The governments’ plans to introduce a mandatory three-year tenancy may be a fait accompli, even before the end of its own consultation reaches a conclusion.  

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (DHCLG) have announced new measures for the lettings and property management sectors – some in an effort to make agents ‘clean up their act….’

Fitting out a rental property

If you are a landlord of a residential property and have rented it out for more than a year the chances are you will need to do some work before re-letting. Many landlords assume that once they have had a property decorated it should stay in a crisp and clean condition for years to come. BUT, this all depends on the quality of the materials and work – and how house-proud any tenants are.