Same sum for me. Thousands on a terrace to save the tenant a couple of hundred a year and I never see a penny of it back in rent. I've done the cheap stuff, loft, draughts, a decent boiler, and...
yes we still approve the actions it takes (e.g. messaging contractors, updating tenants, filing docs) but it's just simpler / faster to manage now. We use OpenRent to find our tenants (much cheaper than an agent), then we use the...
Same here. Had a tenant turn up on my doorstep over a deposit a few years back. The tenants having my address I can live with. It's the rest of the world I'd rather didn't.
What gets me is the landlord opened the whole rent up over £50 a month. Before I put any of my terraces up I look at what the same sort of house is being advertised for a few streets over,...
The £65 I can live with. It's the evenings. Every year there's another portal to sign up to and another certificate to upload, and none of it gets a tenant's tap fixed any quicker.
The fan heaters worry me more than the bill. Found a 3kW one plugged into a four-way strip behind the bed in one of my terraces, and the plug was warm when I picked it up. A boost timer won't...
Yeah we were on ~50hrs/mo for years with 11 properties, but weve since moved to abodient which has actually cut that down to around ~5hrs or less. I'd recommend shopping around for solutions for self managing landlords, worked out for...
Some cookies are needed to make the site work, and we always set those. We would also
like to use analytics and advertising cookies to understand how the site is used —
but only if you say yes. You can change your mind at any time in our
cookie policy.
Reply to comment left by [email protected] at 08/11/2026 - 11:55
Same sum for me. Thousands on a terrace to save the tenant a couple of hundred a year and I never see a penny of it back in rent. I've done the cheap stuff, loft, draughts, a decent boiler, and...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Bryan Smith at 19/10/2026 - 09:34
yes we still approve the actions it takes (e.g. messaging contractors, updating tenants, filing docs) but it's just simpler / faster to manage now. We use OpenRent to find our tenants (much cheaper than an agent), then we use the...
Read More →Reply to comment left by David Fox at 26/10/2026 - 09:11
Same here. Had a tenant turn up on my doorstep over a deposit a few years back. The tenants having my address I can live with. It's the rest of the world I'd rather didn't.
Read More →22nd October 2026, 3 weeks ago
What gets me is the landlord opened the whole rent up over £50 a month. Before I put any of my terraces up I look at what the same sort of house is being advertised for a few streets over,...
Read More →21st October 2026, 3 weeks ago
The £65 I can live with. It's the evenings. Every year there's another portal to sign up to and another certificate to upload, and none of it gets a tenant's tap fixed any quicker.
Read More →21st October 2026, 3 weeks ago
The fan heaters worry me more than the bill. Found a 3kW one plugged into a four-way strip behind the bed in one of my terraces, and the plug was warm when I picked it up. A boost timer won't...
Read More →18th October 2026, 3 weeks ago
Yeah we were on ~50hrs/mo for years with 11 properties, but weve since moved to abodient which has actually cut that down to around ~5hrs or less. I'd recommend shopping around for solutions for self managing landlords, worked out for...
Read More →