There is nothing worse than moving into a new rental flat and realising the bedroom has no curtains. Or worse, the landlord has installed thin, see through vertical slats that let the streetlights in at 2 AM, turning your bedroom into a disco. You can’t drill holes for a curtain pole. You can’t screw a … Read more
If you rent an older flat in the UK, you likely suffer from “Landlord Hob Syndrome.” You have those ancient, rusty solid plate electric rings. They take 10 minutes to heat up, 20 minutes to cool down, and they are impossible to clean. Or maybe you have a cheap ceramic hob that is scratched to … Read more
If you rent in a city like London, Manchester, or Birmingham, you know the “Rental Dust” struggle. You vacuum on Saturday, and by Tuesday, the TV stand is covered in a grey layer of fuzz.This happens because rental properties are dust traps. Old carpets, cheap curtains, and traffic pollution from the main road all contribute … Read more
There is a specific sound that haunts every renter. It is a loud CLATTER BANG at 3:00 AM. It is the sound of your cheap suction cup shower caddy falling off the tiles, dumping your shampoo bottles into the bath. Bathroom storage is a nightmare for tenants. Landlords rarely install enough shelves, and drilling into ceramic tiles … Read more
If you rent a flat, you know the “Big TV” dilemma.You want a 65-inch screen for movie nights. But you can’t mount it on the wall because the plasterboard is weak and drilling holes is forbidden. So, you end up with a massive black rectangle taking up huge amounts of floor space on a TV … Read more
We Brits drink 100 million cups of tea a day. But the worst part of the ritual is the 3 minutes spent standing in a cold kitchen at 7 AM, shivering while you wait for the kettle to boil. For homeowners, the dream is a “Quooker” boiling water tap. But those cost £1,200, require drilling … Read more
Rental lighting is usually terrible. Landlords tend to install one single “Big Light” in the centre of the room and call it a day. This leaves you with shadowy kitchen counters, pitch black wardrobes, and hallway cupboards where you need a torch just to find the vacuum cleaner. You can’t chase wires into the wall … Read more
The “End of Tenancy Clean.” It is the most stressful part of moving out. You spend hours scrubbing carpets, hoping the landlord doesn’t find a reason to deduct £150 from your deposit for “dust” or “ingrained dirt.” But you don’t have to wait until you move out to keep the floors pristine. Enter the Robot Vacuum.Once … Read more
If you rent a typical UK flat, you probably have a “washing machine” (the clothes kind), but a dishwasher is a luxury reserved for homeowners with big kitchens. This means you spend 20 minutes every evening standing at the sink, scrubbing pasta sauce off plates while your dinner goes cold. But you don’t need a … Read more
If you live in a UK rental flat, doing laundry in winter is a logistical nightmare. You can’t install a vented tumble dryer because it requires punching a hole in the wall. You can’t use a condenser dryer because they take up too much floor space. So, you do the worst possible thing: You hang wet … Read more