For landlords, the middle of the year is a sensible time to pause and assess how a rental property is performing.

When you're selling your home, it's easy to think the hard work is over once you've accepted an offer In reality, that's often when the most important part of the process begins.

Artificial intelligence is beginning to influence almost every part of the property industry. It can help buyers discover homes more quickly, improve property marketing, automate routine administration and make communication more efficient. Used well, it has the potential to remove friction from the moving process.

For many landlords, using a managing agent sounds straightforward: the agent collects the rent, deals with the tenant and arranges repairs when something goes wrong. Those things are part of it. But good property management involves considerably more.