Renting a property in London can be an exciting and sometimes overwhelming experience. As a tenant, you have the right to a safe, secure, and habitable living environment. Understanding your rights and responsibilities is crucial to ensuring a positive tenancy experience. In this blog post, we'll delve into the key rights you have as a tenant in London.
Read MoreLondon beckons people from all corners of the globe, attracted by the vibrant and diverse capital city. With its rich history, cultural treasures, and endless opportunities, it's no wonder that many choose to make this bustling metropolis their home.
Read MoreFinding the perfect rental property in London can be a daunting task, given the city's vast and diverse housing market. At Jo & Co Property Management we understand how challenging it can be to find your dream rental property, so we have put together these ten essential tips to help you navigate the London rental market and secure the perfect place to call home.
Read MoreA tenant’s guide to renting. Make a list of your essential requirements for your rented property, which should include size, move in date, size, furnishing, rental budgets, children.
Read MoreIt’s easy to think that welcoming a new tenant is a simple case of handing the key over and leaving them to it, especially if it’s your first time. In reality however, you have a substantial checklist of legal and functional obligations.
Read MoreThe importance of choosing your tenants wisely cannot be overstated. But how do you choose the best possible tenants when you are living overseas?
Read MoreAlmost without exception, landlords refuse to allow their tenants to keep pets. It’s an understandable wariness - pets can damage property and furnishings. Yet unless the property is a leasehold which prohibits animals, there is no legal ‘rule’ that sets the 'no pet’ policy in stone.
Read MoreAs a landlord, you need to provide your tenants with a home which is secure and safe. Locks on doors and windows should not be substandard and should be insurance-approved, but a landlord has no obligation to install a burglar alarm or security system in a rental property.
Read MoreViewing a property in person gives the tenant the opportunity to really understand if it meets their requirements, but it’s also a good opportunity to ask the letting agent any questions you may have about the property.
Read MoreIt’s impossible to predict what may go wrong in a tenancy, but there are a few issues that crop up time and time again for most landlords - here’s the top 10 landlord and tenant complaints.
Read MoreWhen you moved into your home, do you remember the excitement you felt? Do you remember the freshness of each room? Well, those memories need not be gone forever, because now it’s time to move on and leave the place exactly as you found it for the next tenant to start their own memories. It’s time to roll up those sleeves and get end-of-tenancy-cleaning.
Read MoreRefurbishing your buy-to-let in London between tenancies is a great opportunity to give your property a stylish make-over that will pull the tenants in. Here’s how you can adapt current interior design trends to give your buy-to-let properties an instant makeover.
Read MoreDeciding to rent a place of your own for the first time is a big, exciting adventure. But before throwing yourself into your property search and fall in love with a home that’s hopelessly inappropriate, it’s best to do some planning and really get your head around the renting process.
Read MoreAn accidental landlord is anybody who unexpectedly finds themselves renting out a property. For whatever reason, they’ve become a landlord by accident, and they soon discover that being a landlord is not as simple as doing the dusting, popping up an ad, and pocketing the rent!
Read MoreWe have put together some simple guidelines for our landlords and potential tenants to inform and reassure them about the correct COVID viewings protocol and procedures.
Read MoreIn January 2020, the government confirmed that electrical safety inspections would become mandatory for all private landlords, making lettings in England safer and more regulated for all tenants.
Read MoreYou may think finding quality tenants at a reasonable price in London is impossible, but have you looked past the high street estate agents?
Read MoreWhen it comes to estate agents, trust seems to be the biggest challenge out there. As a whole, estate agents tend to hit the bottom of the ‘trusted professions’ polls year in and year out. But why is that? Why don’t people trust estate agents, and what can be done to change their minds?
