The accidental landlord: din of stampeding kids upstairs sends my sure-fire tenant running for the door
A viewer is so close to making an offer on my one-bed flat that I can almost smell the ink on the lease agreement... and then disaster strikes.
The accidental landlord: a lesson in photography
Why would you use blurred photos in your rental ad, or pictures of the bedroom with someone’s pants on the floor? I’ve seen this and much worse online. It’s truly astonishing how many people think a photo of their piled-up kitchen sink will lure tenants round to see the rest of the property.
What's my flat worth to rent?
Boo-hoo. My favourite tenant is leaving after four happy years renting my one-bedroom flat. He says it's nothing personal (though I do feel slighted), but his company is transferring him overseas. Damn them.
As London becomes a city of renters, flats for the 'Facebook generation' arrive
Thousands of new homes for rent are being built in London aimed at young people who have made a lifestyle choice to be tenants, says David Spittles
The accidental landlord: get well informed before you rent – ignorance is only bliss to a bad landlord
Victoria Whitlock warns tenants never to hand over a deposit or any rent until they are starting to move in
The accidental landlord: faulty tap is a hot issue
Victoria Whitlock is wet behind the ears when it comes to DIY – and finds that sometimes there’s no substitute for common sense
The accidental landlord: the secrets of my little black book revealed
Should my house ever catch fire, the first thing I’d try to rescue
(after the children, of course) would be my Little Black Book of
Contacts because without it, I’m doomed. As a landlord it’s my most
useful tool. To be honest, it’s my only tool.
The accidental landlord
Victoria Whitlock doesn't know where to look when she ends up meeting a tenant who is happy to chat in just his boxer shorts
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