The ideal buy to let property is not the same as the ideal property to buy as your personal home. Instead, the property should appeal to your potential tenant(s). For example, a student let will have many bedrooms - and ideally bathrooms, too - and will be situated close to a university or college. A high rent flat for young professionals must be decorated to appeal to their tastes (which may not be the same as yours).
In some cases, it can pay to buy a property that has been converted to a buy to let property; in other cases, you may plan to carry out work yourself or employ builders, architects and project managers to do that.Last Updated
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02: Buying the right property
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