If you are downsizing your current home, there is so much more to consider than you could possibly imagine! Many stages of adult life brings about logical and compelling reasons to downsize. While no downsizing move is ever easy, both physically and emotionally, there are many ways in which you can help the process go as smooth as possible.

Many of Alfreton's mature homeowners are stuck in their oversized homes. Their children flew the nest years ago, yet they are unable to find suitable properties to move to. Are Alfreton’s ‘Generation Stuck’ holding back those younger ‘Generation Renters’ from moving into the larger homes they need?. What is the answer to this problem? Read on...

It may be necessary to get repossession of your property. However, this process needs to be handled very carefully and within the relevant legal guidelines. We detail the steps that need to be taken to complete this process in a painless and stress-free way.

A tenant that suddenly stops paying rent is never something that any landlord wants to experience. So in this blog, we cover the best steps to take if one of your tenants stops paying rent as well as the best steps to take to both find a solution and to prevent you losing out on receiving your rent.

In this blog, we cover what to do if one of your tenants has offered you 6 months in advance, as well as the steps to take after.

The government has issued detailed guidance ahead of a change in the law around smoke and carbon monoxide alarms coming into force on October 1st. The updated regulations contain some subtle but significant changes and have been coming down the line for some time, but a firm date is now set for their implementation.

It’s a situation that no landlord ever wants to find themselves in, but one that is all too common. We’ve heard numerous horror stories over the years of tenants leaving properties in varying states of mess and chaos. “Tenant aftermath” is a cold reality of the buy-to-let world - so what’s a landlord to do?

This is often a very touchy subject isn't it? No-one wants to be told their rent is going up. But the rental market is definitely changing, so let’s talk about how you might go about increasing rents for your tenants and the considerations required before you do.

If you are looking to buy an investment property, there may be a situation where the property has a tenant already in situ. This process is slightly more complicated and can be tricky to get sorted out if you do not know what to do. In this blog, we detail the things to consider to help you purchase the property.

In this blog, we will talk about if you need Public Liability insurance for your Buy to Let scheme. Many people, especially first-time buyers, find that the buy-to-let process can be stressful if you are not familiar with the process. So we hope that this blog can help you find some answers and get you one step closer to closing that BTL deal!

If you own a buy-to-let property, standard home insurance won’t provide sufficient cover; you’ll need specialist landlord insurance to protect you from the various risks associated with letting.

In June, the Government introduced a White Paper called “A Fairer Rented Private Sector”. It proposes the biggest changes to residential lettings law for 30 years. It talks about striking a balance between the need for tenants to live without fear of eviction but balanced against the need for landlords to recover possession of their properties...