Landlords’ purse strings have been squeezed by tax and regulatory changes over the last few years and more and more buy-to-let investors are opting to go it alone and manage the letting and management of their property themselves. There are around 170 pieces of legislation that govern the private rental sector and here are the 12 most important...

During these last 20 plus years of running a lettings and property management agency, there’s not much that we haven’t experienced! These 12 top tips are things that every landlord, regardless of the size of their portfolio, needs to know and understand. If the property is managed by an agent, that doesn't mean you don't need to know the rules!

Tenants are extremely important in the future of the UK property market and it is vital that landlords have a reason to invest in property. It is predicted that rented property will account for 40% of the market by 2025, so it makes sense to keep the relationship healthy. Here are 10 top tips to a great landlord tenant relationship..

A landlord, agent or any other third party cannot just enter a tenanted property without warning. Tenants have the right to quiet enjoyment - the right to live peacefully and undisturbed in your home. The right of ‘quiet enjoyment’ is given to any legal occupant, be he the freeholder of the property, or a legal tenant. Read the blog...

What is the future of the Buy-To-Let Market in 2022? What about the new landlord and tenant law changes? In this article, we focus on the Burton-on-Trent property market although the same will apply to other local areas too. What will happen to rents? How will house prices fare? It's all in this article...

Whether you’re renting for the first time, upsizing to a bigger property, downsizing to a smaller property or moving into a new area, renting gives you both flexibility and independence. There is certainly a lot to think about when searching for a new rental home so we’ve discussed some of the important issues here:

Thinking of investing in a buy-to-let property or refreshing your property portfolio? Making the right choice involves more than just spotting a good deal. In this blog, we’ll walk you through six essential stages to help you choose the right property - from setting goals to crunching the numbers - so your investment works for you from day one.

A lot has happened in the private rental sector in the last couple of years so in this blog I take a look at the effect of the pandemic in 2020 through to 2021, a look at where we are now at the end of 2021 and what factors will influence the lettings market in 2022.

Will Derby House Prices fall in 2022... or will they continue to rise? Will we have a repeat of the Credit Crunch property crash of 2008? What will the property market be like in 2022? If you are a Derby homeowner or landlord, then read this article to find out why 2022 will be unlike any other year for the local property market.

Purplebricks could be facing a huge £30m payout after it allegedly failed to properly serve legal documents to tenants regarding the registration of their deposits into a registered protection scheme. This could put thousands of landlords at risk of being fined through not following basic tenancy law.

Should elderly Burton homeowners be forced to sell their large Burton homes to make way for younger families to live in them? That is what the Housing Minster, Chris Pincher, suggested recently. Or do you think that the Government should keep their noses out of how and where people live?

How worried should Derby landlords be about the new proposed rules regarding the EPC rating of their rental properties? All rental properties require an EPC. From April 2020, the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations state that all private rental properties have a minimum EPC rating of ‘E’ or above. The rules could change again...