Landlord Advice Category

As it’s January it seems only normal that I talk about New Year’s resolutions… This year, I didn’t make any.

Here we have a guest Post from Leo Clarke on protecting your properties from crime…

Well we’re just a few weeks away from Christmas so it feels like a great time to talk about the unique challenges and opportunities of being a landlord during the festive season.

Being a landlord is stressful. With the self-assessment deadline looming, not to mention all the legislative red tape landlords have to deal with these days, we wouldn’t blame you if you feel like chucking in the towel right now.

But before you start listing your buy to let properties on Zoopla, take some time this Christmas to unwind for a few days. We all need to recharge our batteries every so often, and landlords need some quality time off more than most.

To get you started, we have 27 tips to help you chill out this Christmas.

Property listings are an important part of a DIY landlord’s journey. Without a suitable listing, you are unlikely to find a tenant. Sadly, it’s not often that tenants come along out of the blue and offer to rent your property. In most cases, you’ll need to do a bit of legwork. This usually involves creating a property listing for sites like Zoopla, Rightmove, Rentify, and Airbnb. So far so good, but unless your listing ticks all the right boxes, it may not yield much joy. And as any sensible landlord knows, voids are to be avoided at all costs.