Championing Change: Mental Health, Equality, and Diversity in the PRS

I’m thrilled to share some exciting updates about my work as a Landlord Champion for The Champions Network, run by Tai Pawb. For those who don’t know, Tai Pawb is ...

The Landlord Community – update

As some of you may be aware, last year I took the plunge and launched The Landlord Community, helping landlords not only in Swansea but all over Wales. Why? Because as a ...

How could the General Election Affect Landlords in Wales?

While many parties are focusing on winning over the tenant vote, with scrapping ‘no fault evictions’ and going back and forth on the Renters Reform Bill, it is worth noting ...

More Chaos for Welsh Landlords

In yet another last-minute change of plan, the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 has been postponed again, until 1st December 2022. The statement from Julie James, which came completely out of ...

15 Years of Security Deposit Law

Would you believe it has been 15 years since Tenancy (Security) Deposit Law came into effect?! It seems like such a long time ago, but we are still seeing Swansea ...

Increasing Cost of Not Protecting a Security Deposit

This month, I want to revisit a case study from a few years ago to highlight the importance of protecting a tenants deposit correctly and the financial consequences of failing ...

Swansea Property Market Predictions 2022

What a year 2021 has been! Once again, we have seen reports of shocking rent rises, Airbnb taking over the housing market, and house prices soaring not just in Swansea, ...

Update – McCartan Christmas Competition

As you may have seen, we're running a Name that Christmas Film Competition. But now you can enter even if you aren't passing our office - check out the window ...

What’s in Store for Lettings in 2021?

What a year 2021 has been already! Here's a brief overview of what we think is yet to come for Swansea landlords. Further Property Restrictions At the time of writing, the ...

Our “New Normal”

The start of 2021 isn't exactly how we anticipated it to be, and here are again in lockdown! McCartan is very much open for business; we're here to help tenants move ...

2020: The Year in Review

“If we thought the last decade was difficult for landlords, 2020 is going to be a real minefield. There’s no doubt we’re going into another legislation heavy year with massive ...

Tenants, Protect Your Rental Property for Winter

Making sure your rental property is ready for Winter means you'll be able to keep the warmth in, save money, and protect your home in the cold months ahead. With ...