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Property Investing All-In-One For Dummies, UK Edition

Melanie Bien (Edited by), M Bien (Author)

9780470515020, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 23 November 2007

608 pages
0.1 x 0.1 x 3.3 cm, 1.049 kg

Whether you are renting out part of your home, or investing in a property, this guide to the constantly changing market and its laws will prove to be invaluable. Whether you've inherited a home you now need to rent or you're aiming to become a property tycoon, this friendly guide is your road map to success.

Introduction 1

Book I: Housebuying Basics and the Law 7

Chapter 1: Step One: Getting the Most from Viewings 9

Chapter 2: Making an Offer 19

Chapter 3: Going, Going, Gone: Buying Property at Auction 37

Chapter 4: Conveyancing for Buyers and Sellers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland 49

Chapter 5: Buying a House in Scotland 69

Chapter 6: Researching European Markets 81

Book II: Finance, Tax, and How to Organise Them 97

Chapter 1: Getting a Mortgage 99

Chapter 2: Financing with a Buy-to-Let Mortgage 129

Chapter 3: Saving Tax on Your Bricks-and-Mortar 139

Chapter 4: Using a Company to Hold Your Property 151

Chapter 5: Recordkeeping and Financial Management 157

Chapter 6: Financing Abroad 165

Book III: Renovating a Property 175

Chapter 1: Renovating Wrecks: Property In Need of Work 177

Chapter 2: Dealing with Damp 189

Chapter 3: Installing Kitchen Cabinets 195

Chapter 4: Installing Worktops and Sinks 209

Chapter 5: Out on the Tiles: Tiling in Kitchens and Bathrooms 231

Chapter 6: Heating, Ventilating, and Insulating Your Property 237

Chapter 7: Flooring: Keeping a Leg Up on Foot Traffic 245

Chapter 8: Painting and Finishing 269

Book IV: Becoming a Buy-to-Let Landlord 287

Chapter 1: Decision Time: Managing Yourself or Hiring an Agent? 289

Chapter 2: Preparing a Property for Tenants 301

Chapter 3: The Big Three: Rent, Deposits, and Tenancy Agreements 315

Chapter 4: Advertising and Showing Your Property 333

Chapter 5: Safety, Security, and Insurance 369

Book V: Managing a Tenancy 387

Chapter 1: Selecting and Screening Your Tenants 389

Chapter 2: Moving in Your Tenant 415

Chapter 3: Collecting and Increasing Rent 441

Chapter 4: Sweet and Sour: Keeping Good Tenants and Dealing with Problem Ones 453

Chapter 5: Moving Out Tenants 467

Book VI: Selling Up at a Profit 483

Chapter 1: Selling with a Pro: Getting the Most from Estate Agents 485

Chapter 2: Going It Alone: Selling Your Property Privately 495

Chapter 3: Creating the Right Impression 515

Chapter 4: Negotiating a Successful Sale 523

Chapter 5: Selling in Scotland 535

Index 545

Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]

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