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. Our helpful tips section covers anything from practical step-by-step advice on completing maintenance jobs, to useful tips on completing self-assessment tax returns. 

The complete guide to landlord liability insurance

Steve Barnes of NRLA partners Hamilton Fraser Total Landlord Insurance shares the complete guide to landlord liability insurance.

Helpful Tips Steve Barnes 04/01/2022
The complete guide to landlord liability insurance

How to present your case to an adjudicator: TDS tips should you end up in a deposit dispute

Helpful Tips Sandy Bastin 05/01/2022
How to present your case to an adjudicator: TDS tips should you end up in a deposit dispute

How to use the NRLA's Refer a Friend scheme

A useful guide for members on how to use our Refer a Friend scheme.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 14/12/2021
How to use the NRLA's Refer a Friend scheme

The Big Question: Do you bundle utility bills in with the rent or are your tenants responsible for paying their own bills?

Do you bundle utility bills in with the rent, or perhaps your tenants are responsible for paying their own water, gas and electric bills? The topic is the latest to come under the microscope in our Big Question feature for NRLA members' magazine, Property.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 17/11/2021
The Big Question: Do you bundle utility bills in with the rent or are your tenants responsible for paying their own bills?

Renting to Hong Kong British Nationals (BNO)

The NRLA have given several presentations with Regional Strategic Migration Partnerships on how Hong Kong British Nationals can gain access to accommodation in the Private Rented Sector. Find out more about what landlords need to consider.

Helpful Tips Tim Thomas 12/11/2021
Renting to Hong Kong British Nationals (BNO)

TEN dos and donts for student landlords

We are excited to launch our new series of content aimed at student landlords. From why you shouldn't take a retainer, to how to stay ahead of student rental design trends, in this blog NRLA policy manager James Wood shares ten 'dos' and 'donts' when it comes to renting to students.

Helpful Tips James Wood 01/11/2021
TEN dos and donts for student landlords

Blog: How landlords can support the resettlement of Afghan nationals into the UK?

Many of us have been greatly affected by the sight of Afghan nationals attempting to flee their country following its takeover by the new Taliban government.

Helpful Tips Tim Thomas 26/10/2021
Blog: How landlords can support the resettlement of Afghan nationals into the UK?

Smart Meter Awareness Week: What landlords need to know

This week is the inaugural Smart Meter Awareness Week. The week, organised by Smart Energy GB, aims to raise awareness and understanding of smart meters within the private rented sector.

Helpful Tips Victoria Barker 19/10/2021
Smart Meter Awareness Week: What landlords need to know

A landlord's guide to protecting multiple properties

As a landlord it is crucial to consider how you protect your investment, and for landlords who own several rental properties, this is doubly - triply, quadruply - true. In this blog, NRLA's partner Rentguard explains a landlord's guide to protecting multiple properties.

Helpful Tips Jack Vlasto 05/10/2021
A landlord's guide to protecting multiple properties

FAQs on property adaptations

There is a growing demand for adapted properties. With an ageing population, and an increased share of total housing stock, private landlords need to be ready to cater for a wider range of needs than they traditionally have.

Helpful Tips Alexandra Williams 17/09/2021
FAQs on property adaptations