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Should Landlords Offering Alternative Deposits Get Tax Breaks?

A leading alternative deposit provider is calling on the government to incentivise deposit reforms by offering landlords tax breaks if they move away from traditional upfront deposits.

By 2 min read
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Letting Agent Fees the Ultimate Guide

Depending on your point of view (and personal experiences), letting agents are either an unnecessary expense or a service you can’t live without. If you’re reading this article, we’ll assume you don’t fall into the former camp!

By 7 min read
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10 Easy Ways to Save Time on Property Maintenance

If you are one of the many landlords who dream about getting extra hours in their day, we’ve got a post for you here on how to save time on property maintenance. These simple tips can help save you a whole lot of time managing the maintenance for your property empire.

By 5 min read
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Edinburgh Landlord Fined Over Fake Holiday Let

An Edinburgh landlord has been fined after claiming his flat was a holiday let when it clearly wasn’t. He told the tribunal the property was owned by an overseas relative and he was only the manager rather than the legal owner, and as such he was ignorant of his duties. However, this defence was firmly […]

By 2 min read
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Government Tax Changes Impact Accidental Landlords

Around 7% of landlords in the UK are “accidental”. They are the landlords who never intended to let out properties. Some are forced into the sector when they can’t sell their home but have to move anyway; others inherited a property and are not yet ready to relinquish it.

By 3 min read

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Landlord Tips for Managing White and Brown Goods

Not all landlords supply white and brown goods with a rental property, but it’s common to include a couple of larger appliances.

By 6 min read
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17 Warning Signs That You Are a Terrible Landlord

Rogue landlords are a blight on the private rental sector landscape, yet more often than not they manage to evade prosecution. In a bid to tackle the problem, a database of rogue landlords was put in place in 2018 by the then prime minister, Theresa May. Local authorities can now add rogue landlords to the […]

By 7 min read

Celebrity Ordered to Pay 70k after Trashing Landlord’s Flat

A famous pop singer and former X-Factor judge has been ordered to pay a landlord nearly £70k, which includes interest and costs, after allegedly trashing his rental flat. Tulisa Contostavlos denies damaging the £1 million flat, but the judge still told her to pay up.

By 2 min read
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5 Landlord Vision Features That Make Managing Time Easy

Landlord Vision’s entire aim is to help landlords get organised and save time managing their properties. So, picking just a few time saving features was surprisingly difficult. There’s no doubt that managing property with Landlord Vision reduces admin and saves time, but in this post we wanted to try and introduce you to time saving […]

By 3 min read

Simple Ways to Save Hours of Time Managing Properties

As a landlord you’ll be familiar with the constant hum of questions and to-do’s in your mind. Any new legislation passed relating to renting out properties is likely to send your mind into overdrive. Some days you might just want to ring up one of those ‘we buy any house’ companies and beg them to […]

By 9 min read

How to Buy the Right Buy-to-Let Property

Some landlords enter the sector when they inherit a property or decide to move in with a partner and let their home out to cover the mortgage. They are known in the biz as ‘accidental landlords’ because letting out the property was not their original intention. However, data from the National Landlords Survey 2018 [link […]

By 9 min read

Middle Aged Renters Struggle With Finances and Dodgy Landlords

Generation Rent gets a lot of press. It’s common knowledge that the younger “millennial” generation (25-34) are far less likely to own their own home. They can’t afford to save up for a deposit and high property prices have put homeownership well out of their reach. But what the press rarely remarks upon is the […]

By 2 min read

Fitting a Log Burner in a Rental Property? Landlords Beware!

Log burners and multi fuel stoves are becoming increasingly popular. They generate more heat than a traditional open fire and create a sense of ambience in a larger living room. A log burner or multi fuel stove is a nice touch to a rental property, but what many landlords and homeowners don’t realise is that they […]

By 5 min read

Landlord Tips to Tackle Damp and Condensation

This guest post has been provided by Paul Lawless of property preservation specialists Peter Cox. Here Paul is sharing Peter Cox’s top tips on tackling damp and condensation with you…

By 4 min read

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