If you want your tenant to look after your rental property correctly, it’s unfortunately not enough to rely on them knowing every letter of the law around their responsibilities. What some might see as basic housekeeping or even common sense, others may not, and without specific wording in the rental contract, the door is open
When times are good, it’s easy to think tenants will rent anything at any price. But when the market changes and there’s more competition from other rental homes, a property can quickly lose its appeal. Outdated homes also mean more calls around making repairs together with more tenant changeovers, all the while falling further behind
Tenants are more at risk from domestic fires than homeowners, mainly because more adults sharing a property means more personal gadgets and heavier use of appliances. Admittedly, fire regulations are a deeply unsexy subject, but they exist to protect your property from devastating damage that could leave your tenants homeless or injured, and you without
More people than ever are sharing a rental home as rents keep rising and supply continually falls short of demand. Shared homes and HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation) have been highly profitable for landlords, but they also come with the inevitable challenges of multiple people living at the same address. Whether you’re already renting to
Rental yields have risen to their highest level since 2018, with three consecutive quarters of growth taking the UK average to 6.1%, according to a new survey of landlords by Paragon Bank. It’s great to see national data reflecting the rental market in Kent, where the massive demand from tenants continually makes buy-to-let a lucrative
