Honest Property Investment with Natasha Collins

On this week’s podcast I have an amazing chat with Alan Milstein of Sky Line surveyors about new legislation changes that are about to drop for landlords and a solution on how you can make sure you are compliant in wake of the change. 

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Here’s the show notes from Alan:

The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) represents specialist residential surveyors throughout England and Wales. It is a not-for-profit organisation that mentors, supports and promotes the interests of its members at local, national and Government level. 

Working closely with partners at software designers Skyline Surveyors Ltd, the RPSA creates survey products that are more useful, practical and readable than has, sadly all too often, been the case in the past.

The new Mi Buy To Let Survey is a unique report format that delivers an assessment, not only of the condition of the property, but also of the health and safety issues that can cause discomfort for tenants and risk substantial penalties for landlords.

It helps protect the landlords investment and provides reassurance that it delivers a decent and safe home for the occupants.

The Mi Buy To Let Survey can be ordered through the RPSA panel of surveyors anywhere in the country. It's so new that, until our website designers haven't yet caught up with the automated booking process, but quotations and bookings can be made via [email protected]

My name is Alan Milstein and I am Chairman of the RPSA. It really matters to me that our members deliver premium products at competitive prices, and with a great service. www.rpsa.org.uk

 

First Time Buyers this is for you!

This week I'm joined by my sister Amy to discuss how she brought her first property at 22, the sacrifices she made to save her initial deposit and how within 4 years she then upsized to create her ideal family home.

This one is not to be missed if you want tips and tricks on how to buy your first property. 

NOTE: Amy and I have very different ways of working, so this is a great look into how you can make your savings work for you!

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On the 1stOctober 2018 mandatory HMO licensing comes into force in England for every HMO. This requires Landlords to apply to their local authority for a license which could cost between £500 to over £1,000 per property. As well as adhere to minimum room sizes of 6.51sq m for an adult’s room and 4.64sq m for a child’s room.

It’s estimated that an additional 77,000 Landlords will now need to pay for a license.

 If you do not apply by the 1stOctober 2018, there are a number of consequences:

• £30,000 fine from the Local Authority
• If no action is taken by the council tenants could apply for a rent repayment order and claim up to 12 months’ rent
• You can’t serve a section 21 notice seeking possession

 In this podcast I discuss why I think this licensing is a good thing, but I don’t think that it’s enough to stamp out rogue Landlords.

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This week I discuss the State of the UK Housing Market and the range of factors that are currently coming together to create chaos within the market. It’s so important at this time that we proceed with caution!

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Property Wire Article: https://www.propertywire.com/news/uk/asking-prices-continue-rise-britain-signs-renewed-activity-london/

This week I talk to Jane Ballantyne about her research into fire safety within high rise buildings and her reaction to the findings of the enquiry into the disaster at Grenfell.

 

We also talk about what you can do as a Landlord / Investor / Surveyor to prevent such atrocities from occurring in your building.

 

This conversation is a necessity. No one should be dying as a result of fires in buildings. It’s time to put this right.

Useful links:

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This is the link to the MHCLG site – Building Safety Programme – which gives good advice for building owners post Grenfell - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/building-safety-programme

UCEM – www.ucem.ac.uk

In this week’s podcast I talk to Bryony Goldsmith about her experience as a surveyor now working in the rail industry. Bryony opens up about Crossrail and why it’s her news story of the week and discusses how the changing ways that we work and live has meant that there needs to be a huge upheaval in the railway networks, how she’s at the forefront of this and why it will positively impact upon your property’s value.

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In this podcast I discuss the rise in Down Valuations and how this could impact your investment plans and how to make sure you don’t get stuck with trying to buy a property that a lender won’t finance.

 I also discuss #VentYourRent and the Housing Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook.

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In this weeks podcast I discuss the most interesting news articles from across the week. Including the retailers of the great British high street, the rising housing market bubble and New Zealand's ban on foreigners buying residential property. I then discuss the top 5 ways to find the right tenant.

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This week Natasha discusses joining assets and finance with your partner and how to have that conversation around ‘what if the worst comes to the worst and we are no longer together’. It’s an important conversation, because you absolutely do not know how you are going to act in the worst case scenario. Natasha also continues her discussion around Shared Ownership, the places everyone is investing this quarter and WeWorks new WeLive plans.

Remember that the NC Real Estate Shop is open this week so go and check it here: www.ncrealestate.co.uk

If you would like to see my YouTube video on Shared Ownership check that out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfM0XjM2TC8

 

In this episode Natasha highlights the biggest news stories of the week, followed by her new and noteworthy. Finally Natasha discusses the Pro's and Con's of Air BnB and how after building resilience in property management over the last 8 years, she finds managing her Air BnB the hardest and how she solves that problem!

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