Landlord insurance – is it a necessity?
A common question we get from landlords is, do I need landlord insurance? The simple answer is yes! Some landlord insurance is compulsory if you want a buy-to-let mortgage, whereas other options are simply advisable. Unfortunately, there is always the possibility of something going wrong and a landlord being left out of pocket. This includes: […]
Updates to the Right to Rent Checks
As all landlords in England will know, ‘Right to Rent’ checks must be made on a prospective tenant – and any other person occupying the property, e.g. a carer or family member – to ensure they have a legal right to be in the UK. Pre-pandemic, it was mandatory for these checks to be carried […]
How to increase the rent, correctly!
If you haven’t increased your tenant’s rent recently, it might be worth considering. Some landlords choose not to increase their rents for existing tenants, even if they stay for some years. Oddly, this can actually cause problems for both the tenant and the landlord. From a tenant’s perspective, when they do eventually look for a […]
