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During Autumn as letting agents, we advise our tenants to check a few things before the dreaded roof leak and boiler breakdown season hits. Here are some tips to check now, whilst it’s still warm enough for you to survive without heating, all the boiler engineers aren’t already...

It’s the old adage, experience bad service and you tell ten friends, but experience good service and you tell only three. Factor in the rise of instant reviews to the masses via social media and search engines, and online ratings are more important than ever to businesses and consumers...

A recent survey by pet insurance provider animalfriends.co.uk, conducted with over 2000 renters found that 27% of renters in the UK haven’t informed their landlord that they have pets, with over half of these people admitting they owned the pet  before  they moved in. ...

We all know the kitchen is the heart of the home and where most people spend their time. It is also the room many Landlords invest as much money as they can afford and rightly so. But, have you ever stopped to consider the ‘Outdoor Room’ before letting your property? At CGT Lettings...

A property with a beautiful garden can be an appealing prospect to many potential tenants. Dreams of warm evenings on the patio enjoying a boozy barbeque can take hold and before you know it, you are agreeing to a twelve month tenancy on a property with a huge landscaped garden when you’ve...

We understand sometimes the world of lettings and property management can seem littered with acronyms and specific information, below is a small jargon buster to help you navigate the world of property; A ST An Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreement (AST) is a widely used rental...

While assisting a landlord with gaining possession of his property in court today, it struck me that many landlords are not aware of the different routes they can take to get that all important possession of their property back. If your tenant stopped paying their rent and unfortunately it...

A quirk of lettings/housing legislation I have always found quite interesting is the requirements when it comes to Electrical Safety in rented properties. Unlike strict Gas Safety Legislation, the average landlord is not obligated to have either an Electrical Installation Safety Certificate...

The 2017 General Election will soon be upon us and in mid-May the Labour party launched its manifesto outlining their upcoming plans for housing and the rental market in the UK if they manage a win.  Following on from previously declaring that tackling the housing crisis is his number...

So you are renting out a property to a tenant in a twelve month fixed term tenancy agreement and at month four, they stop paying the rent. Upon doing a ‘drive by’ past the property, you notice the property looks empty. You think perhaps they are just away, and drive past two weeks...