Blog: Landlords

“The best rental locations in any area depend on the market you're targeting. By knowing what different tenant groups prioritise, you can target the properties that will rent fast, stay occupied for years, and turn the biggest...

Making mistakes is a part of life: many can be laughed off, but others are more serious. And for landlords, there can be legal and financial consequences for getting things wrong. When we’re asked to take over a rental home by...

An empty rental property doesn’t have to be a downer. In fact, having some time between tenancies gives you the chance to optimise your investment’s rental yield, sales value, and future popularity. That said, vacant homes do...

A few years ago, the idea of reversing an HMO and turning it back into a single-let was almost unheard of given the vastly bigger returns of Houses in Multiple Occupation. But today, owning an HMO has become more complicated, with...

Just like that, summer is over. And as the leaves get ready to turn from green to gold, it’s time for some landlord autumn checks to ensure your rental home makes it safely through winter. You don’t need to wait for an...

It won’t be long before Awaab’s Law officially crosses over into the private rental sector, and with different rules affecting England, Scotland and Wales, now is the ideal moment for a check-in. Awaab’s Law has been active...

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...