Blog: Landlord

Following up on last week's update, we wanted to provide further information on what is about to happen and some things to be aware of. Tenant Notice Periods From 1st May, tenants will be able to give two months’ notice at any...

It is just over six weeks to go until the second phase of the Renters Rights Act comes in on 1st May. For many these are the most significant changes of Act, as the day to day business of the Private Rented Sector will look very...

Since Q3 in 2025, we have seen a decline in the number of lettings applicants and stock. Based on year on year data from Rightmove we have seen the local market stock levels decrease by around 30%, and more worryingly around 60%...

The private rented sector is undergoing its biggest shake-up in decades. Under the new Renters’ Rights Act, the Government is introducing the Private Rented Sector (PRS) Database. For landlords, this is not just an...

We are asked about landlord insurance all the time - it is huge area with lots of different types of cover available. This makes it hard for us to be able to tell you exactly what type you will need as it will depend entirely on...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 came into force on 1 June 2020. The new regulations will apply to new tenancies from 1 July 2020 and to existing tenancies from 1 April 2021....

When letting your property, you naturally want your property to look its best, but how far should you go in terms of presentation? Firstly, aim to understand how your property “sits” within the market. Not all tenants have the...

The housing market has been an obvious casualty of the Coronavirus lockdown. Yet the desire to move is strong, once the decision has been made. Indeed, as soon as the government announced that people could once again move house,...

There have been lots of changes to landlord tax over the last few years, some of which have been phased in and some have been more recent. It’s a subject we are asked about frequently, but an area we aren’t qualified to give...

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...