Helpful tips

Whether you're looking for useful tips to ensure your rental property is safe and secure if your tenants are heading away, or you just want to learn more about what you can do to improve its kerb-appeal, then you're in the right place

Hoarding Awareness Week

National Hoarding Awareness Week is here, with the NRLA shining the spotlight on hoarding disorder - a serious mental health condition affecting an estimated 1.4 million people in the UK. The NRLA's next Hoarding Training for Housing Professionals course takes place on 16 September.

Helpful Tips NRLA 14/05/2025
Hoarding Awareness Week

Summer Maintenance Tips for Landlords

Quick summer checks to keep your rental safe, compliant, and well-maintained.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 08/05/2025
Summer Maintenance Tips for Landlords

TradePoint: How to paint a patio

With spring in full bloom, it’s the perfect time for landlords to enhance the garden of their rental property. A fresh coat of paint on the patio can boost kerb appeal and increase the property's value. Remember that as an NRLA member you can benefit from a 10% discount on most items at Tradepoint (B&Q), using your exclusive discount card.

Helpful Tips Sanjeev Shetty 17/04/2025
TradePoint: How to paint a patio

How to lay laminate flooring

Laminate flooring is popular in rentals as it is hard-wearing and easy to keep clean. Here experts from NRLA partner Tradepoint give you a step-by-step guide on how to install it yourself.

Helpful Tips Sanjeev Shetty 19/02/2025
How to lay laminate flooring

Call of the month - Renters' Rights Bill

This month, our team dealt with several queries about the impending Renters' Rights Bill.

Helpful Tips NRLA Advice Line 12/11/2024
Call of the month - Renters' Rights Bill

Fire Door Safety Week - are you compliant?

This week marks the 12th Fire Door Safety Week, an annual awarenes campaign highlighting the importance of fitting the correct fire doors to protect your tenants and your property.

Helpful Tips Sanjeev Shetty 26/09/2024
Fire Door Safety Week - are you compliant?

Do you need to pay the ICO data protection fee?

Landlords are being reminded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to check whether they need to register and pay a fee, if they have not already done so. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the UK regulator for data protection.

Helpful Tips NRLA 29/08/2024
Do you need to pay the ICO data protection fee?

Call of the month: Dealing with bed bugs in rentals

This month we were able to help one of our members with an issue they had at one of their properties regarding pests. The tenants reported they had bed bugs at the property. Our landlord had never dealt with this issue before, and wanted to know how to correctly approach the issue. They gave our landlord support team a quick call.

Helpful Tips NRLA Advice Line 16/08/2024
Call of the month: Dealing with bed bugs in rentals

Course of the month: Managing Property and Residential Lettings Level 3 Certificate

This month we shine a spotlight on one of the nationally recognised courses available through the award-winning NRLA Training Academy. The Managing Property and Residential Lettings Level 3 Certificate offers a comprehensive guide to understanding the responsibilities of owning a property, from preparing it for letting to setting up the tenancy agreement and managing the let.

Helpful Tips Sanjeev Shetty 02/08/2024
Course of the month: Managing Property and Residential Lettings Level 3 Certificate

Course of the month: Landlords Fundamentals

Whether you are a new landlord starting out in the business, or an experienced portfolio holder, our landlords fundamentals is designed to take you through the complete lettings process, from start to end of a tenancy.

Helpful Tips Sanjeev Shetty 16/07/2024
Course of the month: Landlords Fundamentals