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If you’ve been a landlord for a while, chances are you’ve come across difficult tenants in the past. You will no doubt have learnt from your mistakes but there’s no real way of knowing how someone is going to treat your property, or deal with rental payments, until they have actually moved in. A prospective tenant might look great on paper ... Read more >>

Some people completely distance themselves from their rental property. They’re happy to keep the cash rolling in and let the tenants take control. On the other hand, there are landlords who view their rental property as their baby and want to know if the tenants so much as mount a picture on the wall. It can be especially difficult to view your ... Read more >>

We are constantly looking to add reliable businesses to our list of recommended contractors. There are 3 situations in which we recommend contractors to clients:To undertake work flagged up in a survey – we will often find defects while undertaking Homebuyer Reports and Building Surveys. Typical defects would include broken roofing tiles, ... Read more >>

The RICS announced recently that they are to investigate the practice of agents profiting from the sale of Home Information Packs to sellers.The announcement follows evidence uncovered in a Channel 4 news investigation that up to £150 could be added to the price of a pack because of secret payments to estate agents.I was already aware of ... Read more >>