Private Landlord - Advice on Advertising

kjohnston

I'm a new landlord and looking for advice on the best and cheapest ways to get my property advertised on the internet. I am letting the property myself and already have the tenancy agreement. I just need to know the best way to advertise it.
Thanks in advance

Benji

The best way is not the cheapest.

If you advertise in places like vivastreet or gumtree (ie free) you will get low quality applicants - and possibly live to regret it.

What you need is a decent advert in the local paper, or for the best exposure and biggest choice of tenants, an advert in rightmove. You can't do the latter yourself, but various agencies will post an add on your behalf.

If your property generates £500 a month, that is £6k a year - advertising costs relatively little and it is worth spending something for your own protection.

theartfullodger

UPAD, £99


www.upad.co.uk


- as long as you don't want them to manage it..

Think NLA members get discount..

dimbo61

Easyroommate or spareroom allow you to advertise your property

jungle_jane

theartfullodger wrote: »

UPAD, £99


www.upad.co.uk


- as long as you don't want them to manage it..

Think NLA members get discount..

i used them recently and they were outstanding. I got a 50% discount...you can find the discount code plus a huge review of the different websites here http://www.propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk/blog/online-letting-agents/

That discount code worked for me in Febuary 2012 however I would use them again even if it meant paying full price

mchale

Benji wrote: »

If you advertise in places like vivastreet or gumtree (ie free) you will get low quality applicants - and possibly live to regret it.

Bullsh1t

Op, never had a problem with any tenants i've had off gumtree

sophieschoice

My tenant came via Facebook. An old colleague who wanted a place for her son and saw my ad. Ask your friends to post it on their profile too.

googler

Getting it 'on the internet' is easy.

Getting it in places on the internet where more than your circle of Facebook friends will see it (i.e. where the majority of the general public who are looking for rental property in your area will see it) is more difficult, and usually requires that you be on the busiest rental websites.

Whether this means Rightmove, Globrix, Findaproperty, etc for your area is unclear.

whalster

I am a long standing landlord but have recently joined this site although I have lurked inhere for a good while.
Don't restrict your sds to the internet I am in a position at the moment after not having anything empty for 12 months or more have now 6 empty all at the same time8-( I have put them in the local papers I have used the local estate agent who I havn't used for a year or 2 to do me an advert only on right move and also pictures taken and put in his window, I have done this for 2 in west yorkshire 1 in north yorkshire I have 4 empty in WY and 2 in NY it is £200 for both but I can piggyback the others off of these too I have put 2 on Upad £99 each, once again can do the same and 2 on private landlord directory this is cheap £ 50 for the year unlimited but only goes on this site and zoopla and its partner sites still is worth 50 quid for this alone ,and ran a couple of checks on this site too ,so my advice is spread it all about if its only 1 its hard ,but don't get sucked into letting agent fees , use them as a tenant find maybe but you are doing the right thing by letting yourself
good luck.

tbs624

Have to agree with mchale - Benji's personal opinion on reaching potential Ts via Gumtree is not shared


OP as a newbie LL you may find it helpful to trawl through all the info contained here