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The Complete Guide to Protecting your Property from Damage to Underground Services
NRLA partners Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance explain everything landlords need to know about protecting their property from damage to underground services - from how to make sure you have comprehensive cover and what's not covered, to preventing damage, what to do if there's a problem and who is responsible for repairs.
Buy to Let Market Update: June 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.
To Guarantor or Not Guarantor: That is the Question
A few regular comments and queries regularly crop up when NRLA partners RentGuarantor.com speak to landlords whose tenants using their rent guarantor service. In this blog post, the team at RentGuarantor.com outline three of their most popular landlord question areas.
What determines fair wear and tear vs tenant damage?
Wear and tear is inevitable in rental properties, so clearly understanding what "fair wear and tear" means is essential for landlords and tenants. But what exactly constitutes "wear and tear" versus "damage caused by tenants?" Here, NRLA partner the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) looks at this common landlord problem.
A Landlord's Guide to Deposits and Tenancy Protection
A tenancy deposit, sometimes called a security deposit, is a landlord's insurance against damage, loss of rent or cleaning bills. Landlords must, by law, place their tenants' deposit in a tenancy deposit protection (TDP) scheme within 30 days of receiving it if the property is rented out on an assured shorthold tenancy. Rentguard tells you everything you need to know about deposits and tenancy protection.
Energy Efficient Homes for Tenants become the Priority as Landlords Fight to Beat Inflation
When landlords consider adding to their portfolios, there are all sorts of different factors which they take into consideration, from the price to the location. One area of growing importance to these decisions, as well as how landlords manage their existing portfolio, looks likely to be energy efficiency. Moubin Faizullah Khan from GetGround tells us why.
14 Tips to Help You Reduce Condensation in your Property
Condensation occurs when warm air collides with cold surfaces, or when there's too much humidity in your home and creates water - water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it. While condensation itself isn't a problem, if it's not treated, it can cause damp patches to form where mould can grow. Envirovent has compiled a list of tips to pass on to your tenants so that they can reduce the amount of condensation forming in their homes.
The Landlord's Essential Guide to Garden Maintenance
With summer just around the corner, tenants will be starting to make more use of any outdoor space, and as plants, lawns and weeds grow more rapidly at this time of year, gardens will be in need of extra maintenance. So NRLA deposit protection provider, mydeposits has put together a timely guide to garden maintenance and how to avoid any end-of-tenancy issues that might arise.
HR Top Tips
NRLA business members have free and instant access to specialist advice to support you with managing your business, from our partner Croner Business Support. Over here, Croner advisors address some of the most common queries they receive via their advice lines.
The Rise of the 'DIY Landlord'
The 'squeeze' on private landlords over recent years has left many wondering if property investment is worth the aggravation. Increased estate agency charges, maintenance costs, electrical safety certificates, energy performance upgrade requirements, and reduced tax relief for landlords, are a few of the costs undermining 'buy to let' as a profitable venture. Edward Gray talks about how landlords are taking things into their own hands.
