Category: Landlord Advice
Accommodation check-outs – new guidance issued for landlords
Checking out of a rented property can still present problems for those needing to maintain social distancing. The Deposit Protection Service (DPS), therefore, has issued new guidance to landlords and tenants in England and Wales about the final handover. Outlining …
Landlords – coping with the covid-19 emergency
As the country faces the biggest lockdown it has ever experienced, the measures taken against the spread of the coronavirus affect everyone. That extends to the private rented sector, where landlords and tenants are in this together. The shared interests …
Are you a commercial property owner? An important reminder
If you own or are responsible for insuring a commercial property, then, especially in the current circumstances, you must check that your property has the correct insurance. With many businesses temporarily closing – leaving them unoccupied for a period of …
Carbon monoxide – the silent killer
Carbon monoxide (CO) is produced when carbon fuels, including coal, wood, gas and oil do not burn properly – typically because of a lack of air. CO is a highly toxic, odourless and colourless gas, so almost impossible to detect …
Make your property eco-friendly
Below are a number of tips as to how you can help make your property eco-friendlier. They apply to any property, whether it is let, owner-occupied or anything in between. These are very practical minor tips that you can do …
Energy theft, property prices, and a plan for landlords to pay their tenants’ council tax …
Property and all things related to it are rarely out of the news. Here are just a few of the current news stories you may be interested in … Energy theft – pulling the plug According to a report by …
How to attract bees to your garden
Most of us know that these lovely insects are absolutely essential to the maintenance of our environment. Bees are important In fact, some experts estimate that roughly one mouthful in every three consumed by human beings consists of food that …
The tenant fee ban explained
Landlords face yet another increase in their normal operating costs come the 1st of June, when the Tenant Fees Act 2019 comes into force. After that date, it becomes illegal for landlords or their letting agents to charge fees to …
Five-year electrical checks to be compulsory for PRS landlords
The government has recently announced a range of new safety measures that are aimed at increasing the security of tenants in all sectors but notably that of the Private Rented Sector or “PRS”. Background For some years, various professional associations …
The Tenant Fee Bill
Figures are beginning to emerge on the financial cost to landlords and letting agents of the government’s intention to ban letting agents’ fees to tenants (so-called tenant fees), according to a report published by the Residential Landlord’s Association (RLA) on …
