This article was written by Joanna Dabrowska. Ever since the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent last autumn (27 October 2025),landlords in England have been waiting, perhaps not eagerly, for the next addition to their legalobligations under the new legislation.
By failing to prepare, you’re preparing to fail – Benjamin Franklin The Renters Rights Act may have received Royal Assent in October 2025 but it is the coming year when each item in this Act will actually begin to be enacted and will change the way we let and manage properties in England forever.
Good landlord tenant communication is the foundation of any successful tenancy. When both parties understand each other, rent payments are made on time, repair requests are handled quickly and everyone feels comfortable raising concerns before they snowball.
Property management has changed more in the past decade than it did in the previous fifty years. Where landlords once relied on paper ledgers or creaky spreadsheets, most now manage their rental businesses entirely online. That shift has been powered by cloud-based property management software – tools designed to simplify life for landlords, agents, property […]
Commercial property management isn’t just “residential at scale.” Office blocks, retail parades and industrial parks bring multi-tenant leases, service charges, rent reviews and escalations, plus break clauses that trigger time-sensitive tasks – a lot going on all at once. It’s easy to get a bit lost with it all.
If you’ve ever tried to keep track of tenants, rent payments, and maintenance jobs using spreadsheets, you’ll know it’s only a matter of time before things start slipping through the cracks. Accommodation management comes with hundreds of small moving parts – from compliance checks and rent reminders to simple things like logging repairs.
If you’ve ever tried running social housing from a spreadsheet, you’ll know how quickly things spiral. One late repair, one missing compliance certificate, one resident who can’t get through on the phone – and suddenly you’re firefighting all day.
If you’ve ever spent a Sunday afternoon buried under receipts, rent schedules, and half-finished spreadsheets, you’ll know that managing property finances is rarely straightforward. Even small landlords quickly realise that ordinary accounting tools don’t quite fit the job. Tracking rent payments, recording expenses, filing taxes, and staying compliant with Making Tax Digital all take time […]
Looking for the best housing association management software in the UK? This guide compares four established options, including Landlord Vision, MRI Social Housing, Aareon QL, and Capita One Housing. We focus on the features housing providers rely on most, including rent and arrears tracking, repairs workflows, compliance reminders, tenant communication, and reporting.
Managing student housing isn’t the same as letting out a single buy-to-let. Students tend to move in groups, rents are often split between individuals, and the academic calendar creates a predictable but intense cycle of move-ins and move-outs.
Managing property has never been a simple task. Between rent payments, tenancy agreements, safety certificates, and the endless paper trail that comes with being a landlord, it’s no wonder so many of us turn to software to lighten the load.
Arthur Online has become one of the better-known names in the UK’s property management software market. Its appeal lies in flexibility: landlords and agents can create custom workflows, automate tasks, and give access to different stakeholders via dedicated portals. For larger agencies or landlords with complex property portfolios, those tools can be a big advantage.
Rentila has become a familiar name among UK landlords, especially for those who want an affordable way to manage their rental properties. With features like digital rent receipts, expense tracking, and basic communication tools, it ticks plenty of boxes for landlords who just want a simple platform to get organised.
For most UK landlords, when they first go in search of property management software, they often come across Property Hawk. It has become a go-to tool for landlords starting out for one critical reason – it is one of the few genuinely free pieces of property management software on the market.
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