
Replacing a sharer: our guide to a swift, smooth and legal switch between tenants
5 minute readHouse shares are a great way of maximising your rental income, and they cover every kind of tenant, from university students to high-earning professionals. Inevitably, a housemate will leave at some point as their life evolves....

Unlocking Early Inheritance: A Guide to Using Equity Release for Your Children's Mortgage as a Homeowner Over-55
5 minute readIn response to the evolving UK property market and with uncertainty in the rental market, some parents are exploring creative options to finance their children’s dreams of homeownership. One such option is to release equity from...

Accepting a guarantor: the essential checks you need to make, and when to say no
5 minute readFor some landlords, the very mention of guarantors can ring alarm bells. But they’re written into more tenancy agreements than you might think, and needing one isn’t necessarily a sign of problems ahead. Even well-paid...

Spread your lets: is it time to diversify your lettings portfolio?
5 minute readAlthough long-term lettings to professional tenants are easily the most hands-off way of being a landlord, they’re not your only option. So having previously covered renting to families, attracting high-income earners, we’re...

Rigorous referencing: the secret sauce for trouble-free tenancies and peace of mind
5 minute readGiving someone the keys to your rental property is a big deal, and you want to be as sure as you can be that whoever you choose turns out to be reliable, trustworthy, and trouble-free. For complete peace of mind, a thorough...

Buy-to-let booster: five ways to raise the return on your rental homes
5 minute readIs your buy-to-let as profitable as it could be? Many aren’t. There’s often more mileage in a rental home than many landlords realise, and some of the checks you can make to determine whether your property is a peak performer...

Too many tenants: how do you pick the best of the best for your rental property?
6 minute readIt sounds like a landlord’s dream come true: a shortage of rental homes, multiple tenants competing for each one, and rents going through the roof. It’s the same story for almost every property to rent in the Wilton &...

Furnished lettings: could you boost the income of your rental property by 21%?
6 minute readTo furnish or not to furnish? That hasn’t been the question for as long as we can remember - it’s been unfurnished all the way. Nonetheless, the subject comes up in conversation every now and then, and a recent Zoopla article...

Millennial landlords: how to help your child build their own buy-to-let business
6 minute readImagine if your child was already financially independent by the age of 25. How proud would that make you feel? With the UK’s massive housing shortage, rents are being pushed higher and higher. This means more private landlords...

Buy-to-let tax update: your no-nonsense guide to the current rates and allowances
5 minute readThere have been lots of changes to the way landlords are taxed over the last few years, creating plenty of confusion and leaving some questioning whether buy-to-let is a worthwhile investment. The answer is very much a personal...