There are all manner of things that a landlord can reasonably ask for when they’re interviewing and screening a potential tenant. That could be proof of identity using a passport or the like, bank and work references, credit scoring, recommendation from previous landlords and even personal character references. Your aim is get the information you need to make a judgment on whether the person is… Read more
1. Tell us who you are and what your job title is. Katrina Suppiah, director of Publicité, a public relations agency. 2. What do you do at Upad? Our business represents Upad in its media relations activity. We issue announcements on behalf of the company, and look to achieve offline and online articles. The main aim is to make Upad ‘top of mind’ when it comes to the private rental… Read more
Coming to Olympia Conference Centre on 8-9th September with free entry for all, the Landlord & Letting Show attracts increasing visitor numbers year on year, proving it is the only place to be for all landlords, letting agents and associated industry professionals wanting to access to the best advice and information. With over 60 exhibitors attending, visitors have access to all of the best… Read more
This week’s property of the week is a self-contained studio apartment in Golders Green, London. This is a great practical example of how advantageous it is to take time to prepare before taking photos. The bedroom is tidy and well arranged; all the lines go in the same direction and the colours are coordinated. The picture of the bathroom, though not pretending to be bigger than it is,… Read more
With the emergence of social media and Web 2.0, customers and users have new tools and services at their disposal to review rate and comment on anything they like. You can write up your visit to the local chippy on a service like Qype. You can review your plumber, talk about your current annoyance with any brand you fancy and generally slag off and critique whatever you like. On Twitter, people… Read more
This post was written by Becky, our tenant services manager. She’s probably spoken to more tenants than anyone else at Upad, and she knows what they want to know. There are four questions that come up again and again: when you have a property to let, private landlords can really help to find a tenant quickly by including this information in their rental adverts. Will the landlord accept… Read more
Dan, who helps us out with marketing and writing here at Upad, gives his perspective as a tenant of 10 years standing at properties in Brighton and London about inventories and getting your deposit back. “Apart from a few minor deductions, I’ve never had any major issue getting my deposits back in full. But, as most tenants will attest, it can be a bit nerve wracking waiting to check out… Read more
I have lost money on the last LHA tenancies I’ve taken on. I just served Sec 8 on the last one who owes me £1800 and I’m not confident of any recovery. Local Authority seems always to side with tenant so I’m not going to take on any more. Do you have have any tips on creating & managing successful LHA tenancies? To fully answer this question would take at least a few hours. However, our… Read more
A stitch in time saves nine. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. What other phrases did your granny use? But she was right: preventing a problem from happening is better than sorting it out. Even careful decent tenants might not be keeping a close eye on some things. Indeed, things on the outside of the property are often not their concern but your responsibility. Be proactive… Read more
We’re dismayed by the chaos and uncertainty that currently surrounds the licensing of HMOs by local authorities. Currently, planning approval is required to change the use of a property where 3 – 6 unrelated people share basic amenities. The government has indicated that they may change this, allowing individual authorities to decide their own rules. The government is currently consulting on… Read more
1. Tell us who you are and what your job title is. Wayne Lochner and Chairman. 2. What do you do at Upad? Many would say I am in charge of moving the chairs around as the title suggests…. but actually I am there to help to any way I can and especially to support James our founder and CEO. 3. What do you most like about your job? The business is bright, new, different, successful… Read more
This week’s property of the week is an interesting apartment in a converted weaving mill in Halifax, West Yorkshire. With a well-fitted kitchen peeking around the corner in the lead photo, we get a glimpse of a cooking area which must be a delight to entertain from, with a low bench dividing it from the living room. The brick feature wall leaves bare a hint of the property’s previous… Read more
Landlord Action founder, Paul Shamplina, will be featuring on ITV Tonight Programme, ‘Nightmare Tenants’, tonight (Thursday 26th August) at 7.30pm. Mr Shamplina will be exposing rogue tenants and showing live cases, where desperate landlords are owed thousands of pounds in unpaid rent by rogue tenants. The programme is a stark warning to landlords about the dangers of letting their… Read more
Celebrations in the Upad office today, as we’ve made it into the Startups 100, the list of the UK’s most innovative and dynamic new businesses. We’re number 58, and we’re in some pretty good company. We’d particularly like to offer our congratulations to Zoopla and Tepilo, who are also on the list. Having the lettings industry so strongly represented in the list shows that the time really is… Read more
No landlord wants to see their property damaged or destroyed by fire. So ginning up on the fire regulations that apply to you is time well spent. And the rules that apply to landlords depend entirely on what kind of property you’re renting out. If you’re a private landlord and your house isn’t designated an HMO (House in Multiple Occupation: find out more here), the rules and regulations… Read more
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