As the cost of living bites, your tenant could find themselves struggling to make bills and rent, so how can you support them if they’ve missed a payment? As the weather warms up (slowly, but surely), heating your home might not be high on the agenda, but with another energy bill increase expected in October …
Each generation looks for its own version of ‘the good life’. Once it was climbing the corporate ladder, but more and more young people today are rejecting the traditional 9-5 in favour of becoming ‘digital nomads’. This isn’t a pandemic-created phenomenon. Before the pandemic, the rise of the internet created new careers – from social …
When you rent out your property, should you include the bills in the price of the rent or not? Do you include bills in the price of your rent? If not, have you ever considered it? For many landlords, this isn’t something they have considered taking on as it is a lot more work, but …
E.On UK CEO Michael Lewis has described the ongoing energy price rises as ‘unprecedented’, predicting that up to 40% of E.On’s customers will be in fuel poverty by October 2022. Lewis called on the government to help. He called for ‘very substantial’ government intervention to help people with escalating fuel bills, which is one of …
What is ‘stop gap renting’? There are multiple reasons why renting is better than buying, but ‘stop gap renting’ in particular saves buyers from buying the wrong home. An increasing number of people are renting for short periods of time as a ‘stop gap’ for multiple reasons: They have just sold their house and have …
Tenants are returning from outside the capital and it’s pushing London rents up at a record pace. Lettings agency Hamptons is making this suggestion and states that over the last year, rents in London have risen by 12.3 per cent, which is the fastest rate since the firm’s market index began in 2013. Rental growth …
People are at the heart of the rental property industry and maintaining great relationships is the key to success. As a landlord, you probably have a dream tenant. For some it might be students, for others a young professional couple, while another landlord might be looking for a family. But all good tenants have a …
Why is London so popular? If you live in London or if you’re a London landlord, you’ve probably never noticed that it is regularly mentioned in the media. But if there’s an article about the property industry, it’s likely that London is mentioned in some way. While London is the capital of England and a …
Why are more than half of tenants anxious about renting? New research has revealed that one in six tenants feel stressed or anxious because of their living situation. The new research from Admiral Home Insurance also shows that 62% of tenants feel that renting has a negative impact on their mental health. The research highlights …
As a landlord, you’ll meet loads of different people from many different backgrounds and it’s important to know how to work with them. Discrimination is sadly not a thing of the past and as we learn more about different identities, we have to update our language to match. As a landlord, whether you agree with …
