The failure by landlords across the UK to carry out basic pre-tenancy checks is leaving them exposed to having some of the country’s worst tenants occupying their property, according to one firm. In research conducted by insurance firm AXA, they found that nearly two-thirds of tenants admitted to breaking their […]
Accidental Landlords: Running the Risk of Devastating …
As the rental market continues to go from strength-to-strength within the United Kingdom, it’s currently boom time for landlords of all experiences and backgrounds. But while the impressive yields that the sector is currently enjoying are there for all landlords to reap, a haphazard approach to insuring properties is threatening […]
Advice service warns that rent costs are worsening debt problems
The financial service firm Money Advice Trust (MAT) has claimed the UK risks descending into unmanageable amounts of debt because of rising rent costs. According to the organisation, rent prices are causing debt arrears to increase at a faster rate than ever before and more and more tenants are having […]
Total Landlord Insurance launch “12 days of Christmas”
To celebrate the lead up to Christmas, Total Landlord Insurance is launching an exclusive “12 days of Christmas” promotion. Every day for 12 days leading up to Christmas, landlords who register their details via the Total Landlord Insurance website will receive an email containing a festive gift in the form […]
Avoid property damage this winter by checking pipes
Landlords should always make sure their property has the right insurance in place to provide financial protection should the worst happen, although there are certain steps that can be taken to avoid having to make claims this winter. This week we are set to have a drop in temperature that […]
How winter preparations can save landlords from a potential nightmare
Making sure that checks on boilers and heating systems before winter can help save landlords from a potential nightmare. Total Landlord Insurance advises that, although this might be an extra cost in the near-term, it will ensure that expensive repairs are not needed later on. Despite the sometimes high costs […]
Rogue’s gallery of filthy housing – but who’s to blame?
A disgusting gallery of filthy living conditions in private rented homes has been released by Reading Council to support a campaign for additional licensing of shared houses in the town.
Landlord insurance that won’t pay for cannabis farms
Landlords who have their buy to let homes trashed by drugs gangs growing cannabis can lose thousands because their insurers are likely to invoke a little known escape clause in their policies.
New letting agent law won’t protect landlord cash
The new law requiring letting agents to sign up with an ombudsman scheme for handling complaints offers no financial protection for landlords, warns the British Property Federation (BPF).
Landlord jailed after jockeys die in HMO arson attack
Landlord Alan Foster was jailed for a year after a court heard how two teenage jockeys died in an arson attack after a drunken row.
