How much rent should I charge? Three ways to decide
How much rent should you charge? Start from comparable rents, check your cost floor and target yield, respect local limits and price to let quickly.
Letting & tenants9 min read
Letting & tenants
Guides for landlords on letting and tenants: managing a rental, screening applicants, raising the rent and index-linked rent increases with examples.
How to manage a rental property: a landlord's guide
Learn how to manage a rental property step by step: tenants, rent, maintenance, money and records, with routines and checklists for small landlords.
Letting & tenants12 min read
How to raise rent: process, timing and tenant letters
How to raise rent fairly and lawfully: check your contract and local rules, set the right amount, time the notice and explain the increase to your tenant.
Letting & tenants9 min read
Index-linked rent increase: formula and examples
How an index-linked rent increase works: the CPI formula, worked examples, caps and floors, thresholds, base-year changes and rounding, step by step.
Letting & tenants10 min read
Tenant screening checklist: how to vet applicants
A practical tenant screening checklist: what to verify, which documents to request, how to score applicants fairly and how to handle their data lawfully.
Letting & tenants9 min read