{"id":5867,"date":"2021-07-28T08:22:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T08:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5867"},"modified":"2021-07-28T08:22:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T08:22:42","slug":"lets-talk-with-colin-pretty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citylets.co.uk\/blog\/lets-talk-with-colin-pretty\/","title":{"rendered":"Lets Talk with Colin Pretty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colin Pretty has been a professional landlord for over 18 years. Episode 38<\/a> of Lets Talk hears him chat about why he chose to specifically invest in property and his successful formula for buying the right property to rent.<\/p>\n

With a wealth of experience, Colin talks about how the pandemic affected his properties and how he managed to prevent void periods even when some tenants were unable to return to their flats after Christmas.<\/p>\n

He also shares his thoughts on government funding to support tenants and landlords alike, as well as the extended ban on evictions.<\/p>\n

Property investment strategy for the future<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Host, Gillian Semmler, asks Colin whether he would recommend investing in buy to let in the near future, given the current climate and whether the pandemic has affected his buy to let strategy.<\/p>\n

A worthwhile listen for any landlord or someone looking to start investing in property.<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t miss out on hearing agents and property professionals chat about topics and issues relevant to you.<\/p>\n

Lets Talk is available on all the usual platforms: Soundcloud<\/a><\/u>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a><\/u>,\u00a0iTunes<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and Citylets website,\u00a0citylets.co.uk\/podcasts<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

Want to get involved?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Just contact us\u00a0letstalk@citylets.co.uk<\/a><\/u>. We look forward to hearing from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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