Good & Bad Landlord Practices
Being a “good” landlord isn’t easy. In fact, from my experience, very few landlords are actually good at their role.
Here’s a selection of articles that cover good practices for landlords. On the flipside, I’ve also included articles that represent bad landlord practice, which in hand will help on being a better Landlord.
Landlord Photo Inventory Tips
10 May 2012 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 7 Comments
I’ve already written a few articles that cover the what, when, and how’s of landlord inventories, but today I want to focus on one particular aspect of an inventory, and [...]
Landlord Tips Other Websites Won’t Give You
04 Apr 2012 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 10 Comments
The other day I received a newsletter in my email account from a landlord website which covered a pretty generic list of “Landlord Tips” While the list was quite useful, [...]
How Much Rent Should I Charge?
21 Mar 2012 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 6 Comments
Strange. In the last week I’ve had 3 landlords email me with lengthy descriptions of their properties, followed by the question, “how much rent should I charge?” I guess I [...]
Areas To Check Before Returning Your Tenant’s Deposit
01 Jul 2011 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 26 Comments
*slaps forehead* I made a stupid schoolboy error last week. My carelessness cost me £59 (not a lot, but it was unnecessary), but on the plus side, I now I [...]
Checklist For Landlords Going On Holiday
01 May 2011 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 4 Comments
So, it’s almost that time of the year when I’m going to have to break the mould of my stern facial expression by cracking open a smile, ear-to-ear. I’ll be [...]
5 Free Ways Landlords Can Protect Themselves From Bad Tenants
02 Dec 2010 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 14 Comments
This is going to be quick, short, useful and mind-blowingly amazing, kind of like my sex life, so listen up! I’m still amazed at how many landlords fail to do [...]
Tips On How To Check If Your Tenancy Agreement Is Any Good
28 Oct 2010 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 3 Comments
I’ve always maintained that half the Tenancy Agreements available are a pile of crap, especially the freebies floating around on the web. Believe me, I’ve tried a lot of them. [...]
The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Periodic Tenancies
14 Jun 2010 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 10 Comments
The other day I wrote a blog post about how my selfish tenant has decided to abandon me and my property by unexpectedly giving me notice. That obviously wasn’t the [...]
List Of Tenant Credit Check Services For Landlords
24 Mar 2010 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 3 Comments
Do you bother credit checking prospective tenants? I never used to because I could never be bothered, but as I gained more experience, I realised there are a lot of [...]
I Was Gonna Stop Cannabis Farming For My Landlord… But Then I Got High
22 Feb 2010 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 7 Comments
I’m more frequently reading cases involving entrepreneurial tenants that are renting properties so they can develop their own cannabis farming business in them. The latest case comes with some cool [...]
Shit You shouldn’t Write Or Put In Your Tenant’s Christmas Card
21 Dec 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 6 Comments
In my previous blog post I asked the question, are you going to bother sending your tenant a Christmas card. Continuing on with my run of festive blog posts, I’m [...]
Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement (AST) Tips
23 Nov 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 21 Comments
1] Length of tenancy Don’t give a fixed term longer than 6 months unless you trust your tenants. You can always extend the contract when the fixed term has expired. [...]
My Stupid Landlord-Friend Didn’t Transfer All Utility Bills Over To Her Tenant
02 Nov 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 7 Comments
My Stupid Landlord-Friend Didn’t Transfer All Utility Bills Over To Her Tenant It’s ok, I can safely call her stupid because… a) She ignored my advice (Transfer Utility Services Over [...]
Which Is The Best Landlord Association?
09 Sep 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 10 Comments
I’ve been thinking about joining a Landlords Association for a while, but I’ve never actually gotten around to doing it. But I’m definitely going to join one this week, it’s [...]
A Few Reasons Why Landlords Should Use Twitter
04 Aug 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 7 Comments
Oh damn, I’m about to eat my own dick here. To cut a long and shameless story short, I’m just going to say it…”I’ve started to get Twitter.” A few [...]
The Type Of Landlords That Are Getting Repossessed
28 Jul 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 4 Comments
A lot of Landlords have been repossessed. A lot of landlords are on the verge of getting repossessed. Why is it happening? Interestingly, the other day I was asked how [...]
How To Be A Shit Landlord
15 Jun 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 74 Comments
1. Be a treehugger, don’t use a Tenancy Agreement, or any other paper-consuming document. 2. There’s no room for empathy- you don’t want to hear excuses. You’re running a business, [...]
What’s The Best Way To Collect Rent?
