Blog: Tenants

There’s been a flurry of news and commentary since the Government announced its Renters Reform Bill. Representing the biggest changes to the private rental sector in 30 years, the Bill is set for introduction to Parliament...

We’ve all seen the headlines: inflation at its highest point in almost 30 years; interest rates are rising, and the energy cap has been lifted. Everyone is on tenterhooks to see what it will mean for their bank balance, and of...

We all know someone who never insures anything and never has any problems. But given that £8m is paid out every day in home insurance claims, not everyone has the same luck. Although it isn’t a legal requirement to insure...

To describe this job in a single phrase, it would have to be ‘never a dull moment’. Aside from opening the office, making a coffee and checking new messages, no two days are ever the same. Meeting new people and being out and...

The average age of a first-time buyer has risen to 32, and tenancies are lasting longer than ever. Not all national trends apply to lettings in Wilton & Salisbury area, but this one absolutely does. With renting no longer seen as...

In July last year we were invited to carry out a rental valuation at a period property in Sutton Mandeville, a small village to the west of Wilton near Salisbury. The prospective clients were acting on behalf of their elderly...

There’s a book by Simon Sinek called Find Your Why, and it’s all about identifying your reason for having a business: why do you do what you do? The same question can be applied to your rental property: why would a tenant...

What a time to be a landlord! No sooner are we past the phasing out of mortgage interest relief than the Government announces new areas of expense. The Levelling Up white paper released on February 4th aims to make the Private...

As we approached the beginning of 2021, hopes were high of a return to normal, with Covid and Brexit seemingly in the rear-view mirror. But the year turned out very differently, and both have continued to feature strongly in...

What are your plans for your buy-to-let business next year? Buying your first rental property? Upgrading your portfolio? Or expanding into new parts of the lettings market? Keeping up to date with market trends is the cornerstone...