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The Real Problem with Rent to Rent

Author: Mark Alexander

10th September 2025, 10 months ago | 9

1. Introduction – The Real Problem with Rent to Rent Rent to Rent, often abbreviated to R2R, is one of...

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New smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm laws for NI landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th December 2024, 2 years ago | 8

All private rental properties in Northern Ireland must now comply with stricter fire safety regulations. These new rules, implemented on...

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Stealth Taxes Are Bleeding Landlords Dry: What You’re Not Told About the Hidden Costs

Author: Mark Alexander

27th October 2024, 2 years ago | 2

While much of the focus on landlord taxation falls on high-profile issues like Capital Gains Tax and Stamp Duty, there...

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Fire alarm warning after landlord handed suspended prison sentence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th June 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Landlords across the UK are being warned about the serious consequences of failing to meet fire safety regulations in their...

Welsh Government urged to include existing flats in fire safety reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th January 2024, 3 years ago | 0

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on new fire safety regulations for high-rise buildings, following the ban on some...

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Landlords urged to boost communication for fire safety rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th May 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords and letting agents have been warned that updated fire safety regulations need to be strictly adhered to so they...

Non-freehold tenants do not feel safe in their own home

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th February 2023, 3 years ago | 1

New research shows that four in 10 non-freehold tenants do not feel completely safe in their homes. A national sample...

How to take in a lodger to cover cost of living crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th October 2022, 4 years ago | 1

With the recent cost of living crisis, the financial benefits of renting out a room are highly desirable. A lodger...

Lodgers and new Electrical Regulations?

Author: Readers Question

27th April 2020, 6 years ago | 2

Instead of renting out the second bedroom under an AST, and where my daughter has the other bedroom, if my...

Landlord responsibilites summary .Gov

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2019, 8 years ago | 8

If you are renting out a property in England or Wales the government provide a summary of landlord responsibilities which...

FOI shows how little councils know about unlicensed HMOs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2018, 8 years ago | 0

Government plans to protect tenants from poor living conditions through the expansion of mandatory HMO licensing look set to fall...

Agent and redress scheme horror story!

Author: Readers Question

20th August 2018, 8 years ago | 3

I’d like to report about a situation of great gravity where an estate agent placed not only myself but tenants...

RLA calls for fire regulations review to include smaller existing residential property

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2018, 8 years ago | 5

The Government’s review into building and fire safety regulations is missing the opportunity to assess fire safety regulations across all...

Council forcing new front doors onto leaseholders of ex-council flats

Author: Readers Question

5th June 2017, 9 years ago | 7

We are the leaseholders of an ex-council flat in a block of 12, roughly 50-60 years old, and the council...

Tenant subletting scams – Landlords guide

Author: Paul Shamplina

17th March 2016, 10 years ago | 7

Rising rents and a shortage of affordable housing has led to a buoyant but illegal subletting market which makes victims...

Landlords Guide To Health and Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2013, 13 years ago | 4

A Simple Landlords guide to Health and Safety written by Syd Lewis When I first started renting properties some 20...

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The essential student guide to renting – 10 Tips from NUS and ARLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th August 2012, 14 years ago | 2

Renting your first home as a student can be exciting yet daunting at the same time. So the Association of...

Leamington Spa – A Warwickshire Property Hotspot by Kingsford Letting

Author: Property Hotspots

17th July 2012, 14 years ago | 1

Why Kingsford Letting believe Leamington Spa is a Warwickshire Property Hotspot With so many different types of property to invest in, contacting...

3 Dangerous Types of Tenant – Part 2: Illegal Subletting

Author: Paul Shamplina

22nd June 2011, 15 years ago | 1

Over the last couple of years, the problem of unauthorised subletting has been growing. From last year alone, our instructions...

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Buy to let landlord refitted dangerous gas supply

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Tenants’ lives were at risk when gas was reconnected to dangerous fittings after a safety engineer cut off the supply...

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