Landlord Articles

21/02/2020

Reading a professional magazine, I was struck by a photo of a clear safety concern – a multi-socket stack with many plugs, some with frayed…

17/02/2020

The case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield (B5/2019/0499) was heard in the Court of Appeal in the last week of January 2020. The question…

14/02/2020

On a recent short-break, I was impressed with the hand-over of keys. The owner did not need to be there, as there was a metal…

11/02/2020

Part 2 – Choice of Tenant In my last article in this series avoiding problems when renting property to tenants I took a look at…

07/02/2020

In recent conversation with my brother about investment returns, he revealed that in addition to his long-term investments, he had a sum in an ISA…

31/01/2020

We’ve had a ‘new Government’ for 6 or 7 weeks and not sure what has changed. We officially leave the EU on 31st January, but…

24/01/2020

With the Chinese New Year celebrations due tomorrow, the world will welcome in the Year of the Rat and the first in a fresh cycle…

17/01/2020

I am very aware when I write these little pieces that there can be no generalisation in the average landlord (or landlady). The readers of…

10/01/2020

The new year is here, December has come and gone, but my fingers have remained still on the keyboard. We have had a general election…

07/01/2020

Part 1 – Setting things up right We are at the start of a new decade and many landlords are panicking. New regulations, lots of…