On 1st May 2026, the first raft of measures in the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) come into force in England. Here are the key changes to be aware of and steps landlords need to take: Periodic ‘rolling’ tenancies will replace fixed-term tenancies. The common minimum six or 12-month commitments will […]
If you ask most people why renovation projects go wrong financially, they will usually point to the obvious things. The costs overran. The market moved. The builder let them down. And of course those things do happen. Sometimes one of them is the problem. Sometimes two or three of them […]
A few years into my investing career, someone introduced me to what looked like a very exciting opportunity. It was a substantial property. A lot of work was needed. There were quite a few moving parts to it, including structural issues, planning considerations and multiple units. In other words, it […]
A surprising number of renovation mistakes do not happen on site. They happen before a single contractor is booked, before a single quote is requested, and before the keys have even changed hands. They happen at the planning stage, or more accurately, because there has not really been enough planning […]
Here’s an uncomfortable truth about property renovation. Most people who try it don’t make the money they expected. A fair number make very little. Some make nothing at all. And a surprisingly large number actually lose money, not through bad luck, but through mistakes that were avoidable if they had […]
The latest research from LegalforLandlords reveals that a quarter of landlords plan to exit the market as a result of the Renters’ Rights Act, while 60% of those who remain plan to implement much stricter criteria when vetting tenants. In particular, income and affordability checks are set to face greater scrutiny, with […]
