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5 things that could inflate your rent before you even sign a lease
Anyone who has ever paid rent knows the price can be steep.And there are ways landlords can increase your rent before you even sign the lease."If a landlord finds that a renter might have something...
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The 9 most profitable places to be a landlord in the UK
The nine most profitable areas in the UK to be a landlord have been announced in the Buy To Let Index by online lending and investment platform Lendinvest.Using historical purchase prices from the Land...
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Brexit is making it easier for Britain's biggest landlord to sell his...
Britain's biggest landlord is selling his property portfolio for around £250 million ($331 million) and he says that the Brexit vote is making it easier to offload the homes.Fergus Wilson and his wife...
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Airbnb is extending an olive branch to landlords — but it means you'll make...
Airbnb is teaming up with landlords in an effort to make peace with one of the home-sharing service's biggest critics.Airbnb — which landlords and property managers have long been wary of — has created...
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A London landlord has been fined £150,000 after 18 people were found crammed...
A landlord has been fined more than £150,000 after 18 people were found living in slum-like conditions in a Grade II-listed property in Kensington.The tenants, many of whom were migrants working in...
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There's finally an app that helps tenants deal with terrible landlords
There are rats in the apartment, but no one ever comes to clear them out. The heat is broken, and somehow it never seems to get fixed.Every city dweller has either dealt with a terrible landlord or...
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Britain's biggest buy-to-let landlord has banned 'coloured people' from...
One of the UK's biggest buy-to-let landlords has instructed agents acting on his behalf, not to let his properties to "coloured people", because the smell of curry "sticks to the carpet".Fergus...
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9 Renovations You Can Make Right Under Your Landlord's Nose
Being a renter can make you feel like a renter.After a while, the cheap flooring and outdated kitchen can start to get to you, and you might find yourself wishing you just owned the place so you could...
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Colorado's First Marijuana Club Closes After Only One Day
Colorado's first recreational marijuana club, which is also the first in the country, has closed its doors after only one day of operation because of problems with the landlord.The White Horse Inn in...
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How To Secure A Great Rental If You Have Bad Credit
Credit scores are crucial — especially when it comes to finding a home.In major metropolitan areas like New York City, the strength of your credit can be a major factor in whether a landlord will rent...
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This Letter From A San Francisco Landlord Is A Completely Depressing Glimpse...
Renting an apartment is no easy or cheap task. There are broker fees, security deposits, credit checks, and the list goes on and on. It's enough to make you tired just thinking about it, let alone...
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5 Ways To Negotiate When Your Landlord Raises The Rent
You love your apartment. Your neighbor bakes cookies and brings you the leftovers.There’s room to plant your own garden — and the cat? She’s never been happier.But then one day you get a notice in your...
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Bill de Blasio is offering $1,000 cash to New York City landlords who rent to...
NEW YORK — As New York City landlords sort through dozens of their Craigslist responses this week, they might have gotten a query from an unexpected source: Mayor Bill de Blasio.The mayor, who...
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Being a landlord runs in my family, but I’m convinced it’s not for me
Being a landlord seems to run in my family.My mom has managed several rental properties for my whole life, and her mother did the same thing.My other grandmother, on my father's side, was also a...
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What anyone should know before becoming a landlord
For real estate investors who choose to follow a buy-and-hold strategy, owning a portfolio of rental properties is the ultimate dream.And while collecting monthly cash flow from numerous units may be...
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Ask yourself 6 questions before becoming a landlord
The buzz is building around income property once again, and for good reason: The economy continues to recover, mortgage rates remain low, homes are appreciating and legions of baby boomers are...
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San Francisco landlords don't want to rent to startups
There is a funny dynamic going on in the San Francisco office market. Landlords are thrilled. The strength of the startup economy and the migration of startups from the Peninsula to San Francisco have...
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Here's how much a retired landlord who makes $126,000 a year spends in a week
In the Everyday Dollar Diaries series, I collect personal journals from real people who have tracked their normal spending habits over seven days, and then publish them here anonymously.One of the...
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3 white lies some landlords tell that could cost you money
If you've ever been excited to look at an apartment advertised as "newly renovated" — but when you showed up, discovered the only thing that qualified as a "renovation" was new AC (and a window unit at...
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Everything you need to know about paying your rent with apps
Any smartphone-using renter who's ever dealt with the old-school hassles of bank transfers—or even more quaint, physical paper checks—has probably thought to themselves at some point, "Ugh, can't I...
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