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Managing your properties is a huge part of being a landlord. Aside from the governmental red tape, you have tenants to look after, finances to keep on top of, various expiring certificates and insurance to be aware of and more besides. 

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have become vital for promoting and improving energy efficiency within the UK rental market. UK landlords are legally responsible for ensuring that their rental properties have a valid EPC and meet the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.

Rates, rates, and more rates. So much of our daily lives and economic well-being is underpinned by interest rates and their direction of travel. Interest rates directly influence the cost of borrowing, including the cost of mortgages. As interest rates and corresponding mortgage rates have risen over the past 6-12 months many landlords and property […]

Letting out student housing can be more demanding than running a traditional buy-to-let, but it typically offers greater financial rewards. If you’ve been a landlord before, you should know the ropes, but you’ll need to brush up on the additional student landlord regulations and responsibilities before you can begin letting to students.

And some of our worst fears have been realised. Michael Gove, when he announced that the Renters Reform Bill would be published this week said; “We are introducing new legislation and it will change the way in which the relationship between landlords and tenants work, providing tenants with new protection which should ensure that they […]

Managing finances and meeting tax deadlines can be a source of significant stress for landlords. However, Making Tax Digital aims to streamline the process and make it more efficient, offering a potential solution to this long-standing headache for landlords.

There a few things that I have learned recently which I want to share with you. I am sharing with the permission of the people who revealed this information, one of whom I will name and credit and the others prefer that I don’t. The first is for those who own older properties: 

Chrissie has been a landlord for 21 years and uses Landlord Vision to manage her propertyportfolio. We asked Chrissie some questions about how she runs her successful portfolio and why she uses software to mange her properties.

Whether you manage an extensive portfolio of rental properties or let a single room in your home, you are still classified as a landlord.  If you have the extra space, becoming a live-in landlord by letting a room in your home can be a great way to earn some extra income. 

As a landlord, one of your primary goals is to maximise the return on your investment. Traditionally, HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation) and student lets would be the go to option given the higher potential to generate rental income. However, there are also several reasons why many landlords steer clear of HMOs and student lets, […]

April 6, and that can mean only one thing – the start of the new UK tax year. It’s when most changes to UK tax rules come into force, which can be good or bad news for you and your rental income. It can also be the perfect time to make tax less of a […]

As part of the integrated calendar in Landlord Vision, you can add tasks. Tasks allow you to keep on top of things that you need to do, so that you don’t forget to do them.

It wasn’t so long ago that the concept of an AI chatbot sounded like something belonging solely to science fiction. But with the unprecedented rise of ChatGPT, interest in AI chatbots has skyrocketed, and their use has become commonplace across various industries. But perhaps one of the last things that you might imagine would be […]

Void periods are a source of frustration for most landlords. Not only do they mean lost income, but they can also lead to additional costs and hassle when it comes to finding new tenants.