As we begin to emerge from another grimy winter, thoughts turn to spring cleaning. With longer, brighter, warmer days, it is the ideal time to wash away the drabness and freshen everything up. Here’s how to prepare a rental property for spring. These property spring cleaning activities can be performed with an agreement between a sitting tenant and the landlord or letting agent. If the property is currently vacant, this is a great way of bringing it up to its full potential before new prospective tenants begin to take a look around. Appliance Maintenance Winter means a lot more wear and tear for appliances in the home. We wear more clothes when the weather is colder, meaning there is more wa
The Tenant Fees Act comes into force on Saturday 1st June 2019 with the aim of banning many fees paid by private rental tenants and placing a cap on security deposits. But how will the government implement this, what do they think it will achieve and what does it mean for landlords and letting agents? Find out more from Executive Property Management’s guide to the Tenant Fees Act. Tenant Fees Act Background In May 2018, the government introduced the Tenant Fees Bill to Parliament. Officials claimed this would cause a “rebalancing of the relationship between tenants and landlords to deliver a fairer, good quality and more affordable private rented sector”. The idea was that tenants would only
