by Sunny Jay | Sep 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
A one-month void on a £1,200-a-month Brighton flat isn’t a £1,200 problem. Once you add council tax, standing charges, and the insurance conditions that kick in once a property sits empty, the real number is usually closer to £1,400 or more,...
by Sunny Jay | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
Booking accommodation for a contractor isn’t the same job as booking your own holiday. You need somewhere with parking sorted, a proper invoice, dates that can move without a penalty, and ideally one point of contact rather than a different app for every site...
by Sunny Jay | Sep 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you let a property in Brighton & Hove to three or more unrelated people sharing a kitchen or bathroom, you almost certainly need an HMO licence. Which one depends on how many people live there, and getting it wrong can mean a civil penalty of up to...
by Sunny Jay | Sep 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
A month in Brighton doesn’t fit neatly into either a holiday booking or a standard tenancy, and that’s exactly where people get caught out. Here’s what actually changes once a stay runs four weeks or more, and what to check before you book. Short...
by Sunny Jay | Sep 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
A let-only fee pays for one thing: finding a tenant. A fully managed fee pays for that plus everything that happens afterwards, for as long as the tenancy runs. Most of the confusion landlords have about agent fees comes from not knowing which of those two...
by Sunny Jay | Sep 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Letting a property legally in Brighton & Hove in 2026 means holding roughly a dozen certificates and requirements at once, several with their own renewal date. Miss one and you risk a civil penalty of up to £40,000, and possibly the ability to get your...
by Sunny Jay | Sep 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
For a one or two-night stay, a hotel is usually simpler. For a week or more, the maths tends to favour serviced accommodation — not because the nightly rate is always lower, but because a hotel week comes with extra costs a serviced apartment doesn’t. If...
by Sunny Jay | Sep 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Section 21 ended on 1 May 2026. If you haven’t served notice or changed a tenancy since then, the practical difference is this: you can no longer ask a tenant to leave without a reason, and every route back to possession now takes longer and needs more paperwork...
by Sunny Jay | Sep 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Brighton & Hove is small enough to walk across but varied enough that picking the wrong area can mean a fifteen-minute uphill walk to everything you actually want to do. Here is what each part of the city is really like, so you can match the stay to the trip...
by Sunny Jay | Sep 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you let a property in Central Hove or Regency ward, you will need a selective licence from 20 October 2026. Brighton & Hove City Council estimates around 7,274 properties are affected, and letting without one, once required, is a criminal offence. This is not a...
