by Sunny Jay | Oct 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Since 1 May 2026, a Section 13 notice is the only way to raise the rent on a periodic tenancy. The notice needs two months, you can use it once a year, and an agreement over a coffee no longer changes the contract. Get the paperwork wrong and the increase...
by Sunny Jay | Oct 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
Booking direct is not always cheaper, and anyone who tells you it saves a fixed percentage is guessing. Airbnb has moved most hosts to a single fee that comes out of the host’s payout, so many guests no longer see a separate service charge at all. The saving is...
by Sunny Jay | Oct 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Letting to students in Brighton used to run on a predictable cycle: sign a fixed term in the autumn or winter, collect a guarantor, hand the house back clean in summer. Since 1 May 2026, none of that is guaranteed. Tenancies are periodic, one student leaving can end...
by Sunny Jay | Sep 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
There’s no official UK figure for the rent premium a furnished flat commands — it isn’t tracked nationally, and anyone who quotes you a precise national percentage is guessing. What we can do is work through the real costs and a reasonable market...
by Sunny Jay | Sep 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
Signing a twelve-month tenancy on a flat you’ve seen once, in a part of the city you’ve never actually lived in, is a bigger gamble than most people treat it as. A month or two in a short let first costs more per week, but it’s the only way to find...
