Matt Dilkes

Ahead of Black Friday, later this week there are plenty of good 'tech' deals to be had, but can this help you set your property apart when looking for new tenants? We think it can.... Homeowners are rapidly becoming hooked up to...

There are landlords and there are landlords. Some are what we call “accidental” landlords, who decided to let their property as an alternative to selling. Others are somewhat inadequately regarded as “amateur” landlords,...

Although a good letting agent will of course expect to accompany prospective tenants who want to view your investment, and are trained to maximise the opportunity, there is a lot to be said for you meeting your tenants before they...

Letting agents love the challenge of helping you find your ideal home. Sometimes however, it can be more of a challenge than need be. So if you are looking to rent a property, here are a few guidelines that will really help us to...

The archetypal multi-property “professional” landlord probably only accounts for about half of all landlords. The rest come in all shapes and sizes. Which of the following are you? The Accidental landlord This is a homeowner...

Increasing numbers of people, and not just students and couples, are choosing to share the cost of renting, for good reason – house-sharing lowers your rent per person, increases the number of potential properties available to...

Higher rents and fewer people buying have led to increasing numbers of people, not just students and couples, choosing to share the cost of rental accommodation. From a landlord’s perspective this should be welcomed–two or...

It seems like a lot has happened since the government announced last week that homeowners affected by the coronavirus pandemic would be offered mortgage 'holidays'. It was the first of many measures announced to help people and...

At the start of the lockdown and in the midst of all the talk of 'mortgage holidays' we caught up with Ashley Rich, from St Barts finance to provide initial insight into this area (If you missed it see here - ) We followed up with...

A core part of our business is the management of properties and tenancies, many of those properties may be in blocks of flats, and in turn those blocks are looked after by an external block manager. In these unusual times caused...