Are you an Accidental Landlord?

Homeowners struggling to sell a second home are now turning to letting, creating a new breed of landlords by accident.

While this provides a welcome increase in homes to let, most of the landlords are totally unaware of the many regulations required.

There are over 50 Acts of Parliament and 70 sets of regulations governing the private rented sector and all risk hefty fines if they don't comply with these.

Landlords can and always should use a professional landlord by accident to source a suitable tenant and manage the property. The letting agent would make sure that all applicable laws and regulations are abided by. A good agent will be able to recommend good tradesmen at good prices if any work need doing in the property.