All posts by HMOLandlady
To Insure or not to Insure? That is the Question...
January heralds house insurance renewal month. Every year I promise to get excited about it, compare quotes and wallow for the next year in the knowledge that I’ve secured the most competitive deal.
The Pointless Housing Benefit Helpline...
I’ve just come off the phone to our local housing benefit “help” line, scraped myself off the ceiling and stopped terrifying the handyman (who is putting up shelves) with my expletives. Based on...
HMO Landlady Sacks Tenant...
Continuing on the maintenance theme (somehow I think this could be ongoing!), I’m in the midst of a continuing dilemma:
Tom has been a tenant for 4 years after being referred to me by the Salvation...
Pondering Article Four – Stick It On The Students!
I was going to write a piece about what to do when an HMO tenant goes AWOL (Absent Without Leave) and disappears off the face the earth. As an “exciting” read as that sounds, I’d rather pick...
Maintenance Men – Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live...
A couple of weeks ago I started a discussion thread on Property Tribes about the trials and tribulations of dealing with trades in terms of property maintenance. It started out as a bit of a rant...