How do we vet tenants to avoid rent arrears and damage?
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on 14th Oct 2026 A landlord asked us this week: “How do I stop chasing rent or damages?” Fair question. The best way to avoid arrears and damage is to stop them before the tenant moves in, so here’s what we check before anyone gets your...
Sunderland, are you undercharging for a 3-bed?
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on 13th Oct 2026 At NGU Homes, 3-beds are averaging £696 a month right now - real, achieved rents, not estimates. If yours is lower, you might be undercharging. 📍 Real rents, by bedroom count By bedrooms Avg. rent achieved Sample 2 bed £604...
Newcastle, are you undercharging for a 3-bed?
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on 9th Oct 2026 At NGU Homes, 3-beds are averaging £829 a month right now - real, achieved rents, not estimates. If yours is lower, you might be undercharging. 📍 Real rents, by bedroom count By bedrooms Avg. rent achieved Sample 2 bed £718...
Gateshead, are you undercharging for a 3-bed?
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on 8th Oct 2026 At NGU Homes, 3-beds are averaging £783 a month right now - real, achieved rents, not estimates. If yours is lower, you might be undercharging. 📍 Real rents, by bedroom count By bedrooms Avg. rent achieved Sample 2 bed £659...
Can you still make money from Buy to Let?
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on 7th Oct 2026 A landlord asked us this week: "If I buy a £100,000 three bed, what should I actually budget each year, and will it pay its way?" Good news. We've worked it through line by line, mortgage included, and it does. A £100,000 three...
Middlesbrough, are you undercharging for a 3-bed?
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on 5th Oct 2026 At NGU Homes, 3-beds are averaging £714 a month right now - real, achieved rents, not estimates. If yours is lower, you might be undercharging. 📍 Real rents, by bedroom count By bedrooms Avg. rent achieved Sample 2 bed £667...
What does Rent Guarantee Insurance actually cover?
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on 29th Sep 2026 A landlord asked us this week: "My tenant's just stopped paying, will my rent guarantee actually cover me?" Here's exactly what you're covered for, and what you need to have in place before you can claim a penny of it. Your tenant...
Darlington, are you undercharging for a 3-bed?
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on 28th Sep 2026 At NGU Homes, 3-beds are averaging £697 a month right now - real, achieved rents, not estimates. If yours is lower, you might be undercharging. 📍 Real rents, by bedroom count By bedrooms Avg. rent achieved Sample 2 bed £620...
Does your tradesmen provide video updates on refurbs?
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on 25th Sep 2026 Not every refurb is a clean and a lick of paint. This one, in Sunderland, needed everything: a damp survey, a rewire, new plumbing, and a kitchen replaced top to bottom. Here's exactly where the money went, room by room. The...
Hartlepool, are you undercharging for a 3-bed?
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on 25th Sep 2026 At NGU Homes, 3-beds are averaging £574 a month right now - real, achieved rents, not estimates. If yours is lower, you might be undercharging. And if you're not local, that's exactly what we're here for - real numbers you can...