Rent Increase Guide for Landlords and Tenants 2024: Rules for increasing rents in the UK
Reading Time: 6 minutes As the cost of living in the UK continues to rise, everyone is feeling the pinch. Rent increases are becoming increasingly common across the country, with many landlords opting to […]
Should I rent my property furnished or unfurnished? Pros and cons for buy-to-let landlords
Reading Time: 7 minutes Furnished or unfurnished? When advertising your rental property, will you provide furniture or let tenants kit it out themselves? Maybe you’ve made up your mind. Or perhaps you haven’t thought […]
Debt Respite Scheme and Breathing Space May 2021
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Debt Respite Scheme, otherwise known as ‘breathing space’, takes effect on 4 May 2021, with big financial implications for landlords and tenants. Introduced as part of the Chancellor’s Spring […]
Lockdown at LettingaProperty.com: How We Kept Our Rent Claims Below 2%
Reading Time: 4 minutes During lockdown, the rental sector was turned upside down. Lettings and estate agents across the country were hit hard – with some forced to close their doors for good. Landlords […]
Rent Payment Holiday: Download a Rent Payment Plan Agreement Between Landlord and Tenant
Reading Time: 4 minutes According to our rental data, 9% of tenants have experienced financial difficulties during these uncertain times and are looking to their landlords for either a rent payment holiday, a revised […]
“I was faced with an abusive tenant and high rent arrears”
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ruby has been a landlord for over four years. In 2019, she was left feeling panicked and helpless by an abusive tenant who refused to pay and was four months […]
Tenant Not Paying Rent? Tips To Prevent Rent Arrears
Reading Time: 6 minutes In 2019 landlords and letting agents have seen an increase in the number of tenants not paying rent on time. Let’s take a look at the implications of non-payment and […]
Universal Credit & Impact On Rent Arrears
Reading Time: 6 minutes One of the topics causing a great deal of debate at the moment for private sector landlords is universal credit and the predicted impact that it will have on rent […]
Rent Collection Service – Best Way To Collect Rent
Reading Time: 4 minutes When letting a property, one of the most common concerns you’ll have is whether the tenant is going to stop paying rent during the tenancy and in this article, we’ll […]
Guaranteed Rent VS. Rent Guarantee Insurance
Reading Time: 5 minutes Guaranteed Rent, Rent Guarantee Schemes or Rent Guarantee Insurance could have a big impact on the best way to rent out your property. Unfortunately, unless you’ve got a pretty good understanding of […]
Illegal eviction or harassment could lead to Rent Repayment Orders
Reading Time: 5 minutes Following my first article on the new legislation introduced in the Housing and Planning Act 2016 which began on 6th April this is another danger for landlords from tenants going […]
