Ruth Purvis, SU Lets, Students’ Union, University of Essex

Over the past ten years, the number of private renters has doubled, with 20% of people now living in rented accommodation. There is a need to meet this increasing demand, and build to rent may provide the solution. The rise of build to rent Build to rent are new build developments designed specifically for residential [...]

Landlords and letting agents know the importance of looking after their properties and tenants in protecting their investments, but we have witnessed changing times over the past eighteen months. What new challenges to fulfilling these duties do these changes present? The essential work of block management To ensure proper maintenance of a residential block, inspections [...]

The difference between having a single Buy-to-Let property and a whole portfolio can seem like a big shift for investors, with each property contributing to potentially much higher gains but also more responsibility and risk. Nonetheless, establishing and building a portfolio can be a rewarding process, bringing with it a generally consistent passive income and [...]

As a letting agent or landlord, you get used to spinning many plates without letting any fall, but there are probably some plates you wish you could forget about in order to focus on others. Property inventory management is important to get right, yet it’s time-consuming. It could be one of your spinning plates that’s [...]