Moving home is said to be the third most stressful thing you can do, so if you can do anything to reduce that stress, so much the better? When buying your next Rotherham home, being chain-free can certainly reduce your stress and offers many advantages over other buyers (and some disadvantages).   So, what is […]

…and new 5% deposit mortgages for Rotherham first-time buyers The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced two initiatives to keep the Rotherham property market firing on all cylinders into 2021. Firstly, the £500,000 zero-rate Stamp Duty band has been extended to the 30th June 2021. After then it will phase down to £250,000 for an additional three […]

We take great pride in the way we treat both landlords and tenants. We feel our approach to both parties help us maintain a very low number of issues related to deposits when a tenancy ends. Here are seven steps we’d recommend that will go a long way to ensuring neither party will be feeling […]

The UK is a nation of animal lovers. We’ve led the way on several global campaigns which have improved animal rights and welfare. The pet business in the UK is a billion-pound industry. In our experience, most landlords do not want to accept people who have pets. But some will consider it based on certain […]

What Is Involved In Letting Out A Property And Managing It? Starting out Renting out a property always posses a risk, and for some landlords handing over the keys to a stranger can be the cause of immense stress and worry. Letting agents must carry out a variety of checks to ensure the property is […]

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and our minds (well some of us) turning to thoughts of love, relationships and romance. During the 21 years as a letting agent and property manager we’ve seen many times when people who have decided to rent out a property can’t ‘let go of it’ emotionally. Our advice to all […]

At Bricknells we take our responsibility to our landlords very seriously. We are proud to be an independent estate agency because that allows us to give a far more personal service to our landlords and tenants. That’s why we’ve put our commitments down on paper and have created the Bricknells Landlords’ Care Charter. It’s our […]

On November 27 (2020) the phenomena that is Black Friday will sweep the USA and more increasingly than ever – the UK and indeed many other parts of the globe. Online giants Amazon have already started a countdown in the run up to the day which sees prices dropped, shoppers go bonkers and sales rocket. […]

The letting agency business is a very competitive one. And with so many different agents to choose from finding the right one to let your property can be bewildering. That’s why we came up with these tips to make our landlord’s lives easier. Here are six things to consider before you instruct a letting agent […]