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Successful Student Letting

from "UK Landlord" magazine, September 2007

A Practical Guide to Student Letting
Students are often depicted as the worst tenants. After all, what can be expected to go right when a bunch of unsupervised 18 to 22 year olds are left to set up a household? The answer, surprisingly, is quite a lot ...

Preparing your property, the student ... and yourself
It is important you furnish and equip the property appropriately and define the boundaries of your relationship with your tenants ...

Getting Started: how the Universities can help
Once you have decided to rent to students, the first thing to do is contact your local university's accommodation office. As well as being able to answer any specific questions you may have, many accommodation offices provide information packs for private landlords ...

How to avoid your property getting trashed ... and other disasters
The main reason landlords are often reluctant to let to students is due to the perceived extra hassle the job entails. The words 'student tenants' usually bring to mind loud music at all hours, rooms strewn with half-eaten takeaways and empty beer cans, and a pervading stench of unwashed sheets and stale smoke ...

Questions answered: student lets
NLA Advice Line member John Coyne answers some typical questions that are asked in relation to student lets.

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