Category Archives: Practical Advice

New ‘TDS Academy Approved’ Training Accreditation Launched

To help raise the standards of the Private Rented Sector (PRS) Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) and Inventory Hive are launching two brand new on-demand industry training courses – accessible anytime. Led by Michael Hill of TDS and Richard Abbots of Inventory Hive, the courses guide property professionals through reporting at each stage of a tenancy, […]

‘Virtual Visits’ UKAA Webinar Highlights

Thanks to the UK Apartment Association (UKAA) we recently hosted webinars about ‘Performing Property Management Visits’ remotely. The events proved to be very well attended and below is a brief summary of the highlights with the all the relevant links – including a link to the webinar recording, just in-case you missed it. Webinar Content […]

Photo Tips to Avoid Disputes

Arguably one of the most important tasks to carry out as an agent, landlord or property manager (inspector hereafter) is to evidence the condition, cleanliness and compliance of a property ‘before’ and ‘after’ a tenancy. Once upon a time property inventories were recorded on paper and photographs played a role in making sure that the […]

Perform check-outs with less (stress)

Practical Tips & Paperless Guide Video Performing check-outs can be stressful.  This article is packed with useful hints and tips to help you avoid getting stung (sorry couldn’t resist that one).  As the saying goes “Prevention is better than cure” – so having measures in place to avoid disputes and communicate well with your tenants is […]