Bricknells Rentals Blog

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…

There are plenty of things in life which turn out to be a waste of money. Such as buying shares in the social networking site Friends Reunited just before Facebook rose to absolute dominance. Or the scores of unknown footballers around the World brought for millions by English clubs and who never even graced our…

Being a landlord is a responsible role and carries certain legal obligations. Below is a very brief summary of just some on the areas covered by laws and regulations. Consents to Let Do you have permission from your mortgage lender to let the property? Tenancy Agreement This is a very important document in the lettings…

There is no doubt that Coronavirus will affect the Rotherham property market, but just how? The ensuing economic challenges are going to impact the Rotherham (and UK) property market, yet no one knows the real answer. The newspapers eulogise different opinions, but that's all they are – opinions and everybody's got a different opinion. The…

We serve landlords and tenants across Rotherham and take enormous pride in our reputation for looking after our clients. During the years running a lettings and property management agency there’s not much we haven’t experienced. This guide shares the top twelve things that every landlord, regardless of the size of their portfolio, needs to know…

If you believed all you heard from many online letting agents you’d probably think us ‘traditional’ agents are a dying breed. Thankfully reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated (thanks to Mark Twain for that quote). Firstly, let us clarify what we mean by ‘traditional’ agents and online companies. As a traditional agent (sometimes…

Everyone likes to get value for money and in the list below we show landlords eight ways to make money go further. They are in no order but in in our many years as letting agents we find they all save landlords money. It’s not about being a cheapskate but it is about getting the…

When letting a property a landlord has two really big decisions to make. Both these key choices can have huge implications on their health, wealth and quality of life. It’s really no exaggeration to say that if a landlord chooses the wrong letting agent and compounds that error by going with a tenant who has…