Property investing is full of so much jargon! It can be really hard to find reliable explanations of what it all means, that are accurate legally, but are also written in plain English.
I’ve written this guide to property jargon in one handy place for landlords and other property investors to find out what key terms mean in plain English. Everything from Accidental landlord to Yield, and Article 4 to Section 24.
There’s a lot of really useful information for landlords, and links to continue your research. Bookmark it so you can find it easily again!
Please let me know if you’d like me to add anything, or if you have any other suggestions, by sending me a note using the contact form.
A Guide to Property Jargon for Landlords
- Accidental landlord
- All money out deal
- Allowable expenses
- Arrears
- Article 4
- Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST)
- Below market value
- BRR or Buy, Refurbish, Refinance
- BTL or Buy to Let
- Build to rent
- CGT or Capital Gains Tax
- Capital growth
- Conveyancing
- Decent Homes Standard
- Deposit protection scheme
- DTV or Direct to Vendor
- EICR
- English Housing Survey
- English Private Landlord Survey
- EPC
- Equity
- Fire safety rules
- Flipping
- Freehold
- Gas Safety Certificate
- Ground Rent
- HMO
- How to Rent Checklist
- ICO
- Improvements
- Interest cover ratio
- Inventory report
- Landlord Insurance
- Lease
- Leasehold
- Limited company
- Net asset value
- Occupation Contract (Wales)
- Periodic Tenancy
- PRS or Private Rented Sector
- Portfolio landlord
- Private landlord
- Rent arrears
- Rent to Rent
- Renter
- Report on Title
- Right to Rent
- ROI or Return on Investment
- Serviced Accommodation
- SDLT or Stamp Duty
- Section 8 Notice
- Section 13 Notice
- Section 21 Notice
- Section 24
- Service Charge
- Short Term Lets
- Single Let
- Survey
- Social Housing
- Tenant
- Unoccupied Property Insurance
- Yield
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