21 May 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 15 Comments
Over the years of being a Landlord I’ve had different tenants pay me rent in various ways. In most cases, the method of payment was based on their personal financial [...]
What Added Services Do You Provide As A Landlord?
08 May 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 7 Comments
Personally, as a Landlord, I don’t believe that tenants are paying just for a roof over their head. I believe they’re also paying for a service from thier Landlord. They’re [...]
Know The Specifics Of Your BTL Property
29 Apr 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 4 Comments
Auuurrghh tandoori chicken shit balls. The other day I shamefully got caught out when my new tenant asked me questions that I didn’t know the answers to! I should have [...]
Which Landlord Software Is The Best?
22 Apr 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 37 Comments
I’ve been looking around for the past few hours at landlord software management systems, to handle small to medium sized property portfolios for private landlords. There are loads out there, [...]
Guide On How To Put A Property Inventory Together
18 Feb 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 4 Comments
A few days ago I wrote an article explaining how and why I thought it’s important to perform a thorough Inventory. This time I’m going to talk in detail about [...]
Tips / Advice For New Landlords
09 Feb 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 6 Comments
I recently got an email from someone asking me what my tips would be for a newly born private Landlord that is in the process of kicking her letting agent [...]
The Importance Of An Inventory
05 Feb 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 4 Comments
It’s been a long, frosty week, and it’s starting to show as I haven’t been this unshaven in a while. I’ve had a tenant move out, I’ve had 5 days [...]
10 Reasons Why I Don’t Use Letting Agents
26 Jan 2009 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 13 Comments
I’ve just had one of my tenants move out after 4 years of tenancy. I’m in the process of finding a replacement, so I thought i’d provide a quick list [...]
I’m Becoming Too Friendly With My Tenants- Good Or Bad Idea?
29 Sep 2008 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 0 Comments
Guilty! Unfortunately, I don’t mean sexually, I mean strictly platonically. Yes, a plain, old, boring platonic relationship with my tenants. Fingers crossed, one day I’ll be telling the tale of [...]
Transferring Utility Services When New Tenants Move In
25 Sep 2008 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 11 Comments
I’m guilty. Guilty of being a tunnel-visioned douche-bag. There have been times in my landlording career that I have managed to neglect my responsibilities because I was so engrossed on [...]
Top Mistakes I’ve Made As A Landlord
09 May 2008 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 6 Comments
They say the best way to progress in life is to learn from your own mistakes. For once, I think “they” might be onto something. During my rather premature property [...]
Landlord Property Inspection
25 Mar 2008 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 0 Comments
Here’s a friendly reminder for all landlord’s to regularly carry out inspections on their properties. Unfortunately, it’s easy to slip into a mindset of a lazy relaxed landlord. A lot [...]
Be An Energy Efficient Landlord
17 Mar 2008 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 4 Comments
Recently there was a discussion in our Property Investment Forum about energy efficient homes. The questions being asked were, how many developers actually consider energy efficiency when renovating, is it [...]
Inform Your Tenant When You’ll Be Out Of Contact
05 Mar 2008 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 1 Comment
To me, this is a no-brainer, but apparently it’s not so obvious to some people. The message is simple- whenever you’re going to be out of contact in any shape [...]
Buy Your Tenant Something Nice This Christmas
20 Dec 2007 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 2 Comments
I’m a firm believer in treating good tenants like they’re good tenants, otherwise what’s the point of them being a good tenant? I’ve spoken about this before; i’ve mentioned how [...]
Landlord Rent Guarantee And Legal Expenses Insurance
21 Sep 2007 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 4 Comments
If you’re a landlord that’s letting complete strangers rent your property, I highly recommend getting rent guarantee and legal expenses insurance. They’re relatively inexpensive, and could potentially save you a [...]
Make Sure Your Tenant Registers With Their Local Authority
18 Sep 2007 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 0 Comments
If your tenant is responsible for paying council tax on your property, it’s important that they register their new residential details with the local authority for taxation purposes. Ultimately, it [...]
Tips On How To Be A Good Landlord To Your Tenant
26 Mar 2007 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 0 Comments
Why is it important to keep a smile on your tenants face? Because replacing tenants’ costs money and it requires that one thing we all hate exerting…energy. Each time a [...]
15 Tips For Landlords
01 Feb 2007 / Good & Bad Landlord Practices / 3 Comments
This is basically a few tips for upcoming and/or new landlords. There is a lot of responsibility that comes with being a Landlord, and also a lot of risks. Please [...]
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