Blog: Tenants

As The Renters' Rights Bill sets out to reshape the private rental sector, sweeping changes are on the horizon for landlords and tenants. The government is pushing to pass the Bill by summer 2025, so if you’re a current or...

They say teamwork makes the dream work, and being a landlord is no exception. Having great people working for you gives you the most precious commodity of all - time. Time to spend with your family, on personal passions, or...

Today, being a landlord or a managing agent is expected to be a highly professional and conscientious business, with severe consequences for ignoring the rules. Fines for landlords can run into tens of thousands of pounds, but...

If you want your tenant to look after your rental property correctly, it's unfortunately not enough to rely on them knowing every letter of the law around their responsibilities. What some might see as basic housekeeping or even...

When times are good, it’s easy to think tenants will rent anything at any price. But when the market changes and there's more competition from other rental homes, a property can quickly lose its appeal. Outdated homes also mean...

More people than ever are sharing a rental home as rents keep rising and supply continually falls short of demand. Shared homes and HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation) have been highly profitable for landlords, but they also come...

“Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves.” It might be an old saying, but keeping a keen eye on the day-to-day finances of your rental property can pay huge dividends. But we’re not talking about...

Rental yields have risen to their highest level since 2018, with three consecutive quarters of growth taking the UK average to 6.1%, according to a new survey of landlords by Paragon Bank. It’s great to see national data...

Cast your mind back to 2022, and you might remember a loud fanfare over levelling up the UK’s rental homes as part of the Government's target to reach net zero by 2050. Back then, the rhetoric was that all tenancies created from...

Do you feel you've got high-maintenance or needy tenants? Well, you're not alone! We get so many calls from landlords tearing their hair out over constant requests to fix simple maintenance issues that their tenants are...