Recent Articles in Tenant and Landlord Property Checklists

Landlord Investment Show November 2014
Nov 12, 2014

With the buy-to-let market rising, exisiting Landlords are increasing their portfolios, while new entrants are coming into the market, especially with good deals available from lenders.

What's happening with national and regional rents? Let's check the data from LSL and Belvoir
Nov 6, 2014

According to both the LSL letting agent indices and Belvoir Rental Index, which both measure existing and new rents, have risen slightly over the last three months. The Homelet index, which is an insurance index, is showing much larger increases from June onwards which are above inflation. This is due to the fact that the index only covers new tenancies and they are seeing a move to higher value rental properties, meaning not ‘all’ rents are rising.

Kate's top 5 property stories
Nov 3, 2014

Each week I provide a breakdown of the key news stories in the property world. This week Boris Johnson and Brits moving abroad are on the agenda.

Review of Inventory Apps
Oct 31, 2014

There are lots of different inventory apps out there – so which should you choose? We talk to Rachel Hudson who carried out extensive research on apps prior to creating her own. The reason Rachel didn’t use other apps was mainly because as a landlord, she didn’t think they worked well enough!

How to organise an inventory
Oct 29, 2014

Thanks to inventory expert Rachel Hudson, here’s some hints and tips on how to organise an inventory yourself. You have various options when carrying out an inventory. You can do it yourself, but as it is the crucial document in any tenant disputes, I don’t recommend it unless you have a real eye for detail.