Saving money with Landlord Law

If you have plenty of time on your hands

Assuming you meet the other criteria, you are probably a good fit for managing the property yourself.

Many people find managing a small property portfolio an ideal retirement activity for example.  It can also fit in well with looking after a young family – so long as you have somewhere you can leave them safely while you rush over to deal with an emergency.

However just having time is not enough – you need to know what you are doing.  Which is where training and using the Landlord Law service can help.

For example:

• Try to attend our training courses – we run regular monthly training webinars for our Landlord Law members
• Buy some of our online training courses
• Follow our checklists carefully, especially if you are new to letting
• Use the Landlord Law services – for example, our guides on
  • checking and referencing tenants
  • data protection
  • consumer law
  • serving notices
• If you have an issue not answered by the site – ask a question in the forum

You should also consider:

• Joining a Landlords Association and attending their meetings
• Reading relevant books (the best one is probably David Lawrenson’s ‘Successful Property Letting‘)
• Subscribing to a landlord magazine (such as Property Investor News)
• Following landlord blogs such as the Landlord Law Blog or Property 118.