Landlord Licensing and Defence Archives

Firm warns of council bureaucracy as landlord fined £5,000 over minor mistake

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

A legal expert has accused councils of using “bureaucracy as a weapon to generate enforcement revenue” after a landlord was...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2025, 6 months ago | 7

A landlord compliance expert warns the Renters’ Rights Bill is being mis-sold to the public as protecting tenants, but instead...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2025, 7 months ago | 4

A legal firm has warned landlords that if tenants secretly sublet, it’s the landlord, not the tenant, who could face...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th September 2025, 7 months ago | 9

A landlord legal firm is calling on landlords to fit window restrictors across every floor of their rental properties, after...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th August 2025, 8 months ago | 3

A legal expert warns landlords who “go it alone” in defending a rent repayment order risk financial and reputational disaster....

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th June 2025, 11 months ago | 2

The only people to benefit from the Renters’ Rights Bill will be councils, claims a legal expert. In an exclusive...

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2025, 11 months ago | 4

Landlords and tenants are being warned about a “ticking time bomb” kitchen appliance that can cause thousands of pounds in...

Author: Readers Question

2nd November 2022, 3 years ago | 13

Hi all, I’m perplexed by a recent request for information from the council. I’ve operated an HMO in Northampton for...

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29th March 2021, 5 years ago | 40

And so the EPC witch-hunt begins: Threatening fines of up to £5,000 for any rental property with an EPC lower...