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10 tips for landlords

Bankers Arbuthnot Latham have shared their top tips for letting property. They are worth reading.Don’t skimp on record-keeping – keeping track of income and outgoings is key and up-to-date records help you stay on top of admin and compliance, as well as providing evi...

Read    26/02/2021

How Planet Rent keeps disputes to a minimum

More tenancies now end in disputes raised by tenants than landlords according to new research from Decorus for Sage spotted in Landlord Today. This is often because there is no clear understanding between the parties to the rental agreement about what is expected of ...

Read    05/02/2021

Pro-pet tenancies get the thumbs up from MPs

Just 7% of private landlords currently advertise pet-friendly properties. This makes it much harder for tenants to find the right home and in some cases has even meant people having to give up their pets in order to put a roof over their head. But this is all about t...

Read    29/01/2021

What is it that London tenants want?

If you’re a landlord looking to attract new tenants, it helps to know what they’re looking for. The findings of a new survey could help.Last month, London property agent Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward polled 2,000 tenants across its 60 London branches. What the Londo...

Read    15/12/2020

Why tenant engagement is key to tackling rent arears

As regular readers of this blog will know, our advice to clients with tenants in arrears is to engage with them as fully as possible, try and put a repayment plan in place and keep the lines of communication open.With seven million people around the country now livin...

Read    28/10/2020

How we've made inventories easy - and why you need one

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) revealed in September that only one in eight of landlords uses an inventory as a tool to help manage their lettings. We think this is a big mistake. Here’s why.Even if you are letting your rental home unfurnished,...

Read    20/10/2020

Rents are going up… but not in London

Landlords who have invested in studio flats in London are finding themselves badly squeezed in the current rental market, according to the latest market analysis from Rightmove. Asking rents hit record highs outside London in September – up to £964 per month - but in...

Read    16/10/2020

Winter maintenance made easy

The UK hasn’t had a really cold winter for a few years now but the temperature is certainly dropping and heavier rainfall is forecast for the months ahead. So for landlords, now is the time to make sure your rental properties will keep your tenants warm and dry this ...

Read    13/10/2020

Why use a letting agent?

Today’s issue of Landlord Today reveals that only a quarter of landlords is using a letting agent to fully manage their rental homes. Another 15% uses an agent on an occasional basis – mainly to help them find a tenant. The Twitter survey was carried out for Landlord...

Read    12/10/2020

How to weed out the cannabis criminals

Despite crime rates having fallen in recent years, the chances are that they will start to go up again as the economy tanks post-pandemic. So landlords should be alert to any signs of illegal activity being carried out in their rented homes.Police in Portsmouth seize...

Read    09/10/2020

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