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Guaranteed Rent for Landlords: Understanding Your Options
/ | Leave a CommentReading Time: 4 minutes Being a landlord in the UK can be rewarding yet challenging. Ensuring consistent rental income is crucial, and schemes that include Guaranteed Rent for landlords offer a solution. Here, we […]
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Deposit Protection Schemes – What Landlords and Tenants Should Know About Tenancy Deposits in 2023
/ | 16 Comments on Deposit Protection Schemes – What Landlords and Tenants Should Know About Tenancy Deposits in 2023Reading Time: 9 minutes Deposit protection schemes are a tricky topic for landlords and tenants. Since the Tenant Fee Ban, the legalities of tenancy deposits have caused confusion. Where should they be kept? How […]
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Debt Respite Scheme and Breathing Space May 2021
/ | 3 Comments on Debt Respite Scheme and Breathing Space May 2021Reading Time: 4 minutes The Debt Respite Scheme, otherwise known as ‘breathing space’, takes effect on 4 May 2021, with big financial implications for landlords and tenants. Introduced as part of the Chancellor’s Spring […]
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5 Landlord Updates to Expect in Spring 2021: Buy to Let News, Eviction Ban and More
| 1 Comment on 5 Landlord Updates to Expect in Spring 2021: Buy to Let News, Eviction Ban and MoreReading Time: 4 minutes The past month has been a busy one for buy-to-let news. Stamp Duty extensions were announced in the Budget and the end of the eviction ban has been delayed yet […]
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11 Changes Landlords Can Expect from 2021
| 1 Comment on 11 Changes Landlords Can Expect from 2021Reading Time: 5 minutes We’re a month into 2021 and it’s already looking to be a jam-packed year for landlords and letting agents. As we all know by now, the lettings industry can be […]
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Fire Door Safety in Rental Properties
| 2 Comments on Fire Door Safety in Rental PropertiesReading Time: 4 minutes Fire safety is essential in every rental property – but what are the rules surrounding fire doors? Understanding the regulations will help you to ensure that you are operating within […]
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Lockdown at LettingaProperty.com: How We Kept Our Rent Claims Below 2%
| Leave a CommentReading Time: 4 minutes During lockdown, the rental sector was turned upside down. Lettings and estate agents across the country were hit hard – with some forced to close their doors for good. Landlords […]
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5 Changes Landlords Will Expect in Spring 2020
| Leave a CommentReading Time: 4 minutes There are a few things that are changing in the private rental sector over the coming months. To make things easier for you, we’ve put together a list of what’s […]
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How Does the Fifth Money Laundering Directive Impact Landlords, Tenants and Agents?
/ | Leave a CommentReading Time: 5 minutes If you keep up to date with the latest goings-on of the private rental sector, you’ve probably came across the Fifth Money Laundering Directive several times over the last couple […]
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Why You Need A Holding Deposit: Landlord and Tenant Questions Answered
/ | 101 Comments on Why You Need A Holding Deposit: Landlord and Tenant Questions AnsweredReading Time: 5 minutes For first-time landlords and tenants, the holding deposit process can often raise a few questions. When is the deposit returned? Why isn’t it classed as a tenant fee? Why do […]
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Energy Performance Certificates: Landlords, are you following the correct EPC certificate requirements?
/ | 57 Comments on Energy Performance Certificates: Landlords, are you following the correct EPC certificate requirements?Reading Time: 5 minutes In 2018, EPC requirements changed for landlords through the introduction of a minimum energy rating of ‘E’ or above for new tenancies. This rule now applies to all tenancies, not […]
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Mandatory Electrical Safety Inspections (EICRs) for Rental Property 2024
/ | 217 Comments on Mandatory Electrical Safety Inspections (EICRs) for Rental Property 2024Reading Time: 8 minutes In January 2020, the government announced the much-anticipated introduction of mandatory electrical safety inspections for private landlords. The new regulations, titled The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector […]
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Before signing a tenancy, learn the facts about ‘Permitted Occupiers’
/ | 35 Comments on Before signing a tenancy, learn the facts about ‘Permitted Occupiers’Reading Time: 5 minutes A permitted occupier is generally referred to as ‘a person that is not a tenant but has permission to stay in a rented property’. They have no legal rights to […]
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“I was faced with an abusive tenant and high rent arrears”
| Leave a CommentReading Time: 2 minutes Ruby has been a landlord for over four years. In 2019, she was left feeling panicked and helpless by an abusive tenant who refused to pay and was four months […]
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What happens after I’ve found my tenant?
| Leave a CommentReading Time: 4 minutes When helping landlords with their rental properties, a question that we always get asked is “What happens after I’ve found my tenant?” Most landlords have a broad understanding of the […]
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Legal landlord documents – why you need to get them right
/ | 3 Comments on Legal landlord documents – why you need to get them rightReading Time: 4 minutes Being a landlord comes with a lot of legal responsibilities – which, unfortunately, also means a lot of paperwork. Fishing out your certificates and putting together your legal landlord documents […]
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Landlord Inventory and Schedule of Condition – A ‘Must-Have’ for Landlords
/ | 1 Comment on Landlord Inventory and Schedule of Condition – A ‘Must-Have’ for LandlordsReading Time: 6 minutes A landlord inventory and schedule of condition report is an absolute essential for every landlord. Without it, you could be putting yourself – and your property – in a vulnerable […]
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