Landlords’ Redecoration Responsibilities: What Are They?
Redecorating your rental helps protect your investment and keeps your tenants on side. Here, we’ll look at how often you should refresh your buy-to-let. The law on rental redecoration There are no specific rules on how often you must redecorate a rental property. The law says that a rental property must be fit to live […]
How to Avoid Garden Disputes at Your Rental
Ensure everything stays rosy with your tenants by following these simple garden maintenance strategies. A garden can be a real drawcard at a rental property, helping to attract and keep good quality tenants. But garden maintenance can be a thorny subject and consistently ranks among the top five causes of end-of-tenancy deposit disputes*. So what […]
BREAKING NEWS: What the Interest Rate Decision Means for Homebuyers and Sellers
The Bank of England has opted to hold its base interest rate at 4.5% in today’s announcement, a move that will influence the property market in our area over the coming months. The base rate has a direct impact on mortgage costs, affecting homebuyers, sellers, and investors alike. While today’s decision to hold rates […]
Rental Fraud Affects 5,000 People in a Year – New Report
New Home Office figures show there were 5,000 reported cases of rental fraud last year, alongside losses of £9 million. Here’s how tenants and landlords can protect themselves. With new figures revealing the scale of rental fraud in the UK, the Home Office has provided an insight into how scammers work and who they target. […]
Good News from the Buy-to-Let Mortgage Market
A rise in the number of landlords taking out buy-to-let mortgages shows that the market fundamentals in the lettings sector remain strong. As Chief Commercial Officer of buy-to-let lender Fleet Mortgages, Steve Cox is a numbers man. And after crunching the data released so far this year, he’s given his verdict on the outlook for […]
Landlord Advice: Why You Should Inspect Your Rental Regularly
Most tenancies run smoothly. But when a tenancy goes wrong, it can go very wrong. Conducting a regular property check is one way to head off problems. Why should you inspect your rental? An inspection of your rental is an opportunity to check its condition. You can see how your tenant is looking after your […]
Why Landlords Can’t Be Complacent with Rules and Regulations
Landlords need to know about an important government rule change that quietly came into force late last year. Landlords have been warned to keep a close eye out for any new regulations introduced by their local council. The advice comes after new rules making it easier for local councils to introduce selective licensing schemes quietly […]
What to consider before raising the rent
Getting the rent right is a must for all landlords. Here we’ll look at how to assess if the time is right to raise the rent on your investment property. We believe all landlords should review the rent they charge every year. And, if appropriate, increase it. But there is a ‘but’ – which you’ll […]
How’s the Property Market Doing So Far in 2025?
Let’s look at what’s happening in the property market as January ends. And ask, is now a good time to buy or sell? In 2024 the property market ended on a positive note. The Bank of England interest rate reductions in August and November helped invigorate the market. Prices held up well. The Halifax HPI […]
Should You Keep or Sell Your Rental in 2025?
The last few years have been challenging for some landlords. In this article we’ll look at the things to consider if you are thinking of selling your buy-to-let in 2025. Reasons to sell your rental property It’s fair to say that developments in recent years have made things more complicated for some landlords. The restriction […]