Lettings & Management

Landlord Licensing & Defence – How landlords and agents can avoid council fines and penalties

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2023, 4 years ago | 9

Landlords face an increasingly difficult situation as councils look to set up or expand their mandatory licensing schemes – leaving...

Single occupancy AST installs wife and 2 children?

Author: Readers Question

21st February 2023, 4 years ago | 23

Hello, In November 2022 I accepted a new tenant on a 1 year AST. The property is a 2 bed...

Fear of harrasment/ threatening behaviour claim?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th February 2023, 4 years ago | 4

Hi everyone, it had to happen. I have got my hands on some troublesome tenants. My fear is the chance...

Tenant is dirty and careless, do we need to keep doing repairs?

Author: Readers Question

20th February 2023, 4 years ago | 45

Hello, My tenant generally pays on time, is cooperative and polite but is incapable of keeping the place up. It...

54% of tenancy fraud involves fake payslips

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th February 2023, 4 years ago | 2

Over half of fraudulent rental applications in 2022 involved fake or doctored pay slips, according to new research.  The findings...

Full Management agent wants to charge me to complete a deposit claim?

Author: Readers Question

14th February 2023, 4 years ago | 7

The managing agent I have been using on a Full Management basis is dragging its feet in making a deposit...

Making good to the original decor?

Author: Readers Question

13th February 2023, 4 years ago | 10

I currently find myself in quite an unusual situation, please could I kindly ask what, if any experience, do the...

Client Money Protection rule breaches carry heavy fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2023, 4 years ago | 1

There are six Government-approved Client Money Protection (CMP) schemes available to agents including one run by Propertymark The insurance schemes...

Managing Agent has gone AWOL?

Author: Readers Question

13th February 2023, 4 years ago | 5

I hope a Property118 member will know how this problem can be dealt with. Our managing agent of well over...

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INVESTIGATION: Why licensing is a selective attack on landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2023, 4 years ago | 14

Once upon a time, selective licensing only affected landlords of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and the rest were spared...

Fed-up landlords leaving the PRS push up rents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2023, 4 years ago | 3

The number of available rental properties fell by 7.8% last year, compared to 2021, and by more than 25% since...

Guarantor for tenancy already running?

Author: Readers Question

10th February 2023, 4 years ago | 3

Hello, In today’s unusual economic climate we (and many other landlords) have started having guarantors for every lease, as tenants...

Property management and messaging software?

Author: Readers Question

10th February 2023, 4 years ago | 7

Hello to All, I’m hoping that the clever clogs amongst the community might be able to offer a view on...

Nearly two in three student tenants are struggling to pay rent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2023, 4 years ago | 1

Nearly two in three student tenants in the UK are struggling to pay rent and two in five say that...

Government PRS reforms report welcomed by NRLA

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2023, 4 years ago | 11

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has welcomed reform recommendations in a report from MPs for the private rented sector...

Section 21 – I kid you not!

Author: Readers Question

9th February 2023, 4 years ago | 34

Hello, I issued a Section 21 Notice to my tenant in December 2021. A consistently bad payer, he had until...

Hefty increase in Maintenance Charges?

Author: Readers Question

8th February 2023, 4 years ago | 9

Hi, I wonder if someone could advise me on the very hefty increase in maintenance charges with very little discussion...

Ending garage rental?

Author: Readers Question

8th February 2023, 4 years ago | 9

Hello, I let a stand-alone garage to an individual and am trying to end the agreement and get the garage...