Landlords and investing

Managing your own rental saves fees but costs time and carries legal risk. See what an agent does, what to ask, and how to decide which suits you.

A landlord can only evict with a court order. See the steps, what the court weighs up, and the shortcuts that land landlords in trouble.

Rent is taxed as part of your income, but you can deduct the costs of earning it. See what counts, how losses are limited and what happens when you sell.

A buy-to-let pays only if rent covers all your costs with something left over. See how to work out yield, add up real costs and test a property first.