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It won’t be long before Awaab’s Law officially crosses over into the private rental sector, and with different rules affecting England, Scotland and Wales, now is the ideal moment for a check-in. Awaab’s Law has been active for social housing in England since 2025, but it will eventually affect all private landlords in the UK
You’re not alone if you’re thinking of selling your rental home, but before you rush in and serve notice to your tenant, it’s essential to have a solid landlord exit plan. If your time as a landlord goes back to the early 2000s, you’ll remember instantly high yields, looser legislation, and fewer compliance traps: fond
Buy cheap, buy twice. So goes the saying, and for landlords, the choices you make for your rental home fittings can make all the difference between owning a hassle-free property, or one that’s a headache. Fittings that wear out quickly are not only a time-consuming annoyance for you and your tenant; they’re also a false
Before you hand over the keys to your new tenant, you need to have a series of rental home certificates in place for the tenancy to begin on a legally compliant footing. There are separate deadlines for the different documents, from the day your property hits the market to the day your tenant moves in.
Scuff marks, discoloured walls, tired-looking rooms… When paintwork gets old, it can severely drag down the look, appeal and value of a rental home. Repainting a buy-to-let can help you increase its income potential, but it’s not the same as redecorating at home, and the choices you make should prioritise commercial sense over personal taste.
Being a hands-on landlord has more obligations than ever, and the extra workload can sometimes eclipse the joy of providing high-quality homes and receiving an income from an appreciating asset. When someone contacts us and says they’re tired of being a landlord, it’s not usually because they don’t see it as a path to long-term
Landlord databases are designed to offer greater transparency and assurance to tenants over the way landlords manage their rental homes. Although the systems are different across England, Scotland and Wales, the objective is the same: to ensure that all rental homes are registered, and that they are legally compliant places to live. But how do
While lettings law has shifted towards greater security for tenants, the rights of landlords are far from being completely cancelled, and there are still plenty of possession grounds you can use. Whether it’s a troublesome tenant, moving in, selling up or making major upgrades, there’s a legal path to getting your property back — as
No two managing agents are the same, and their terms of business will be as particular to them as the people who work there. So when you’re choosing between managing agents in Kent, it’s a good idea to have a checklist of what to look out for so you can make the right choice for
Vacant weeks without rent, interim decorating costs, new referencing fees, inventory charges… The unwelcome expenses from a high tenant turnover can really mount up. While tax changes and interest rates get the loudest headlines and groans, the silent killer of a healthy yield is a regular stream of check-ins and check-outs. We’ve met landlords in
