Lettings & Management

Do I need a bathroom extractor?

Author: Readers Question

31st March 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Hello, I have a flat in a listed building with an existing window in the bathroom which is suitably sized....

Complaining tenants are ‘twice as likely’ to be evicted – Shelter claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st March 2023, 3 years ago | 2

A private tenant who complains to their landlord about the state of their property is more than twice as likely...

Landlords will have until 2028 to hit EPC target – claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2023, 3 years ago | 27

Landlords will have five years to reach planned EPC targets for ALL rented homes, and the new cap on costs...

HMO dilemma?

Author: Readers Question

30th March 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello all, We have a 7 bed flat which will eventually be split in 2 small units. However, we have...

Ever seen a McDonald’s employment contract like this?

Author: Readers Question

30th March 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hi all, Has anyone ever come across a McDonald’s work contract in the course of tenant referencing? This is the one...

England’s hottest rental market is…

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords with properties to rent in Cornwall currently have the nation’s hottest rental market, a rental demand index reveals. The...

Can I remove the inner trickle vent covers?

Author: Readers Question

30th March 2023, 3 years ago | 13

Hello, I have a tenants that will not open the trickle vents. Most of the trickle vents seem to be...

Renters are struggling to meet rent increases – The DPS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Half of the renters who moved home in the past year say they worry about paying higher rents – with...

Landlords selling up will keep rent inflation high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2023, 3 years ago | 4

The latest rental market report from Zoopla offers tenants little hope that rents will begin falling any time soon –...

Advice needed about a letting agent’s full management contract?

Author: Readers Question

29th March 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, I have full a full management service with a letting agent who conducts property inspections and sends me a...

How to legally remove a vehicle belonging to a deceased lodger?

Author: Readers Question

29th March 2023, 3 years ago | 31

Hello, a licenced lodger passed away in January 2023 and left damage which I had to completely replace and his...

Emergency lock change (faulty lock) – Is the tenant liable?

Author: Readers Question

29th March 2023, 3 years ago | 43

Hi, Last Sunday evening, our lock decided to fail (ERA night latch). All of a sudden, the key would not...

Right of Cancellation for a property management service?

Author: Readers Question

28th March 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Hello, I invoked a Right of Cancellation for a property management service within the 14 day period, using the method...

‘Difficult times’ predicted for Scotland’s tenants with new First Minister

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Tenants in Scotland could face ‘difficult times’ with the announcement that Humza Yousaf has won the race to replace Nicola...

BBC’s Panorama – The return of ‘slum landlords’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2023, 3 years ago | 26

A BBC investigation will highlight that council houses that were built to house tenants to protect them from ‘slum landlords’...

Michael Gove – ‘No rent freeze or rent cap’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2023, 3 years ago | 8

The Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove says there won’t be a rent freeze or a rent cap for landlords in...

Is new Freeholder liable for previous overcharging?

Author: Readers Question

27th March 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, I live a in block of flats where the former freeholder (the company is now dissolved) overcharged the service...

Landlords to get powers to evict anti-social tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th March 2023, 3 years ago | 25

The government has unveiled plans to give landlords and housing associations the power to evict anti-social tenants who ruin their...