Can you believe the summer holidays are over already and it’s September? The summer is always a busy time for us at Redfern Property Management. Typically, the majority of our student let tenancies come to an end in June and July, which means a lot of work inspecting,...
Over the pandemic, many households decided it was the time for a pet – in fact, according to Goodlord, the need for pet friendly rentals shot up by 120% across the UK, and yet according to the .gov.uk website in 2021, only 7% of landlords accept pets in their...
Spring cleaning might be over, but for a lot of our properties here at Redfern Property, the end of May and start of June is when the majority of our student properties move out (and in!). For us, it’s always a busy time, making sure everyone has left with all of...
We’re sure you will have seen plenty on the news and online about the rising costs of energy bills that are coming into force from April 1st 2022. We know that this will affect many residents in the Aberystwyth area, so we wanted to share what we know so far in terms...
We can definitely feel it in the air, and if you look closely, you’ll see daffodils starting to grow, snowdrops sprouting up… spring is definitely on the way and we couldn’t be more excited! Inevitably as spring arrives, we often start to think about home...
One of the most common complaints we deal with as a letting agent is usually about mould. Let’s dispel some of the myths and pass to you our advice. Firstly, depending on who you are talking to, mould is often attributed as the fault of some other party. For example,...
We’ve talked about decorating trends before, so we thought in this piece, we’d go back to basics and talk about colour theory and how that helps inform decisions about decorating. What is colour theory? You might recognise the colour wheel, it has the primary colours...
We’re currently a bit obsessed with antique and vintage shops (and a good job too, we’ve got some fantastic ones in Aberystwyth to visit). There’s something really very satisfying about giving an old item of furniture a new lease of life – and spending some quality...
Many of our readers will know that Redfern Property Management branched out with a new maintenance and development side of the business a couple of years ago. Being flexible is all part of owning your own business, and being able to adapt to your customer needs too....
As you probably know, Redfern Property Management has a large portfolio of student houses, which often means we spend our summer months working with our landlords to make sure properties are kept to a high standard, or are redecorated completely. It’s one of the...