What Are the Rules for Letting HMO Properties and Do You Need an HMO Licence?
Guildford Borough Council successfully prosecuted a landlord recently for operating a house in multiple occupancy (HMO) without the...
Oct 15, 20204 min read
How to Make Rental Properties More Energy Efficient
With a twin result of helping the environment and saving whoever pays the bills money, it is essential to know how to make rental...
Dec 19, 20194 min read
How to Prepare a Rental Property for Spring
As we begin to emerge from another grimy winter, thoughts turn to spring cleaning. With longer, brighter, warmer days, it is the ideal...
Mar 26, 20193 min read
What Can You do if a Tenant Damages a Landlord's Property?
The majority of tenants take good care of the properties they rent, but occasionally accidents do happen. You have a number of potential...
Jan 2, 20193 min read
A Guide for Lettings Agents on How to Deal with Non-Resident Landlords
As a lettings agent, you know that landlords all have individual requirements that need dealing with in different ways. One type of...
Aug 28, 20183 min read
Five Potential Lettings Issues That First-Time Landlords May Not Have Considered
People become landlords for all sorts of reasons, whether it is their own decision or through necessity. They could have been inspired by...
Jun 25, 20183 min read
How to Build a Strong Relationship Between Lettings Agent and Landlord
There is a need for a good working alliance between tenant and landlord but a strong relationship between lettings agent and landlord is...
Jun 12, 20183 min read
Tactical Change
If you read my blogs on an on-going basis you will know that I have been keeping up with the regulation of property agents and the...
Nov 17, 20172 min read
Councils Versus Rogue Traders
Rogue landlords. You may have read about them and you will often see them on popular daytime TV programmes. The Communities and Local...
Oct 31, 20172 min read
The Debate Goes On And On...
As promised and within keeping, I am writing today about ARLA Propertymark reacting to Westminster Hall debate on proposed fee ban. On...
Sep 15, 20172 min read
