Of all the paperwork a landlord deals with, the inventory is the one most often rushed, and the one most likely to cost you money if it is. It is also, quietly, your single best protection.
Ask any parent house-hunting locally what matters most, and a good school is almost always near the top of the list. It shapes where they look, what they offer, and how quickly they move.
Letting out a property for the first time can feel like a big step, and it should. You are taking on a home, a tenant, and a set of legal responsibilities that carry real consequences if they are missed.
Held. Again. If you have been quietly waiting for the Bank of England to make your decision for you, that is now another month of apparently nothing happening. Except a hold is not nothing. It just puts the useful information somewhere almost nobody looks.
It's been more than a week since Andy Burnham became Britain's new Prime Minister. The political excitement has begun to settle, the media has moved on to the next story, and many people are now asking a more practical question. Will any of this actually affect the housing market?
It's been more than a week since Andy Burnham became Britain's new Prime Minister and, after the inevitable political excitement, many landlords are beginning to ask a more practical question.