Navigating the Minefield of Rent Increase: Can Landlords Increase Rent?
As a tenant, the prospect of a rent increase can be a daunting one, particularly if you've lived in your property for several years and have become accustomed to the…
As a tenant, the prospect of a rent increase can be a daunting one, particularly if you've lived in your property for several years and have become accustomed to the…
When we get complaints about noisy tenants the first thing we do is send a letter to them saying we've had a complaint and that we take complaints seriously etc.…
I think all landlords are familiar with the phenomenon of tenants leaving an apartment and not paying the last month's rent. So, you keep the deposit but there's nothing left…
It is a common phenomenon for a tenant in arrears to suddenly report problems. Tenants in arrears will find problems that they should have reported a long time ago to…
Always picture how you would justify this to a PRTB adjudicator. See my previous post on deposit retentions. Try to get photos of the damage or ask the tenant to…
We can't stress enough how important it is to always bill tenants the current market rate (or very close to it just to stay competitive). Remember you can only increase…
First and most importantly, do you have photos of your properties before your tenants moved in? If not you should have, to act as a starting reference. You can't prove…