How to reduce costs and risks during void periods and refurbishment
Ever notice how costs seem to appear from nowhere when a property is unoccupied due…
How to let a property yourself without using letting agents
I let this 3 bed house myself without a traditional letting agent using OpenRent Are…
UK Landlord Guide on How to Choose Good Tenants
Choosing good tenants is probably the most important thing for a buy to let or…
What landlords and investors need to know about HMOs
Are you thinking of investing in an HMO? With the increase in interest rates in…
What are 5 Hallmarks of Responsible Landlords?
When the Renters Reform Bill was published on 17 May 2023, Michael Gove was quoted…
How can Landlords make Good Profits?
Thinking of becoming a landlord for the first time? Wanting to expand your buy to…
Is being a Buy to Let Landlord still Worthwhile?
“Should I stay or should I go?” With the sharp increase in interest rates and…
My 5 biggest mistakes as a landlord
So many landlords and property investors only talk about their successes, staying silent about their…
What the 2023 English Housing Survey tells us about the PRS in England
The English Housing Survey is a comprehensive annual government survey which is the main source…
How landlords can get the best from property managers
One of the first decisions landlords need to make when getting a buy to let…
Tenant Anti-Social Behaviour: What Landlords Need to Know
Tenant anti-social behaviour (or ASB) can be one of the most stressful aspects of being…
Buy to let conveyancing: How to speed it up in 2023
I’m in the process of buying another buy to let at the moment, and was…
About Suzanne, creator of The Independent Landlord
Suzanne Smith is a lawyer turned self-managing landlord with a portfolio of buy to let houses in Maidstone, Kent.
Before becoming a landlord in 2019, she worked as a lawyer in the life sciences industry for 25 years, reaching the position of General Counsel of a PLC.
Suzanne set up The Independent Landlord blog in August 2022 to provide free, independent tips and advice for landlords and property businesses. The sort of content she wished she’d been able to find when starting out as a landlord.
In writing content for The Independent Landlord, she draws on both her experience as a lawyer and as a landlord.
The Independent Landlord blog has quickly established itself as a leading place for landlords and property businesses to find reliable information about the topics that matter to them, at a time of unprecedented change and challenges for the private rented sector.