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One of the biggest decisions you'll make as a landlord is whether you should use a Letting Agent to manage your property or go it alone. Here we look at the advantages and disadvantages of renting privately and of using an experienced local agent.

Recently the BBC published an online tool that indicted where in the country you could afford to live when certain data was entered.

Just one of many important responsibilities for landlord letting out property in the Farnborough area (or anywhere else) is to keep their tenants as safe as possible.

Renting by the room has seen a surge in popularity in recent years as landlords realise that yields for this type of tenancy can be higher than for standard lets.

Although it’s usually a relief for you as a landlord to find good long-term tenants, there are occasions when you may want to take possession of your property.

Most people who’ve ever rented a flat have experienced the ‘joy’ of living in an outdated place with less-than-enviable fittings and décor.

New legislation being phased in means that some landlords will need to check that someone has the right to live in the UK before letting a property to them, or even allowing them to live in the property.

An issue that comes up repeatedly with just about any tenancy is that of repairs – what needs repairing, and whose responsibility is it? There’s obviously a balance to be struck. The landlord can’t be expected to send in a decorator every time a slight crack appears in the plasterwork, similarly the tenant shouldn’t be penalised for it when they move out.