Category: Landlord Advice
Landlord Checklist
If you’re new to the business of being a landlord – or have simply grown a little rusty – it can be a challenge to remember everything that needs to be done. To help you along the way, therefore, we …
Property fraud – don’t get caught out
It’s sad to know that there’s barely a single aspect of life that criminals won’t try to turn into an opportunity – and property is no exception. In what follows, we’ll examine two of the most common types of fraud …
Protecting your property in the heat
Homes in 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. Those lessons were brought home only too clearly during the heatwave and …
Making your home more appealing to buyers or renters
It’s always reassuring to know that we live in an attractive, appealing, and comfortable home. If we’re a homeowner looking to sell or a landlord looking for prospective tenants, of course, it’s more than just reassuring but also a way …
Tips landlords can give their tenants on preventing household problems
A healthy landlord-tenant relationship is one based on mutual respect and trust. Your tenants expect you to maintain the property, keeping it safe and free from health hazards. You can expect your tenants to treat the place with the care …
Making the most of your finances
A Parliamentary report on the 29th of March 2022 acknowledged that the cost of living in the UK has followed a steep upward curve since the beginning of 2021 and inflation – at 6.2% over the past 12 months – …
Landlords need to be aware of changes to HMO legislation
Are you the landlord of a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)? Essentially, that will be a let property accommodating three or more tenants who comprise more than one separate household and share such basic facilities as a bathroom and toilet …
How to give your let property kerb appeal
Do you remember the first time you saw the buy to let property in which you decided to invest? As you pulled up outside, there was probably something about it that made you think “this is the one”. It’s what …
Landlords and the Levelling Up White Paper
One of the central planks of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s administration has been the promise to “level up” opportunities across a whole spectrum of economic and social spheres – to “transform the UK”. Some long-awaited detail about what this will …
