Landlords Questions

Welcome to the Landlord Questions archive. Here you will find real questions submitted by UK landlords, with clear answers provided by the Property118 community and editorial team. The archive covers tenancy management, buy-to-let finance, property tax, compliance, and succession planning. Each entry reflects real-world scenarios faced by landlords, along with practical guidance and case studies that can help you make better decisions.

Comparison of leasehold and freehold property ownership with a question about selling a house

Right for refusal to purchase freehold?

Author: Readers Question

1st September 2025, 9 months ago | 6

We are leaseholders of three flats within a block. Beneath its are some shops. We found out by accident that...

Selective licensing rubber

Selective Licensing and looming enforcement notice?

Author: Readers Question

29th August 2025, 9 months ago | 7

Ok, so here goes my dilemma, I have housed a family of 4, a couple and their 2 young kids....

Lawyers reviewing a disputed lease agreement with legal documents and gavel on desk

Commercial Office Compulsory Purchase Order?

Author: Readers Question

29th August 2025, 9 months ago | 3

I have a client who eventually may be facing a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) on a converted semi-detached house into...

Cannabis plants seized behind police barrier in rental property

Tenants growing cannabis at the property and arrested?

Author: Readers Question

27th August 2025, 10 months ago | 8

A neighbour contacted me to say that the police attended my property, arrested the tenant for growing cannabis, and disconnected...

Person holding empty wallet next to house keys, symbolizing landlord financial struggles

Can UK Landlords survive the ongoing tax raid?

Author: Eamon Shahir

26th August 2025, 10 months ago | 6

UK landlords have been at the receiving end of tax increases since 2021, when full mortgage interest relief was scrapped....

Scales of Justice symbolising the legal balance in Wirral’s selective licensing challenge.

Selective Licensing: Why Wirral Could Redefine the Legal Limits – and What Every Landlord Needs to Know

Author: Readers Question

22nd August 2025, 10 months ago | 18

Selective licensing was introduced as a tool to raise standards and tackle poor management in the private rented sector. In...

Laptop and coffee mug on sofa highlighting rent issues for remote workers

Landlord Wants Higher Rent After Learning I Work From Home – Is This Even Legal?

Author: Readers Question

14th August 2025, 10 months ago | 38

When I moved into my flat 11 months ago, I was working full time in a local hair salon. In...

Orange armchair with floating umbrella and question mark symbol on orange background

Difficult leaseholder away over 60 days at a time?

Author: Readers Question

13th August 2025, 10 months ago | 5

I own the freehold, and there are two flats in the building which one one of them I own and...

Disputed shared garden area with seating and “no entry” sign

Garden dispute on property exchange?

Author: Readers Question

12th August 2025, 10 months ago | 9

Hi, I am about to do a mutual exchange with a lady who has a 3-bed house with a shared...

Person in a hooded jacket sitting on a city street, highlighting homelessness in Liverpool.

Liverpool Council’s ‘new homeless strategy’ is current legislation they have NOT been complying with?

Author: Readers Question

12th August 2025, 10 months ago | 1

As a housing professional of almost 30 years, including as a housing options / Homeless Officer for a number of...

Keys with “Lease Ended” tag on top of a lease agreement, symbolising end of tenancy.

Getting a property back from a Rent Guarantee Company

Author: Readers Question

11th August 2025, 10 months ago | 2

I need help to get my property back from the Rent Guarantee Company. The lease agreement has ended today 09/08/2025,...

Frustrated landlord overwhelmed by financial loss and systemic failure.

The Human and Financial Cost of Systemic Failure?

Author: Readers Question

11th August 2025, 10 months ago | 41

Over the past 19 months, I have suffered severe financial and personal hardship as a landlord due to systemic failings...

Technician inspecting drain with CCTV camera to identify pipe damage during home-buyer survey

Home-buyer CCTV Surveys?

Author: Readers Question

7th August 2025, 10 months ago | 5

Following the advice of their Home-buyer surveyor, my purchasers had a Home-buyer CCTV Pipe Survey done on the house I’m...

Illustration of house downsizing concept with green arrow and question mark.

Downsizing BTL portfolio and falling foul of non-qualifying lease conditions?

Author: Readers Question

6th August 2025, 10 months ago | 3

I am in the process of downsizing my BTL portfolio (2 long leasehold flats and 1 freehold house), which I...

Contract papers with a question mark sticky note symbolizing tenancy agreement uncertainty.

New tenancy agreement or addendum to old one in Scotland?

Author: Readers Question

6th August 2025, 10 months ago | 2

I am looking for advice, please. Bear with me – it’s a bit of a saga. I have one property...

Cluttered room filled with abandoned tenant belongings and storage boxes after eviction.

Evicted tenant’s aftermath!

Author: Readers Question

4th August 2025, 10 months ago | 39

Hi Everyone, After agreeing with my tenant to evict him using section 8 rent arrears (so he becomes ‘homeless’ and...

Question mark and shield with red cross symbolizing rejection of guarantor responsibility

‘My brother-in-law has got to go – but I don’t want to be his guarantor…?’

Author: Readers Question

30th July 2025, 10 months ago | 2

Hi, This is a question in the Money Blog on Sky News. Here’s the question: Is there an alternative to...

Man on calculater with paperwork and a question mark

Rent arrears deductions via Pension Credit?

Author: Readers Question

23rd July 2025, 11 months ago | 1

Has anyone managed to get rent arrears deductions from a tenant’s Pension Credit income? If so – how? I filled...