Tag: maintenance
Water Damage – Who Pays?
The risks of a leak in an apartment block To date I have bought two apartments in residential blocks. I have largely avoided these types of property because of the high service charges charged by exploitative freeholders and their residential management companies. There are several types of potential water damage and costs for a landlord. […]
Landlord Oven Clean Dilemma
One of the biggest issues that landlords face when tenants move out is the oven clean. Why is the landlord oven clean such an issue? The answer is simple. Landlords remember providing their tenant with a new immaculately presented oven in their buy-to-let property. Wasn’t the oven just out of the box and still had […]
Plumbers – How much?
This modern day ‘knight’ of the urban realm can be hero or cowboy depending on the one you get. As winter approaches a landlords potential need for plumbing work is likely to increase. Boilers need servicing and replacing. Leaks can occur during the cold weather and there are the year round maintenance and refurbishment work. […]






