Renting it out, properly.
10 chapters on the operations side of being a landlord in Malta: pricing, contracts, screening, taxes and the small habits that keep tenants renewing.
- 01
Pricing your property
Anchor on comparables in your locality, not the figure your neighbour quoted in 2019. How to read the market data and adjust seasonally.
7 minPricingComparables - 02
Photos that actually rent
Light, angle, time of day and the three rooms that close the deal. Phone-vs-camera, and when to pay for a pro shoot.
6 minPhotosMarketing - 03
Writing the listing
What to include up top, what belongs in the body, and the five words that quietly kill conversion. Plus: SEO without sounding spammy.
5 minCopySEO - 04
Long let vs short let
Yield, occupancy, permits, tax treatment and the practical operations cost of each. Which one fits your property, and your life.
10 minStrategyYieldPermits - 05
Screening tenants
References, income checks, the questions you can and can't legally ask, and how to spot the warning signs early without being paranoid.
8 minScreeningCompliance - 06
Drafting the contract
Mandatory clauses, optional clauses worth adding, deposit handling, notice periods and the inventory annex that prevents 80% of disputes.
11 minContractDepositInventory - 07
Handover & inventory
The walkthrough script, photo evidence, meter readings and the simple signed checklist that becomes Exhibit A if things go sideways.
5 minHandover - 08
Day-to-day operations
Rent collection, maintenance requests, response-time expectations and the difference between a 'good landlord' and a 'great landlord' in tenant reviews.
7 minOperations - 09
Tax & accounting
Final withholding tax, optional regime, deductible expenses, capital allowances. A working-knowledge primer that's not a substitute for a tax advisor, but means you'll know what to ask.
9 minTaxAccounting - 10
Ending the tenancy
Notice in writing, deposit return timeline, dilapidations and how to handle the awkward case where the property is not in the state it left in.
6 minNoticeDeposit return
Related guides
Deep-dives on the topics above: your rights and obligations, pricing, contracts, getting the listing live, and the tenant-side rights you're renting under.
Listing your property
Photos, copy, pricing and the small habits that make a listing rent in days instead of weeks.
Read guideLandlord rights in Malta
Pricing freedom, screening, late rent, end-of-tenancy and the protections written into the Housing Authority registry.
Read guideRental costs in Malta
Monthly rent, deposit, agency fees, utilities: the actual cost of a tenancy, not just the headline number.
Read guideRental contracts in Malta
Mandatory clauses, deposit rules, notice periods and the bits every tenant should read twice.
Read guideTenant rights in Malta
What the law actually says about repairs, rent increases, eviction, privacy and your deposit.
Read guideGot a property to list?
The owner dashboard walks you through the photos, pricing and contract bits. Start with a free listing.