When you invest in property, buying the right property is only part of the job. Once you have a tenant living in your property, there are potentially dozens of things that need to be dealt with: collecting rent, responding to tenants, arranging repairs, carrying out inspections, dealing with contractors, finding […]
Live-in landlords and people renting spare rooms are being warned that copying a standard tenancy agreement could misstate or obscure the parties’ rights and responsibilities over notice, deposits, access to bedrooms and the process for ending the arrangement. The Renters’ Rights Act introduced wide-ranging protections for assured tenants in England […]
The Pros and Cons of Investing in UK Supported Housing Social Properties with Long-Term Management Contracts Supported housing has become an increasingly interesting part of the UK property investment market. For investors looking for longer-term income and potentially less day-to-day involvement than a conventional buy-to-let, properties leased or managed by […]
Rent challenges: what the first tribunal cases are telling landlords One of the biggest concerns surrounding the Renters’ Rights Act was what would happen when tenants began challenging rent increases. We now have some actual decisions to examine, and they make interesting reading. An analysis by LonRes identified 47 published rent […]
Running a buy-to-let business – whether that’s having just one property or a large portfolio – can be profitable over time. It’s one of the few asset classes that can deliver ongoing income while also growing in capital value, and that’s as true in 2026 as it has always been. […]
Poor property maintenance could wipe £59,000 from the value of the average landlord investment The latest research by property management specialist, Rushbrook, has revealed that landlords who fail to adequately maintain their rental properties could see as much as £30,172 wiped from the value of the average buy-to-let investment across England, […]
EV charging is becoming another upgrade for landlords to assess alongside heating, insulation, broadband and other features that affect how a rental property works for tenants. The decision is not simply whether electric cars are becoming more common. A charger only makes sense when the parking arrangement, electrical setup and […]
Let’s be honest – no landlords signed up to become compliance officers, legal experts, or legislative gurus. They signed up to invest in property. And yet, the weight of the regulatory obligation that’s landed on their shoulders has never been heavier. And that’s even before the Renters’ Rights Act swept […]
If you ask most HMO landlords what keeps them awake at night, they’ll usually mention fire safety, licensing, or anti-social behaviour. Yet when local authority inspectors visit properties today, many enforcement actions are being triggered by issues landlords didn’t realise had become priorities. The compliance landscape continues to evolve. Local […]
Profit margins are shrinking for landlords in smaller towns across England. Mortgage rates up. Maintenance costs up. Energy efficiency requirements tightening. Rental growth in secondary markets has not kept pace with any of it. Cash flow is under pressure for buy-to-let investors who built their models on steadier returns. Portfolio […]
