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RICS Guides

February 10, 2011 | Author

Author Julie Hanson

I was having a look at the RICS website today and I noticed that they have a lot of very useful free guides on their site. I’ve highlighted two below which I think would be useful for property investors.

Letting a Property

This explains the basic legal and practical issues involved in letting a flat or house, giving you a checklist of the process you will go through:

The process
Agreeing the let
Preparing your property to let
Energy Performance Certificate
Choosing a letting agent
Landlord’s checklist
Marketing your property

Click here to download the RICS guide to Letting a Property.

Property Auctions

This guide aims to tell you more about the auction process from both a buyer and seller’s point of view, and what you can expect:

Advantages of buying at auction
Advantages of selling at auction
Buying: Auction day
Selling: Auction day

Property auctions have become increasingly popular with both buyers and sellers – whether they’re owners, occupiers, developers or investors.

Click here to download the RICS guide to Auctions

There are a lot of other guides on there, so it may well be worth your while to go onto their website and have a look around: http://www.rics.org/consumerguides

Let me know if you find these resources useful.