Vetted vendors and 48hr fixes: maintenance checklist for landlords

Vetted vendors and 48hr fixes: maintenance checklist for landlords

Adopt a preventive maintenance checklist organised by area and frequency, split across four categories: preventive, corrective, emergency and cosmetic. Assign an owner to every task, then log it in a CMMS or even a shared spreadsheet. This guide gives you the...
Protect Rental Income: Property Damage in a Car Accident for Landlords

Protect Rental Income: Property Damage in a Car Accident for Landlords

Property damage to a rental property is physical harm to the structure, fixed fittings, or landlord-owned contents, whether that’s a car reversing into a boundary wall or a vehicle fire damaging a garage. Who pays depends on fault, tenant negligence, or the terms of...
Homeowner vs landlord insurance: which one actually covers you?

Homeowner vs landlord insurance: which one actually covers you?

If you rent out a property, you need landlord insurance, not a standard homeowner policy. Homeowner cover is built for owner-occupiers, so it usually excludes the specific risks that come with tenants: loss of rental income, malicious damage, and legal costs to evict...
What is rental dwelling insurance? Cover for lost rent explained

What is rental dwelling insurance? Cover for lost rent explained

Rental dwelling insurance, more commonly called rental income insurance, pays you when a tenant stops paying rent, breaks a lease early, or absconds, and it covers the legal costs of getting them out. It exists to protect one thing: the cash flow that keeps your...
What is landlord personal injury coverage, and do you need it?

What is landlord personal injury coverage, and do you need it?

Landlord personal injury coverage, in the sense landlords search for most often, means rental income protection: a policy that pays out when tenant non-payment, early lease termination or absconding leaves you without rent, and covers the legal fees that come with...
What is rental income insurance and what does it protect?

What is rental income insurance and what does it protect?

“Renters” here means rental income insurance, a policy that replaces a landlord’s lost rent and covers related costs when specified policy triggers occur. It has nothing to do with the contents insurance a tenant buys for their own belongings. For property owners, it...