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Things worth knowing.
Short, practical pieces for everyone this sector touches: tenants, house-hunters, agencies, landlords and builders. No sales pitch, and nothing you need our software to act on.
Questions to Ask at a Viewing That Nobody Asks
Everyone asks the rent. Almost nobody asks when the water runs, which is the question that decides what living there is like.
Handling Tenant Data Responsibly
An agency holds ID numbers, phone numbers, employment details and payment histories for hundreds of people. That is a duty, and most of meeting it is unglamorous housekeeping.
Site Safety on a Small Build: What Rarely Gets Budgeted
Large sites have safety officers. Small sites have whoever is around. Most of what prevents serious injury on a small build costs very little. It just has to be decided before work starts.
What a Bill of Quantities Is For (and Why Yours Gets Ignored)
A bill of quantities is not a document you produce to get a price and then file. It's the only thing that lets you know, mid-build, whether you are still on budget.
Reporting a Repair So It Actually Gets Fixed
A repair that was mentioned in passing does not exist. One that was reported in writing, with a photograph and a date, is very hard to lose.
What a Deposit Is Actually For, and How to Get It Back
A deposit is not an advance on rent and not a fee. Knowing the difference, and writing three things down on the day you move in, is most of what decides whether you see it again.