Renters: What To Do When Something Needs Fixing
The boiler stops. There is a patch spreading on the bathroom ceiling. The back door has stopped locking properly. Most tenants do the same thing
28 September 2026
The boiler stops. There is a patch spreading on the bathroom ceiling. The back door has stopped locking properly. Most tenants do the same thing
Most people choose an estate agent on a feeling. Three agents come round, one of them seems the most confident, or the most likeable, or
It is UK Savings Week, which makes this a reasonable moment to talk about the conversation we have more than almost any other. Somebody has
There is a change coming for landlords that has had far less attention than it deserves, largely because it does not have a date yet.
No change. Again. On Thursday 17 September 2026 the Bank of England held Bank Rate at 3.75%. If you have been waiting for a clear
Your home goes live on a Thursday afternoon. By the following Tuesday, there are three letters on the mat, two of them handwritten, and somebody
Raising the rent used to be one of those things that often happened by agreement. A conversation, a text, a new figure on the standing
Landlords in England now have a date, and a price. The government has confirmed that the new national register of landlords and rented homes opens
The awkward questions shouldn’t wait until you’ve found a buyer Most sellers expect the really detailed questions to come later. Put the house on the
If you have been half following the EPC story for the last few years, you would be forgiven for thinking nobody knows what is happening.
Everybody means to move in the summer holidays. It is the plan every family starts with. Six clear weeks, no uniforms, no school run, unpack
There is a phone call we take every year in the first week of September. Someone has decided, somewhere between the last barbecue and the
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