Helpful tips

Whether you're looking for useful tips to ensure your rental property is safe and secure if your tenants are heading away, or you just want to learn more about what you can do to improve its kerb-appeal, then you're in the right place

TDS poll highlights confusion surrounding responsibilities of garden maintenance within the PRS

Spring has sprung and it's time to turn your attention towards better weather, lighter evenings, and hope for a warmer season. This is the time of year when many landlords start to make their gardens more attractive in order to attract potential tenants, or spruce up the outdoors after the long winter months. Snady Bastin, Head of Adjudication at NRLA partners TDS explains what landlords need to know.

Helpful Tips Sandy Bastin 31/03/2022
TDS poll highlights confusion surrounding responsibilities of garden maintenance within the PRS

The Big Question: Do you carry out viewings at your rental in-person or online?

Do you carry out viewings for your rental property in-person or online? The topic is the latest to come under the microscope in our Big Question feature for NRLA members' magazine, Property.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 25/03/2022
The Big Question: Do you carry out viewings at your rental in-person or online?

Too many cooks -and the need for a voice of reason

Landlords will be well aware that having a guarantor is good practice to safeguard against rent arrears. But when they get involved in arguments about why rent arrears should not be owed, this can leave landlords having to fight their battle on more than one front.

Helpful Tips Mike Morgan 22/03/2022
Too many cooks -and the need for a voice of reason

Q&A: Get to know NRLA Wales' Steve

We are delighted to launch a new blog series where you can get to know our NRLA Wales team a little better. Here, meet Steve Bletsoe, operations manager.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 16/03/2022
Q&A: Get to know NRLA Wales' Steve

The complete guide to accidental damage insurance

NRLA partners Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance explain everything landlords need to know about accidental damage, from who is responsible for repairs, to how to reduce your risks and what you should do if your property is affected by accidental damage.

Helpful Tips Steve Barnes 11/03/2022
The complete guide to accidental damage insurance

Interactive starting a tenancy checklist launches

A new starting a tenancy checklist, aimed at helping landlords keep track of everything they need to do when creating a tenancy, has been launched exclusively for NRLA members.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 10/02/2022
Interactive starting a tenancy checklist launches

Buy to Let Market Update: February 2022

Welcome to 'Buy to Let Market', a column aimed at providing you with recent criteria and product updates within the Buy to Let lending markets written by Doug Hall of NRLA Mortgages.

Helpful Tips Doug Hall 03/02/2022
Buy to Let Market Update: February 2022

The complete guide to landlord liability insurance

Steve Barnes of NRLA partners Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance shares the complete guide to landlord liability insurance.

Helpful Tips Steve Barnes 04/01/2022
The complete guide to landlord liability insurance

How to present your case to an adjudicator: TDS tips should you end up in a deposit dispute

Helpful Tips Sandy Bastin 05/01/2022

How to use the NRLA's Refer a Friend scheme

A useful guide for members on how to use our Refer a Friend scheme.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 14/12/2021
How to use the NRLA's Refer a Friend scheme