The latest articles relating to the private rented sector
Automation has become a clear necessity for landlords in 2026. The shoebox of receipts and the spreadsheet per property, once standard practice, are no longer enough to keep up with how landlords need to manage rental income, track expenses, and report to HMRC.
Rent guarantors and rent protection insurance products operate on the same, basic premise; both offer landlords a back-up option for rental payments if a tenant cannot pay. This however, is where the similarities generally end, and things are made more complicated by an influx of providers and products that don’t necessarily deliver what they seem to suggest.
