The rise of the new rental (also known as BTR) is ushering in a whole new lifestyle for young professionals looking for more from their homes. After all, wouldn’t life be great if your new place to rent came with more than just your own four walls? Well, welcome the rise of the ‘new rental’, …
As a landlord, you will want to make sure that your property is in good hands, but you also don’t want to disturb your tenants with too many property inspections. After all, while this is your property, it is your tenants home and they have the right to privacy. But there will be times when …
Void periods are enough to send a shiver down a landlord’s spine. So how can you minimise the risk? A void period is a stretch of time when your property is unoccupied – literally void. There can be a couple of reasons for this: Renovation. You may be doing some work to the property before …
If you are a customer of an energy supplier that has collapsed, you could be at risk of scammers. Scammers are targeting the customers of collapsed energy suppliers, with criminals looking to exploit the ongoing cost-of-living crisis by posing as debt collectors. Former customers of suppliers who have gone bust, including Solarplicity, Future Energy and …
So you’re a landlord… what now?! So, you’ve become an ‘accidental landlord’ and you want to do this properly (not to mention stick to all the rules and regulations) but aren’t quite sure where to start. Let us help you!We’re very helpful like that here at Mashroom. As well as enabling you to list your …
As competition increases, landlords are seeing bidding wars over renting properties. Would-be tenants looking for a property to rent are sending landlords friendly selfies and sob stories about their pets to try and secure a home. Competition over rental properties is sparking ferocious bidding wars as: Rent has increased by up to 14% over the …
So you’ve heard about radon, but what exactly is it? When it comes to dangerous gases, it’s not just carbon monoxide you have to worry about. Radon is a colourless and odourless radioactive gas that is created by the radioactive decay of small amounts of uranium that occur naturally in all rocks and soils. Which …
If you have joint tenants and one wants to leave the property before the tenancy is up, where does this leave you? In 2022, friends, family members and partners regularly rent homes together. While house shares and HMOs are common, if it’s possible to live with people you know and like, many will opt for …
Selling sex is technically legal, but how would you feel about it being sold in your property? In England, Wales and Scotland, selling sex is technically legal, with an estimated 72,800 sex workers in the UK, about 32,000 of which work in London. However, the associated practices are illegal: Soliciting in a public place Kerb …
A shortage of available homes for rent is forcing people hoping to find a property to go to increasing lengths to secure a place to live. The shortage of available homes is pushing up monthly rents, deposits and creating bidding wars among would-be tenants. Some of the lengths tenants are willing to go to include: …
