Recent Articles in Tenant and Landlord Property Checklists

Kate’s 5 ‘must read’ property news stories this week
Sep 29, 2014

Each week I look at the hottest stories in the property world. This week we look at stories ranging from the Mansion tax to retirement funds.

Rents vary region to region, we can't just focus on London!
Sep 26, 2014

Rents in Nottingham, Truro and Guernsey are clearly not all going to be subject to the same trends so we need to be aware of regional variations when providing a rental market summary.

What's happening to the rental market this month?
Sep 25, 2014

Every month we do summary of the various rental indices to help you understand what’s really happening to rents across the nation.

Landlords’ and tenants’ must-do electrical safety checks before you rent or let
Sep 25, 2014

It’s an appalling fact that every year sees around 70 people die and a further 350,000 seriously injured because of preventable electrical accidents in UK homes. Almost half of accidental house fires are electrical fires, and nine out of ten of those are caused by ‘blunders’ or misuse of electrical appliances. 

Gas Safety for Tenants and Landlords: Gas Safety Week 2014
Sep 19, 2014

As a landlord you are responsible for making sure your tenants can live safely in your property – and if you don’t the local authorities can clamp down on you. Up until now, they haven’t done much, but millions has been made available by the government to prosecute landlords who don’t comply with the rules and regulations.