Landlord journal
Guides worth reading.
Straight guidance on the rules that affect your income, written for landlords in Greater Manchester — the Renters’ Rights Act, HMO licensing, Awaab’s Law, void periods and deposit disputes.
Does my property need an HMO licence?
This is the question we are asked more than any other, and the honest answer is that it depends on two separate things: what the national rules say, and what your particular council has decided locally. Landl…
- First, is it an HMO at all?
- Then, does it need a licence?
- What it costs to get wrong
- The conditions that come with the licence
Awaab’s Law, damp and mould
Damp and mould used to be treated as a maintenance annoyance and, too often, blamed on the tenant’s drying habits. That era is over. Social landlords now have legal deadlines for it, private renting is next, and a …
- Where the law came from
- What it means now, and what is coming
- The part landlords underestimate: evidence
- What usually fixes it
What a void month really costs
Landlords tend to price a void as one month’s lost rent. It is reliably more than that, and understanding the true figure changes how you think about asking rent.
- The arithmetic
- Why over-pricing is the most expensive mistake
- Timing matters more than most people think
- Keeping a good tenant is cheaper than finding a new one
Winning a deposit dispute starts on move-in day
Deposit adjudication is decided on evidence, not on who sounds more reasonable. Almost every failed claim we have seen came down to something that was or was not done at the start of the tenancy.
- The rules you have to get right first
- The burden of proof is on you
- What a defensible inventory looks like
- Fair wear and tear, and betterment
The Renters’ Rights Act, in plain English
It is the biggest change to private renting in thirty years, and most of it is already in force. This guide is for landlords who want to know what actually changed, what stayed the same, and what it means for…
- Fixed-term ASTs are gone
- Section 21 is gone too
- The grounds you can still rely on
- Rent rises follow one route
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