{"id":38,"date":"2026-08-21T17:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hci.wp-host.team\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2026-08-21T17:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:32:32","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hci.wp-host.team\/?page_id=38","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpc-gutenberg-block wpc-widget-hcis_blog_index ewb-gutenberg-block ewb-widget-hcis_blog_index alignfull wp-block-wpcursor-ewb-hcis-blog-index\"><style type=\"text\/css\" data-ewb-widget=\"hcis_blog_index\">\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index {\n  background: var(--color-background);\n  padding: 72px 24px;\n}\n\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__inner {\n  max-width: 1100px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n}\n\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__intro {\n  max-width: 640px;\n  margin: 0 auto 48px;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__intro h1 {\n  font-family: var(--font-heading);\n  font-weight: 700;\n  font-size: 2.2rem;\n  color: var(--color-text);\n  margin: 0 0 16px;\n}\n\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__intro p {\n  font-family: var(--font-body);\n  font-size: 1.05rem;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n  color: var(--color-text-muted);\n  margin: 0;\n}\n\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__grid {\n  display: flex;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  justify-content: center;\n  gap: 32px;\n}\n\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__card {\n  display: block;\n  flex: 0 1 calc(33.333% - 21.333px);\n  background: var(--color-surface);\n  border-radius: var(--radius-md);\n  padding: 28px;\n  text-decoration: none;\n  transition: box-shadow 0.15s ease;\n}\n\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__card:hover {\n  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);\n}\n\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__cat {\n  display: inline-block;\n  font-family: var(--font-body);\n  font-size: 0.75rem;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  letter-spacing: 0.04em;\n  text-transform: uppercase;\n  color: var(--color-primary);\n  margin-bottom: 12px;\n}\n\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__card h2 {\n  font-family: var(--font-heading);\n  font-weight: 700;\n  font-size: 1.15rem;\n  line-height: 1.4;\n  color: var(--color-text);\n  margin: 0 0 10px;\n}\n\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__card p {\n  font-family: var(--font-body);\n  font-size: 0.95rem;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n  color: var(--color-text-muted);\n  margin: 0 0 16px;\n}\n\n#ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__readmore {\n  font-family: var(--font-body);\n  font-size: 0.9rem;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  color: var(--color-primary);\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 900px) {\n  #ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__card {\n    flex-basis: calc(50% - 16px);\n  }\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 620px) {\n  #ewb-block-1 .hcis-blog-index__card {\n    flex-basis: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"ewb-block-1\" class=\"wpc-widget wpc-widget-hcis_blog_index ewb-widget ewb-widget-hcis_blog_index\"><section class=\"hcis-blog-index\">\n  <div class=\"hcis-blog-index__inner\">\n    <div class=\"hcis-blog-index__intro\">\n      <h1>Advice for Kent landlords and agents<\/h1>\n      <p>Practical, evidence-led guidance on inventories, inspections and deposit disputes &mdash; written for letting agents and landlords across Ashford, Folkestone and Canterbury.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"hcis-blog-index__grid\">\n      <a class=\"hcis-blog-index__card\" href=\"https:\/\/hci.wp-host.team\/?page_id=39\">\n        <span class=\"hcis-blog-index__cat\">Legislation<\/span>\n        <h2>Three Months of Open-Ended Tenancies: What the Renters&rsquo; Rights Act Has Done to Your Check-Out Process<\/h2>\n        <p>Since 1 May 2026 every assured tenancy is open-ended. 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