Alan Loughlin of Carrington Park Lettings in Warrington “My wife and I bought a number of properties as an alternative form of pension, we manage them ourselves with the help of our son, we try hard to be a good landlord, and most of our tenants respect this, unfortunately we have had some bad tenants […]

Adam Alexander of AA-Lettings, Kings Lynn and Norwich Norfolk Properties in Kings Lynn, Norwich, Thetford, Great Yarmouth and Fakenham. I manage my entire family portfolio and also properties for friends. Pets considered, benefits tenants subject to an acceptable guarantor agreement. I also run a property modernisations business called TheModernizer.com

Richard Player of Players Properties, Thetford Norfolk “I am a professional landlord, who rents properties long term to my tenants. I have been a Landlord for over 13 years, and tend to have very good relationships with my tenants, because I treat them fairly, and with respect. I expect the same from them, and things […]

Andrea Peacock of Moorhaven Ltd in Ivybridge Devon has been a landlord since 1994 and specialises in providing long term character homes, where pets are welcome. “I have a fantastic team running the office Monday to Friday, 9 – 5.30 and a reliable and trustworthy network of local trades all happy to resolve issues at very […]

Bob Leydon of Leydon Lettings in Canterbury provides phenomenal accommodation for students attending UKC, CCU & UCA universities in Canterbury. Most Leydon Lettings houses feature: En suites, double beds, double kitchens, TV, Bills package, Internet hardwired & wireless – yes both all within walking distance to university.

Fiona Macaskill of UWE Houses in Bristol has been a landlord since 1996. Specialising in quality, eco student accommodation, many of our rooms have en suites and all bedrooms have internet and TV points. Most of my 40 houses are in the Fishponds area of Bristol but I also have houses in Redland, Cotham & […]

National Property Group is a property management company owned by two landlords who between us own over 180 residential properties all over the UK. We’ve experienced just about everything to do with owning and managing rental properties. We’ve used Letting Agents and managed them ourselves. We’ve outsourced maintenance and employed our own people. We’ve let […]

Following on from my article about whether pest control is a landlords or a tenants responsibility, I’ve had a few people contact me about tenants repairing responsibilities. A lot of landlords and tenants are unaware that quite a lot of repairs fall upon the tenant. If you know this, you can save yourself time and […]

A Deed of Assurance is a legal solution to many problems and trust issues which arise between landlords, letting agents and tenants. Use of a Deed of Assurance can reduce administration, increase goodwill, improve profitability for landlords and letting agents and reduce costs for tenants. The basic principles are simple, a Deed of Assurance is […]

The GOOD Landlords Campaign badge is available for all Sponsors to use on stationery and websites. The GOOD Landlords Campaign attracts significant media and press interest as the number of sponsors increase. Tenants will soon learn to look out for The GOOD Landlords Campaign badge and ask for a “deed of assurance”. In the early […]

The GOOD Landlords Campaign is a concept born as a result of a community of like minded professional landlords sharing best practice on the Property118 internet forum. These professional landlords wanted to differentiate themselves from inspired amateurs who rent out their properties with no real long term strategy or regard for their tenants desires to […]

Apparently “shades of grey” now means something different to what it meant a year or so back. I chuckled when I read a comment left on this forum last week by a landlord who suggested it was the hair colour changes an average male landlord experiences when dealing with his first tenant from hell. This made me […]

I’m honoured to have been invited to be the closing speaker at the NALS Conference this year. This is a wonderful opportunity for me to share details of “The GOOD Landlords Campaign“ with so many of the letting industry elite. Attendees include regulators, politicians, trade bodies, mortgage lenders, various trade exhibitors and of course letting agents. As […]

The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks (AIIC) is warning landlords that they are exposing themselves to a greater risk of deposit disputes if they carry out their own inventories. This is supported by recent research which shows that half of landlords have experienced a dispute over the return of the deposit when their tenant comes […]

Following last week’s article on setting up an HMO from scratch I’m reporting on the last week’s activities which were pretty much devoted to finding tenants. As promised I have also included pictures of the HMO post refurbishment at the bottom of this article. A second ad in the local paper has elicited some interesting […]

In the coming weeks and months we will be inviting PRS Centres of Influence to appear in “Spotlight Articles” and to engage with the Property118 community. Invitees will be at officer level position or above in Landlord Associations, housing charities, tenant groups, mortgage lenders, regulators and other key providers of products and services to the […]

Who runs The GOOD Landlords Campaign? At the moment the campaign is run by Mark Alexander, founder of Property118.com. In due course a committee of volunteers will be appointed to form a steering committee with a view to running the campaign as a not for profit organisation, probably as a company limited by guarantee. What […]

Housing Charity Shelter appear to want to build bridges with the PRS by “looking for solutions as well as problems”. Following a conversation between Shelter Policy Officer Robbie de Santos and Mark Alexander, founder of Property118, the housing charity very quickly produced an article on the Charities Policy Blog recognising The GOOD Landlords Campaign.

All GOOD Landlords want to differentiate themselves from the rogues and criminals which seem to get the lions share of media attention. Well now they can! The GOOD Landlords Campaign is officially launched. The GOOD Landlords Campaign is sure to be the talking point amongst all landlords and everybody associated with the lettings industry. So why […]

Like most landlords I have tenants who don’t open windows, dry their washing on radiators and cause mold and condensation problems. I give them a leaflet on how to prevent mould and condensation when they first move in and we also discuss the subject on move in day. Nevertheless, I, like most landlords, continue to […]

The Universal Credit, due to be introduced in October 2013, is a new scheme which aims to simplify the benefits system by combining all in-work benefits( jobseeker’s allowance, tax credits, income support, employment and support allowance) into a single monthly payment rather than combination of a number of benefit payments as is currently the case. […]