This episode is the second in the series on letting agents, carrying on from Episode #3: Guide to selecting good letting agents. This week, Suzanne and Richard dig a little deeper and discuss tips to help landlords understand what to look out for in the contract so they strike a fair deal when signing up with letting agents.  This is a practical episode that not only gives the perspective of letting agents, but also explores the experience that landlords have when dealing with agents, the ins and outs of the different services letting agents provide, what to look out for in the agency agr ..read more

This is the second special episode of Good Landlording on the Renters Reform Bill. Richard and Suzanne talk about how and why the renter reforms may well start to come into effect in May 2025, and what this means for landlords. This includes the likely timetable for implementation of what will be the Renters Reform Act, and when the key provisions will start to apply to new tenancies. The new rules could come in for new tenancies as early as May 2025, assuming Royal Assent is in October 2024. They also discuss the implications of the wide definition of new tenancies, which means that tenancies ..read more

This is the second special episode of Good Landlording on the Renters Reform Bill. Richard and Suzanne talk about how and why the renter reforms may well start to come into effect in May 2025, and what this means for landlords. This includes the likely timetable for implementation of what will be the Renters Reform Act, and when the key provisions will start to apply to new tenancies. The new rules could come in for new tenancies as early as May 2025, assuming Royal Assent is in October 2024. They also discuss the implications of the wide definition of new tenancies, which means that tenancies ..read more

In Episode #3 of Good Landlording, Richard and Suzanne broach the big subject of letting agents by giving an overview of what landlords need to know about agents to help them make the right choice, in the first of a series of three episodes on agents. For many landlords, agents are a vital part of letting and managing their properties, while for other landlords, they prefer to manage every aspect of the properties themselves. As experienced landlords themselves, Suzanne and Richard discuss the pros and cons of using letting agents, and share some little-known tips on how to select good agents ..read more

These are the show notes for a special episode of Good Landlording in which Suzanne Smith and Richard Jackson discuss the impact of the significant changes the government is proposing to make to the Renters Reform Bill. Suzanne and Richard analyse government amendments published on 18 April 2024 which delay the implementation of key parts of the Renters Reform Bill, not just the abolition of Section 21. The government introduced these amendments to address "concerns" of some Conservative MPs about the Renters Reform Bill, and the amendments will be debated in the House of Commons during the Re ..read more

These are the show notes for Episode 2 of Good Landlording. This week, Richard and Suzanne discuss the important topic for landlords of how to select good tenants. In this episode, they go through the processes that they both use to select good tenants, sharing practical tips about how they go about selecting good tenants the right way, without falling foul of the law. This includes the tenant application forms they use, the rules on holding deposits, what selection criteria you can and can't use for tenants from a legal perspective, and how to vet tenants.  What we cover in Episode #2 on ..read more

These are the show notes for the first podcast episode of Good Landlording. Suzanne and Richard kick off this new podcast by discussing with what's important to any business: our customers. And for landlords, that’s our tenants. For this inaugural episode, they talk about what makes a good tenant and what our red and green flags when we look for tenants.  This is an introductory episode on good tenants, focusing on affordability and what to look out for. Richard and Suzanne cover tenant selection and the application process in detail in Episode #2, out Wednesday 17 April. What we cover in ..read more

This is the trailer for the Good Landlording podcast, co-hosted and co-founded by Suzanne Smith of The Independent Landlord and Richard Jackson from Alphaletz. Good Landlording is a new weekly podcast that comes out every Wednesday, specifically for landlords and people who want to be landlords. It is also helpful for property investors, housing providers and property businesses who want to understand the issues that matter to landlords. Good Landlording officially launched on 3rd April. The first podcast episode will be released on Wednesday 10 April and is about the most important topic for ..read more