Lettings & Management

Agent termination charges for landlords?

Author: Readers Question

23rd February 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Hello, My agent has doubled the monthly management charges effective 1st March (this is for a fully managed service). I...

Service charge demands but no explanations?

Author: Readers Question

23rd February 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, I hope someone can give an opinion. A long story short. We own 2 leasehold apartments within a 56 block....

How tenants can reduce their rents in major cities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd February 2023, 3 years ago | 5

Research has revealed where tenants in several cities could cut their renting costs by up to half. The findings from...

Tenants in situ – Previous landlord does not have Gas/Electric/DPS?

Author: Readers Question

23rd February 2023, 3 years ago | 76

Hi All, Just a bit of advice please. I am in the process of purchasing my first buy to let and...

Existing outdoor stairs, very steep – access?

Author: Readers Question

23rd February 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Hello, We own a mansion block of flats made up of Ground Floor, First Floor and Second Floor flat. The...

Were you successful in getting back rent?

Author: Readers Question

22nd February 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hello, In cases of eviction, the chances of getting rent owed (plus legals etc) seem remote, but are there any...

Agent requesting 2 months notice on a periodic tenancy?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd February 2023, 3 years ago | 23

Hello, I’m hoping the Forum can help me. Bit of a different one as the advice needed is for a...

Tenant suing for condensation problems?

Author: Readers Question

21st February 2023, 3 years ago | 11

Hello, I have a tenant who is suing me for damp and mould problems. When the tenant moved into the property...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2023, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 years ago | 14

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