Author: TPierides

Toby’s Sunday lot from the Powerleague were in the pub when one of them claimed that all the new rules that have been brought in for landlords are only really a worry for the bad eggs among them. “Who told you that? Never go on hearsay”.  The actual changes being proposed are as follows and […]

Toby was always being told by his friends that you couldn’t go wrong with owning and renting property out. Whether you gambled a bit as a buy to let landlord or were lucky enough to inherit some family units, it must be a recipe for printing money. A particular friend would bang on about that. […]

“Let them have the bare minimum!” “Make them more self-sufficient.” “Are they expecting you to nanny them?” These were the responses amongst Toby’s friends when they were waiting to get on the pitch for 6-side footie one evening and Toby had apologised for being a bit late on account of having to change a broken […]

Toby’s friend had a small flat he wanted to rent out and thought that between an ad on Gumtree and a little card in the newsagent’s window, he should be able to find some tenants and they would be the right sort too! No, no, no! His friend needed disavowing of this delusion. Unless you […]

How often should you carry out an inspection of your property? Toby’s friend felt that it was acceptable to just turn up without warning as often as you like. That’s what he’d been told you should be able to do. Always best to check the legalities though, oh friend!  Inspections are important; don’t get me […]

Where does the responsibility of the tenant end and the landlord begin. Toby’s friend was adamant that the tenant is always right and the landlord should jump to attention and fix a problem immediately. Landlords are ogres and tenants are defenceless little mice.  But is that the case? We’ve all come across a tenancy where […]

“There is always something new to worry about” exclaimed Toby to his sister (also a landlord). After working so hard to keep on top of everything, maintaining his property to a high standard, looking after his tenants and being a good landlord, handling all the admin and tax affairs, just when he thought he could […]

If you live in a large urban area today, you most likely live within or close to a controlled parking zone where you can’t park between certain hours and/or need a permit to be parked there at all. If you are going to be renting in an area and you come across a potential letting […]

Toby could always sniff a sub-letter out. No matter how comprehensive the agent claimed their referencing process was, something was not quite right. Subletting is opportunistic profit taking by chancers on the back of a trusting landlord who ends up bearing all the costs.  The flat ends up having much more spent on wear and tear […]

Toby fancied trying his hand at some property development. Primarily, he was enthralled by the idea of finding a small plot and building a couple of houses on it. But how to go about it? He had carried out developments of sorts in the past in the form of a refurbishment of some buy to […]