If you like company and can find the right housemates, sharing a flat or house can be a brilliant idea. It’s the ideal option if you’re ready to fly the family nest but would struggle to cover the rent on your own. It can also be a great way to help save up for a […]
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Okay, you’ve found a property to rent. Your reference application has been approved and the tenancy agreement is signed and sealed. But instead of simply handing over the keys, the agent now wants to involve you in a checking-in process. More admin, more paperwork, more time. Before you get stressed, it’s worth knowing that the […]
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We are a month into a twelve-week consultation period on the proposed abolition of no-fault Section 21 evictions. The next few weeks will fly by and if landlords don’t voice their opinions now the legislative changes will sail through Parliament. Landlords will be left wondering why they no longer have control over their assets. To […]
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New balls, please! At LegalforLandlords we love holding events. We believe in living life to the full. Any excuse to celebrate, we’ll take it, and even though most of us don’t know one end of a tennis racket from the other, we couldn’t resist getting involved with Wimbledon this year. During the third round of […]
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If you’ve got trouble, you can’t afford to pussyfoot around. You’ve got to get serious to get it sorted. Damage, unpaid rent, mounting arrears, unhappy neighbours, whatever the issue, a pre-court action letter shows you mean business. Our letters work in 83% of cases. Yes. You read that right. 83% of issues are resolved by […]
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Some of the team at head office celebrating our 10th birthday There’s a strange sort of relish with which commentators report the likelihood of new business start-ups failing. It’s almost as though they want to say, “See, it’s a tough old game. You haven’t got what it takes”. These same commentators go quiet when businesses […]
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Everybody seems to know the theory that next to death and divorce, moving home is one of life’s most stressful experiences. It doesn’t have to be a nightmare but billing a home move as a traumatic experience is a sure-fire way to make certain that’s exactly what it feels like. Every tiny issue, the smallest […]
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Imagine you’re viewing a property you’re thinking of renting. The road’s quiet, the flat has all the space you need, the white goods are new and there’s a bit of garden with a shed. It’s just what you wanted, and although the décor is a bit bland, when you’ve moved your bits and bobs in […]
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We’ve just passed the milestone of 1,000 reviews on Trustpilot and we’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to give feedback on our service and products. We are, of course, delighted that the vast majority of our customers think that we deserve a five-star rating, but […]
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This post is historical content and the information provided relating to Section 21 is no longer relevant as of May 1 2026. The introduction of the tenant fees ban last Saturday was widely publicised, but far less attention has been given to another important change that took effect on the same day. A new version […]
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This post is historical content and the information provided is no longer relevant as of May 1 2026, with the end of Section 21. A few weeks ago, when the proposed abolition of no-fault evictions was announced, we speculated that, should the move go ahead, many private landlords would quit the sector. Now surveys we […]
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Landlords Who Operate Outside The Law On Tenant Evictions Will Be Prosecuted There are reports in the press about private rental sector (PRS) landlords failing to follow the correct tenant eviction procedures when trying to get problem tenants out of their properties and many are ending up on the wrong side of the law. There […]
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