We can do all of the above for you and more for a small percentage of the rent. You will never have to give a thought to the property and can simply just enjoy the monthly rental income.

Make sure you are aware of all of the key dates such as when the tenancy ends, when the Gas Safety Certificate needs to be renewed to give yourself plenty of time to arrange renewals.

The fewer items you provide, the less items you have to maintain/replace when broken. Avoid providing easily broken electrical appliances such as kettles and TVs or “luxury” items such as tumble dryers and dishwashers.

You never know when things might go wrong, so make sure you’ve got a robust landlord insurance policy which includes public liability cover, so if your tenant falls down the stairs and decides to sue or there’s a break in, a fire or a flood, you won’t lose the shirt off your back.

If you are managing the property yourself, make sure there is nothing that makes you uncomfortable with your tenants. If there is, let the property to someone else.

Make sure the tenants that you accept are squeaky clean. They should have perfect credit scores, perfect landlord’s reference, sufficient documents and have enough income to easily pay the rent and even has a guarantor. Ryan Baker Estate Agents will do all of this for you because we let properties as if they were our […]