A tenant moves out and you find a crack in the wall tile, a missing curtain rod and a scorch mark on the cupboard. You’re fairly sure none of it was there when they arrived. The tenant says it was all there from day one. You have no photos, no list and no signed note, […]
A tenant messages you three days before their stay ends: “Can I stay another month?” They’re easy to deal with, they pay on time, and you’d happily say yes. But that bed is already promised to someone arriving on the 1st, who has paid a booking amount and told their parents the date. This is […]
For many PGs near colleges, the year runs on a few intense weeks. Enquiries pour in, parents want to see rooms the same day, and beds that sat empty all summer fill up fast. Ready owners fill their beds with good tenants at the right rent. Owners who aren’t spend those weeks answering calls, fixing […]
Most PG roommate conflicts start small. One person sleeps at 10 p.m., the other takes calls until midnight. Someone leaves the light on, someone borrows a charger, someone’s laundry ends up on the wrong bed. For weeks nothing is said. Then one tenant knocks on your door, angry and exhausted, or quietly decides to leave. […]
Every PG owner has been tempted. A competitor puts in an AC, a tenant asks for a washing machine, a broker says “everyone has Wi-Fi and a gym now.” Each amenity sounds reasonable. Each also costs money to buy, run and repair, and not every one earns that money back. The best PG amenities for […]
Introduction Ask three people on your staff how to handle a tenant who moves out without notice, and you’ll probably get three different answers. That’s the problem a PG SOP solves. A PG SOP (standard operating procedure) is a written set of steps for the jobs that repeat in your PG, such as move-ins, rent […]
Introduction Two PGs on the same street can charge very different rents and still both stay full. The difference is usually not the building. It’s what’s inside it: the Wi-Fi, the food, the water supply, the cleanliness, the cupboards. Getting PG amenities pricing right means knowing which facilities tenants will actually pay for and which […]
Introduction If you own more than one PG, you have probably asked which one is actually doing better. The answer is rarely obvious. One building may bring in more rent, while the other quietly earns more per bed. To compare PG property performance fairly, you need the same metrics, the same time period, and clean […]
Introduction Rent collection gets most of a PG owner’s attention, but expenses are just as important to track – and often far less organised. Electricity bills, staff salaries, maintenance costs, and grocery purchases can pile up across different receipts, apps, and notebooks, making it hard to know where the money actually goes each month. This […]
