We have trailed, praised and thrown out many software solutions over the years. We thought it may be useful to provide a summary of some of the software tools that we think will make a significant difference for Landlords.

The constant thing that worries most landlords most is a long and costly void period.  Whilst most landlords acknowledge that voids can occur for a number of reasons, they are always keen to minimise this. 

We discuss some pointers to help reduce void periods.

So you have a multi-let property (HMO), you’re doing viewings but it's no one is snatching it up? This can be puzzling (and frustrating) for many landlords and agents. However, there’s usually a bit of science behind it. Let's take a look at some ideas surrounding this. Please note, these notes are specifically for the professional market.

Watching Nightmare Tenants/Slum landlords this week, the under-riding thread that kept cropping up, was the extensive arrears that tenants had accrued.

It is every landlord’s nightmare to have a tenant who will not or cannot pay their rent. In the hour long episode there were  landlords who were owed in excess of a year’s rental!

There is a store in the UK that everyone loves. A store that has been serving their clients diligently for 150 years. A store that is known for its faithful ethos and its commitment to integrity. Even after all this time in operation, it is hard to find a naysayer, let alone a damaging story on them. 

This is a store you go to if you are shopping on value, not on price. Have you guessed it already?

As of the 1st of June, Landlords and Agents are unable to charge the majority of fees due to the tenant fee ban. Great for tenants but not so for Landlords & Agents

We recently had a tenant who left his set of keys at his workplace and came home to realise he could not gain access. Our office was closed and he gave our out of hours line a call asking to be let in. Most of our properties have key safes (which are amazing leverage by the way) but this property did not unfortunately.

Yes, even we loath (the majority) of estate agents! Now to be clear, we’re putting letting agents and estate agents under the same banner. We all know the image - a slick, cocky, blue-suited, over-smiley and most certainly over-slimy agent who has more excuses than solutions up their sleeves.

Founding twin brothers (The Property Twins UK) have been best friends and business partners since selling sweets to their friends at their primary school playground. The brothers always had a fondness of property. Whether it was from their love of beautiful architecture, to the excitement of witnessing a vibrant development site - they always knew this was an industry they wanted to be a part of.

If you are converting a property to an HMO or perhaps already run an HMO, we have compiled a list of the main safety certificates and documents that you will likely need. 

Landlords deem the tenancy agreement to be the most important document when they are starting a new tenancy. In terms of importance, the property inventory is certainly one of the next most important documents for any landlord.

Without this crucial document being in place, a landlord could experience severe difficulty in confirming the condition that the property given to the tenant and proving any dilapidation incurred during tenancy.

100% of individuals confronted with this question gave a resounding “NO!” unsurprisingly. As they say, Every man’s house is his castle.

However, it can be surprising to experience just how many landlords we meet who have in fact had strangers residing in their properties.

To start things off, a huge hello to our community of property professionals and a sincere thank you to those who we have the pleasure with working with – you’re great, and you know it!

As with any profession, there comes a time when one has seen so many déjà vu scenarios that they can be seen coming a mile away. And similarly, when working in a role for a long period of time, it’s still not uncommon to ….