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Practical articles on compliance, tax, lettings and running a portfolio. Written straight, grounded in the rules, free to read.
Allowable expenses for landlords: what you can and can't claim
What UK landlords can deduct from rental income, the mortgage-interest rule that caught everyone out, and the repairs-vs-improvements line.
Read the postCompliance · 21 June 2026EICR for landlords: how often, what it costs, and the penalties
The EICR is the certificate that catches most landlords out — what it is, how often it's required, and the £30,000 fine for getting it wrong.
Read the postCompliance · 21 June 2026The complete UK landlord compliance checklist for 2026
Every certificate, renewal date and legal duty a UK landlord has to stay on top of in 2026 — single lets and HMOs — and what the penalties now cost.
Read the postOperations · 21 June 2026Spreadsheets vs property software: when to switch
Spreadsheets are fine for a property or two. Here's where they break down as you grow, and what changes when you switch to software.
Read the postOperations · 21 June 2026When a tenant stops paying rent: a UK landlord's step-by-step
What to do when the rent stops — the tenant conversation, records to keep, and how possession works with Section 21 gone and arrears at three months.
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