Category: Landlord Advice
Squatters and the law
Few things are likely to generate an increase in the blood pressure of many landlords than the subject of squatters. Unfortunately, no brief article of this nature can cover a multitude of different situations that might be defined as squatting …
Legal and compliance aspects of unoccupied property
If you have to leave your home temporarily unoccupied for a month or more, it becomes not only more vulnerable to the risks of loss or damage but might also pose a hazard to neighbours and passersby. These and other …
Home renovations and insurance gaps
The builders are in to carry out some long-awaited renovations to your home. But in all the excitement to get the job finally done, are you at risk of overlooking a potentially critical insurance gap? Any work likely to affect …
Technological solutions for monitoring unoccupied properties
If you own a property that you know will stand vacant and empty for longer than a month or two you might already have heard about the need for unoccupied property insurance. As we’ve explained in our comprehensive guide to …
The accidental landlord
There are things we make a conscious effort to engage in, and then there are others we just seem to fall into doing almost by sheer chance. In the private rented sector of the housing market, it is this difference …
The dreaded Japanese knotweed
Anyone with a garden is almost certain to have heard of the menace of Japanese knotweed. An increasingly large number of unfortunates will have learned all about the problem first hand as the pernicious weed finds its way into their …
Landlords and common compliance mistakes
If you are a landlord, there is a whole host of laws and regulations with which you’ll need to comply – often on pain of financially heavy penalties. So, it pays to keep abreast of those that impact your buy …
Protecting your property in the heat
Homes in Great Britain are designed principally to keep the warmth in when winter’s cold begins to bite. They are not designed as living spaces during very hot weather. If you are the landlord of let property, that home is …
Can solar panels help cut water heating costs?
Many property owners continue to struggle with the rising costs of energy bills. Energy consumption takes many different forms, of course, but a major expense comes from the simple need to heat your water. Can solar panels help to cut …
The Spring Budget 2024 and landlords
Last month’s Spring Budget was billed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer as a “Budget for Long Term Growth”. Only time will tell whether it achieves that aim but, in the meantime, let’s look at just what the budget holds …
