Legal

Top 10 Landlord and Tenant Cases That Still Matter

Author: Mark Alexander

25th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

Case law plays a large role in shaping the rules that govern the relationship between landlords and tenants. Statutes create...

Kindness Is Commercial: A Family-First Continuity Plan for Landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

14th October 2025, 6 months ago | 0

If you were suddenly unable to manage the portfolio, through illness or death, would your family know what to do...

The £1 Transaction That Protected a Landlord From Liability

Author: Mark Alexander

21st August 2025, 8 months ago | 6

Some headlines make you look twice. In this case, a landlord effectively transferred an entire risk away from themselves for...

When Councils Get It Wrong: Two Recent Landlord Victories You Should Know About

Author: Mark Alexander

18th August 2025, 8 months ago | 2

Every landlord has heard stories about heavy-handed enforcement. It is much rarer to see clear, documented wins where a council...

Defending a rent repayment order alone is ‘financial suicide’, claims legal expert

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....

Government announces legal aid funding to help tenants facing eviction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd December 2024, 1 year ago | 19

Tenants will receive increased funding for legal aid for the first time in nearly 30 years. The Ministry of Justice...

Housing enforcement experts slam ‘misleading’ prosecutions report

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th November 2024, 1 year ago | 1

A leading firm of landlord and housing law experts has slammed a recent report suggesting councils in England and Wales...

SRA to investigate landlord and tenant solicitors amid surge in complaints

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is launching an investigation into landlord and tenant law solicitors following a sharp rise in...

Landlords renting to illegal migrants face huge new fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th August 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Landlords face being put out of business with the government trebling the fines for those who rent a home to...

What is a Rent Repayment Order?

Author: Mark Alexander

26th May 2023, 3 years ago | 7

If you’ve found this article as a result of searching for the term Rent Repayment Order, then the chances are...

Northern Rock excess mortgage interest claim?

Author: Readers Question

30th January 2023, 3 years ago | 5

I have come across a Northern Rock excess mortgage interest claim being started by Harcus Parker. Although they have not...

Introducing Property118 TV

Author: Mark Alexander

9th May 2020, 6 years ago | 3

Property118 TV has launched on YouTube. An 8 minute introductory video explains what the Property118 TV channel is all about...

Are fines to landlords disproportionate to the crime?

Author: Mark Alexander

8th February 2020, 6 years ago | 23

How much do people get fined for driving a vehicle without a driving licence? I ask this question because recently...

Rent to Rent Tips, Advice and Case Study

Author: Mark Alexander

9th August 2019, 7 years ago | 0

We first published this article back in 2013. It has been resurrected because the information provided within it is just...

Some of the best BTL lenders post BICT incorporation

Author: Mark Smith Head of Chambers Cotswold Barristers

23rd November 2018, 7 years ago | 0

Landlords who have incorporated their rental property business using the BICT structure have done so in order to retain competitive mortgages...

Litigation Looms For Greedy Letting Agents

Author: Mark Alexander

29th November 2016, 9 years ago | 6

Many blame Foxtons for the Chancellors decision to ban letting agents charging fees to tenants. Unsurprisingly, Foxtons have seen their...

High Level Tax Planning For Property Rental Businesses

Author: Mark Smith Head of Chambers Cotswold Barristers

25th October 2016, 9 years ago | 0

Partnerships operating a property rental business can convert to a Limited Company status (“incorporation”) and claim tax relief to offset both...

The cost of not seeking for professional advice

Author: Mark Alexander

19th October 2016, 10 years ago | 0

Sometimes ignorance is bliss, at other times it is very expensive!  About a year ago I spoke with a very...