Do you carry out a check on your new landlord? Odd Question? Read on......
As a prospective tenant you will be vetted and thoroughly checked by a landlord or the agent. This will be carried out before they allow you to move into the property. They will ask you many questions, carry out referencing and...
Fire Doors: Can existing doors be upgraded to fire resistant standard?
An upgrade of existing non-fire doors to FD30 status is sometimes possible through using an intumescent varnish or paint, such as Envirograf, depending on the condition of the existing door. Any unpainted doors can be coated with...
Selling an empty home
Plenty of clients try and sell an empty home due to personal circumstances, a bereavement in the family or because they have had to relocate for work purposes. The majority of these homes stay on the market for some time as empty...
Improving your EPC rating is not about Letting Agents making ‘jobs for the boys’
Yes ‘jobs for the boys’ was a comment directed at me recently when trying to explain to Mr Potential Landlord (new to letting) that I would not be able to market his property without an EPC, moreover if that EPC resulted in a...
Someone Paying To Live in Your Home?
Mrs Letting Agent says to enquiring potential Landlord “before I start, tell me what you know about Letting property?” Mr Potential Landlord replies “well I let someone live in my home and they pay me money for it!” Loved...
Don't get caught out without a proper inventory!
I have been working with a landlord for quite some years, mainly helping him with finding him tenants, he is a landlord who wants to look after the property himself and has felt confident that he can manage the property well. He...
5 Tips to Style Up Your Rented Accommodation
With more and more people obliged to rent long term these days, it should not stop you from making your house your home. While you are a tenant why not make the space your own? Let the property mirror your character by putting...
Lets Talk Electrics!
DO Check that your property is safe for your tenant to move in! As with Gas Safety check a property must have had an Electrical Safety Inspection at the start of the tenancy and be issued with an EICR (Electrical Installation...