This is Lawrenson's second book for Landlords.Lawrenson's first book for Landlords, "Successful Property Letting - How to Make Money in Buy to Let" is the UK's highest selling property book and has been ever since it first came out in 2005. It is now in its fifth edition and remains the bible for landlords. Lawrenson is an acknowledged expert on letting and renting in the UK. He has advised local government, charities and businesses as well as individual landlords and tenants. As a landlord himself, for over thirty years, he knows all about how private renting really works.Lawrenson is deeply frustrated with what he sees as the often piecemeal and confused approach to the private rented sector from central and local government. He cites landlord licensing as a good example of how not to deal with rogue landlords.

He also says cutting housing benefits is misguided because it leads directly to people with few housing options being shut out of private housing and therefore having to be housed in unsuitable and expensive B&B type accommodation.In the absence of any really useful help from government, he thought it was time to write a practical book that would help tenants get what they want - a nice home, well looked after by a decent landlord. He hopes his book will make the process of renting easier and help tenants to avoid the bad and incompetent landlord and letting agent. "If it helps to do just that, I'll be happy" he says. David's website for landlords is www.LettingFocus.com. His new site for tenants is www.

Tenants-Renting-Guide.com.David lives in Kent, with his wife and son. He likes indie music, playing football and tennis, a nice glass of beer or wine, travel and enjoying life.