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Informationen zum Autor Melanie Bien is an Associate Director at Savills Private Finance, and formerly the Personal Finance Editor for The Independent on Sunday . Melanie is a regular commentator on rental property for national newspapers and magazines. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
