Blog: Landlords

You’re not alone if you’re thinking of selling your rental home, but before you rush in and serve notice to your tenant, it’s essential to have a solid landlord exit plan. If your time as a landlord goes back to the early...

Buy cheap, buy twice. So goes the saying, and for landlords, the choices you make for your rental home fittings can make all the difference between owning a hassle-free property and one that’s a headache. Fittings that wear out...

Before you hand over the keys to your new tenant, you need to have a series of rental home certificates in place for the tenancy to begin on a legally compliant footing. There are separate deadlines for the different documents,...

Scuff marks, discoloured walls, tired-looking rooms… When paintwork gets old, it can severely drag down the look, appeal and value of a rental home. Repainting a buy-to-let can help you increase its income potential, but it's...

Being a hands-on landlord has more obligations than ever, and the extra workload can sometimes eclipse the joy of providing high-quality homes and receiving an income from an appreciating asset. When someone contacts us and says...

Landlord databases are designed to offer greater transparency and assurance to tenants over the way landlords manage their rental homes. Although the systems are different across England, Scotland and Wales, the objective is the...

Houses in Multiple Occupation now make up around 10% of the private rental sector in the UK, and with the higher yields available, you might be thinking of buying an HMO. Recent data from Landlord Today shows a 40% surge in HMO...

No two managing agents are the same, and their terms of business will be as particular to them as the people who work there. So when you're choosing between managing agents in the Wilton and Salisbury area, it's a good idea to...

Vacant weeks without rent, interim decorating costs, new referencing fees, inventory charges… The unwelcome expenses from a high tenant turnover can really mount up. While tax changes and interest rates get the loudest headlines...

With the Renters’ Rights Act in England and the Housing Act in Scotland now firmly in play, the idea of a "Decent Home" is moving from a nice concept to strict rules affecting every private landlord. While these laws aren’t...