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Room for Prosperity: The Smart Investor’s Guide with ROOMS®
Investing in property is a significant endeavour that demands strategic planning and execution. At ROOMS®, we advocate for a comprehensive approach to landlord success that


Mastering HMO Management: The 5 Pillars of Success with ROOMS®
Running a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) can be a lucrative venture, but it’s certainly not a walk in the park. With its unique set


Discover How ROOMS® Revolutionise the Residential Landlord Experience
Are you a landlord feeling overwhelmed by the hassles of managing your own properties? Do you find yourself resenting the sea of tenant issues, maintenance


Enjoy Premium Rents and Discover Effortless Profits with ROOMS®
Are you tired of the constant stress and hassle that comes with managing rental properties? Say goodbye to the headaches and hello to hassle-free profits


The Financial Year Finish Line Is In Sight, but Are You Maximising Your Property Portfolio Potential?
As landlords approach the end of the financial year, they face the important task of evaluating their property portfolios and plans to enhance profitability and


Simplifying Winter Maintenance with ROOMS®
As the chill of winter fades away and spring finally becons, landlords will often want to take stock of their property and think about scheduled


Spring into Property Success
Strategised Makeovers For Your HMO Property As the world awakens from its winter slumber, so too does the property market, offering landlords a fresh opportunity


Student HMO Landlords’ ongoing Challenges in 2024
Student HMO Landlords’ ongoing Challenges in 2024 Student HMO landlords face ongoing challenges as the dynamic student market continues to undergo shifts and occupancy rates


What Does ROOMS® Offer to its Landlords?
Above all, our Landlords tell us that the one thing they value the most in working with us is peace of mind. As many Landlords


New Year, New Heights: Setting Property Investment Goals
As we welcome the New Year, it’s a great time for landlords to enhance their property investments. Setting clear goals is key to success, whether


Increasing demand for housing as Southampton continues generating jobs
There continues to be substantial investment in to Southampton. This is creating jobs at a fast rate and is significantly increasing the demand for accommodation.


Levelling Up ideal for HMO’s?
Michael Gove is to relax planning rules in England in an effort to create more homes in “the hearts of our cities”. The levelling up


Be sure you know these things before starting a rent to rent business
In principle a rent to rent business appears quite straight forward, however there are a number of roles and responsibilities for the operator. They are


How much available time do you need to run a rent to rent business successfully?
Starting a rent to rent business, like any other business, is going to be a tussle between earning sufficient money to cover your living costs


Is a rent to rent property business right for you?
Rent to rent promises a route into the world of bricks and mortar without the need for the large sums of money needed to buy


To start my own business or not start my own business?……. That is the question
If you are thinking about starting your own business, there is a long list of things you may want to consider; I have started plenty of them


Problem solving for employers
A good approach in business is to consider the value you can add to different prospect clients by solving real world problems they have. The


My overheads increased and my next action was the best thing I ever did
Fortune Favours the Brave The well know translation of the Latin proverb is a reminder that as we look at our ambitions for the year


UK rental data shows surge in tenant demand and increased rental yields.
Tenant demand increases in cities throughout the UK According to the Barrows and Forrester Rental Demand Index, the level of demand across the third quarter


How can you maximise potential of a flat above your business premises? Case Study Shorts.
Who: A Butchers on a high street. What: A 3 bed flat above commercial premises of the landlord’s business. Why: Stressful experience with tenants which


Southampton Airport runway extension approved, bringing hundreds of new jobs to the area
In April 2021 after 19 hours of discussion and deliberation the decision was taken by Eastleigh council to extend Southampton Airport’s runway by 164 metres.


What opportunities could 2021 offer for Landlords?
As we continue to emerge from lockdown, what could be the long term effects on the residential property sector and what opportunities will there be to


Grow your portfolio, increase profit and have less work to do
Many landlords would like to leverage their existing portfolio to make further investments as we enter into a period of opportunity as a result of


Landlords feeling the pain – time for a different approach?
Landlords feeling the pain – time for a different approach? As we continue to emerge from lockdown the long term effects on the Private Rental


Cleaning is key to keeping house shares well maintained
Cleaning is a key part of the maintenance program for house shares The most important thing when a tenant moves into their new home is


The British Property Market is Back in Business
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced that from today, anyone in England can move home, effectively turning the release valve on the pent-up pressure caused


Changes are afoot in the lettings industry
There can be little disagreement that we are all going to experience significant changes in business, no matter which sector we operate in following recent


18 Month Delays for Tenancy Disputes going to court
Just when it appeared that things couldn't get much worse, we have had a stark warning from Andrew Todd, a litigation partner at Eversheds, who


The Power of Communication
If you are a Landlord or Manager of house shares (HMO’s), now that we are in extended lockdown, things might be looking very challenging at


HMO’s needed and desired in Bury St Edmunds
We opened our seventh branch in Bury St Edmunds in 2019, finding that we were very much welcomed by Bury St Edmunds council and progressive