Guides
Owning and letting
The purchase is the easy part. These guides cover what it takes to hold a London flat or house from Riyadh or Dubai: the agent and what it must hold by law, the tenancy regime since the Renters’ Rights Act took effect on 1 May 2026 and why a flat can no longer be let for nine months and used in summer, the service charge accounts and the building safety file, the insurance clause that empties a policy when a home stands unoccupied, the 90-night rule on short lets and why the lease matters more than the council, the English will every Gulf owner needs, and the honest twelve-month cost of a home kept for the family’s summer.
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Choosing a letting agent from abroad: fees, the ten questions, and the red flags
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An English will for a London property: why a Gulf family needs one and what happens without it
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Short lets and Airbnb in London: the 90-night rule, the lease, and what an owner who uses the flat in summer can actually do
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The Renters’ Rights Act for an overseas landlord: what changed on 1 May 2026 and what to do about it
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Insurance for an overseas owner of UK property: buildings, contents, liability, rent and the empty-home clause
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Service charges, ground rent and building safety: what the owner of a London flat pays and why
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Letting and managing a London property from the Gulf: the agent, the compliance list and the monthly note
