The housing market is all over the place at the moment. With house prices being incredibly high before the recession hit, many people found it hard to buy a home. Now that we are in the recession, house prices have been falling, however, it’s now harder than ever to get a mortgage for the property you could now afford.

This combination has led to many rent property rather than buying their own home. It’s not just home owners looking to rent property. Many property investors are buying property and seeking a buy to let mortgage which are easier to get than a basic mortgage.

There are a number of advantages to renting property over buying new. The main one would be that it’s easier to get a rental property because there are more available in the market. The monthly payments required are less as mortgage tend to charge a larger monthly fee. Tenants also have the advantage of not having to worry about property maintenance. This responsibility normally lies with the landlord.

One problem that often occurs in older property is mold. Even if you don’t have mold if your rental property, if you are part of a block, someoneelse’sproperty could be affecting yours. Because mold can cause many problems to your health, you are entitled to request a mold inspection, even if your home has no visible signs of mold. If steps are not made to remove any mold, you are allowed to withold rental payments until the work has been made.

Of course there are items such as dehumidifiers that would reduce the change of getting mold in your property. A dehumidifier is able to reduce the levels of humidity in your home back to the normal level, around 40%-60%. Having a simple piece of equipment like this is will reduce humidity therefore reduce the chance of mold and mildew growing in your home.

A simple weather station won’t be able to tell you the levels of humidity in your home, you’ll need a special tool called athermohygrometer to accurately measure the levels of humidity in your property.

Tags: dehumidifiers, health, housing, renting

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