Fire Safety:
As a landlord it is your responsibility to keep your tenants safe and
secure, with fire safety being amongst one of the most important
areas to consider. Landlords should not underestimate their legal
responsibilities...
Letting Costs:
Research carried out by agents Benham and Reeves has
produced some worst case scenario costs of removing a really bad and determined
tenant, costs which are truly alarming.
These high...
Landlords’ Insurance:
Subsidence is often somewhat over looked as a property issue,
but its impact should not be underestimated. Increases in temperature during
the summer months pose a significant problem for some properties, resulting in
costly damage...
Landlord Insurance
As a landlord your property is likely to be one of your
biggest assets, so protecting it from accidental damage is paramount. A broken window or overflowing bath could
spell disaster for a landlord,...
Landlords' Insurance:
Property underinsurance can be a huge headache for
landlords. Failure to insure your property adequately could leave you in
financial dire straits in the event of a serious loss or...
Is it possible to predict and prevent property disasters?
Landlord Insurance:
Analysis of 10 years of property insurance claims suggests
yes
• New research, looking at property insurance...
Landlords' Insurance:
As a landlord your property is likely to be your biggest
asset and you will want to keep it that way. Adequate landlord insurance can
mean make or break for a landlord, but the...
Landlords' Insurance:
Perhaps the most important aspect of a landlord’s insurance cover is the possibility of a personal injury claim. However unlikely it might be that someone will be injured in or around your property due for some reason to...
Liability for personal injury – we have been asked several questions recently about a landlord’s occupiers liability where someone is injured on rental premises. What is the landlord’s position?
A landlord's liability for injuries to persons on or near his...
Public Liability - What risks am I taking as a landlord regarding public liability and injury claims from my tenants and visitors to the property?
Since the advent of no-win, no-fee legal practices there’s been a whole industry created around...