Episode 177: Avoiding voids and landlords selling up

Simon and Stuart chat about Simon's recent experience (and process) renting a 2-bed house in the South East. Plus, what's the average rental void at the moment and why are so many landlords selling up? Join our email newsletter (http://eepurl.com/icl-1f) for extra, exclusive resources. The property talk this week includes: * Simon bucks the rental void period average by over 150 days! * Simon confesses a planning oversight. * Never before seen demand for a rental property! * The process for the viewings Simon ran. * Stuart is seeing a softening of HMO demand in his area. * Tenant departures due to inappropriate sales. * Surprisingly large number of viewing tenants reporting their landlord is selling. * Simon suggests a, not very practical, property investment strategy. * Looking for tenanted property sales. * Why are so many landlords selling? * Find us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BizOfProperty), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRfrbvIJfodFK8tikisCjVw) or LinkedIn: Stuart (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartlordan/), Simon (https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonpither/). Subscribe to The Business of Property podcast on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/73chI0Nqi9eRFUM7tkHc6r), iTunes (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-business-of-property/id1495635728), and all podcast platforms (https://www.thebusinessofproperty.com/subscribe). Join our email newsletter (http://eepurl.com/icl-1f) for extra, exclusive resources. Please leave us a rating and review if you're enjoying the show. This podcast is produced in association with PaTMa (https://www.patma.co.uk/), the leading application for self managing landlords who want to save time and stay compliant. Easily track properties, tenancies, tenants, repairs, rent, mortgage payments and safety certificates. Get your FREE account today (https://www.patma.co.uk/).