Lettings Operations
Finding tenants, tenancy agreements, inspections, maintenance, problem tenants, void periods, and day-to-day management
Finding Good Tenants: Complete Advertising Guide
Free guide to finding tenants. Where to list, writing effective ads, photography, pricing strategy, and handling viewings.
Tenancy Agreements: What Must Be Included
Free guide to tenancy agreements for landlords. AST terms, prescribed clauses, break clauses, pet clauses, and unfair terms under CRA 2015.
Tenant Check-In Process: Inventory and Key Handover
Free guide to tenant check-in. Professional inventory, meter readings, key management, prescribed information timing, and protection at check-out.
Tenant Check-Out Process: Deductions and Disputes
Free guide to tenant check-out. Inventory comparison, fair wear and tear, deposit deductions, ADR process, and common disputes.
Property Inspections: How Often and What to Check
Free guide to property inspections. Quarterly schedule, tenant notification, inspection checklist, photographic evidence, and early warning signs.
Maintenance and Repairs: Landlord Response Guide
Free guide to landlord maintenance. Emergency vs urgent vs routine, response timelines, contractor management, and record keeping.
Dealing with Problem Tenants
Free guide to problem tenants. Communication strategies, mediation, formal warnings, possession proceedings, and harassment law.
Void Periods: Minimising Time Without Tenants
Free guide to reducing void periods. Average void periods, reducing void time, cost calculation, and insurance during voids.
Utility Management for Rental Properties
Free guide to utility management for landlords. Council tax during voids, utility transfers, smart meters, and HMO billing.
Furnished vs Unfurnished: Which to Offer
Free guide to furnished vs unfurnished lettings. Rent premium, insurance implications, depreciation, and target tenant differences.
Pets in Rental Properties: The New Rules
Free guide to pets in rental properties. Renters' Rights Act changes, pet damage insurance, consent obligations, and reasonable refusal grounds.
Guarantor Agreements: When and How to Use Them
Free guide to guarantor agreements. When to require one, what it must cover, liability limits, enforceability, and student lets.
Student Lettings: Complete Landlord Guide
Free guide to student lettings. Academic year tenancies, summer void strategies, guarantors, HMO licensing, and university nomination.
Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Tenants
Free guide to housing benefit and Universal Credit tenants. Landlord rights, direct payment requests, LHA rates, and arrears management.
Section 21 Notice: Valid Until 1 May 2026
Free guide to Section 21 notices. Final valid Form 6A with usage deadline, transitional provisions, and what replaces Section 21.
Landlord and Tenant Act 1985: Key Obligations
Free guide to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. Sections 11-16 repair obligations, implied terms, tenant rights, and landlord access.
Rent-to-Rent: A Landlord's Guide to Being the Freeholder
Free guide to rent-to-rent from the freeholder's perspective. Covers deal structures, insurance, HMO licensing, mortgage consent, contracts and red flags.
Council Tax for Landlords: Who Pays When
Free guide to council tax rules for UK landlords. Covers voids, HMO liability, student exemptions, second home premiums, empty property surcharges and holiday lets.
Landlord Mental Health and Burnout
Free guide to managing stress, burnout and mental health as a UK landlord. Practical coping strategies, when to prune or exit, and where to get real support.
Self-Manage vs Letting Agent: Which Pays Off?
Free comparison for UK landlords weighing self-management against a letting agent. Cost, time, compliance risk and which portfolio sizes favour each option.
Best Tenant Referencing Services
Free review of tenant referencing services for UK landlords. OpenRent, HomeLet, Canopy, Vouch compared for price, speed and rent-guarantee compatibility.
Best Property Management Software for Self-Managing Landlords
Free review of property management software for self-managing UK landlords. Landlord Studio, Hammock, Landlord Vision, Arthur Online compared.
Best Rent Collection Platforms
Free review of rent collection options for UK landlords. Standing orders, GoCardless, OpenRent Rent Now, Hammock and platform fees compared for landlords.