on tenancy law which can be extremely useful for any new landlord.
Posted by admin on June 30th, 2010 :: Filed under Uncategorized
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