Breaking News ………….. Every month seems to bring yet another attempt by central government or local authorities wanting to introduce more legislation on the lettings industry. As this trend seems set to continue I thought I would attempt to give you the ‘heads-up’
What is a legal tenant eviction? I’m going to start this article by referring to the keyword in the title itself. That is the word “legal”. As a landlord, you have hopefully entered into a legally binding contract with your tenant. That is to say, an agreement that is recognised in law with all that it…
In my humble opinion, it is far more cost-effective to avoid an eviction if you possibly can. Whether you are a self-managing landlord or us an agent it will have cost you money to sign-up that tenant in the first place. What you don’t want to do is go through all that expense and hastle again…
Renting to working tenants or those on benefits? No matter where you are in the United Kingdon (UK) this is a question that will be faced by all private landlords at one time or other. And by benefits, I am specifically referring to the local housing allowance more commonly referred to as housing benefit. In this brief article, I…
Managing your own tenancies The Shift in landlord management trends It goes without saying that landlords are divided into two camps when it comes to tenancy management. Those that manage themselves and those that use a letting agent. But I have recently detected a change in the proportions. If you go back 15 years or…
