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Category: Landlord Advice

Proposed changes to legislation of holiday lets in England

Holiday lets are booming. The number of holiday lets in England alone rose by 40% between 2018 and 2021.  So, if you own a holiday home that you let to visitors or longer-term tenants, it’s clearly important to be up …

How to cut energy bills

The energy regulator Ofgem on the 25th of May 2023 released the good news that energy bills should be coming down this summer. Following recent falls in the overall price of energy, with effect from the 1st of July the …

How to handle noise complaints

Whether they are complaints about rowdiness by your own tenants or objections from the latter about the neighbours, dealing with problems of noise can become a major headache for landlords. All the parties involved, of course, might well be looking …

How to improve your property’s EPC rating

If you are a landlord, you will be aware that recent years have seen successive changes to the energy-efficiency standards the law requires you to maintain for your let property. It might have been something of a challenge to keep …

Property inspection checks: a reminder for landlords

One of your fundamental responsibilities as a private sector landlord is to keep any property you let safe and free of any kind of health hazard. Regular inspections of your property provide a way of ensuring that safety. Regular inspections …

UK property maintenance tips

As the weather begins to warm up, now is the perfect time to take care of any property maintenance tasks that may have been overlooked during the winter months. Here is our list of ideas of what to do inside …

Getting your house in order (financially) for the New Year

One of those all-important New Year resolutions might well have been a determination to protect, maintain, and run your home in the most efficient and effective manner – without paying more than you need to. So, here are four tips …

What changes should landlords expect for the 2023 rental market?

Running a buy to let business these days can be a challenge. Any landlord determined to negotiate the shifting sands of the private rental market will also need to keep a close eye on legislative reforms that are afoot. With …

Getting ready for 2023

A New Year, a fresh start – if only, you are probably saying to yourself! Towards the end of 2022, we started staring inflation in the face. A recent article noted that inflation is already in double figures, and it …

Guide to Condensation

As the seasons change to winter, certain common problems faced by many landlords of buy to let property begin to raise their heads once again. Citizens Advice claims that damp is a common problem. According to the housing charity Shelter …