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Do I need the freeholder’s permission before renting on Airbnb?

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4th November 2026, 1 day ago | 8

Hello, I own a flat in a popular tourist area. My tenant has given notice to leave in two months....

Rental house divided into two sections with SMI tenant symbols, PRS Database registration and £80,000 fine warning.

Help me avoid an £80k landlord database fine!

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3rd November 2026, 2 days ago | 4

By the 14th April ’27, I have to register my rental properties on the new landlord database. This should be...

Witch’s hat atop a glowing housing database, symbolising fears over government surveillance of private landlords.

Landlords Rental Property database – is it a Witch Hunt? Please read and decide

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3rd November 2026, 2 days ago | 27

Recently, after an agreed market research conversation online, with researchers from the Ministry of Housing, I was left shocked and...

Laptop displaying a verified home symbol beside UK rental properties and a globe, representing overseas landlord management.

Running a tenancy for my expatriate Father?

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3rd November 2026, 2 days ago | 3

Hello, my father is 90, lives abroad and is an accidental landlord, the property being my late Mum’s parents’ place...

Damaged garage door at a residential block with an RMC padlock, security warning and question mark.

Residents’ Management Company of flats blocking urgent safety work?

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3rd November 2026, 2 days ago | 8

Hello, I am the leaseholder of a flat in a purpose-built block in central Reading. My flat is fully managed...

Landlords facing rows of rental houses with “To Let” signs while question marks hover overhead

Three simple questions needing answers. Do you like them?

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2nd November 2026, 3 days ago | 5

This morning I wrote a response to an article by the Landlord Crusader about tax. It was lengthy full of...

Letting agent stamping tenancy documents during a landlord compliance review ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act

When your letting agent fails you?

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2nd November 2026, 3 days ago | 3

Hello, I am leaving my letting agent and transferring to another. This is because they have only checked on my...

Care Quality Commission registered supported living provider?

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30th October 2026, 6 days ago | 2

I have been contacted by a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered supported living provider seeking to enter a corporate lease....

Two cats in a rental property beneath a no-pets sign, illustrating an unauthorised pet tenancy issue.

Can a managing agent enforce these pet consent conditions?

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30th October 2026, 6 days ago | 11

I own a leasehold flat managed by a managing agent. A prospective tenant wishes to keep one cat. The managing...

Landlord holding a house on a seesaw against bank profits as rising mortgage rates squeeze rental income.

Are banks taking more of the rent as landlords face a pay cut?

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29th October 2026, 1 week ago | 4

For years, landlords have been able to borrow at around 3% and achieve rental yields of around 6%. The bank...

Christmas gifts and festive food beside a person sleeping rough, highlighting questions over M&S donations to Shelter.

Has M&S been hoodwinked by Shelter?

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27th October 2026, 1 week ago | 9

I love M&S, great food, decent clothes, and I honestly couldn’t live without them, but why on earth has this...

PRS database behind prison bars with a UK map and question mark, highlighting landlord and tenant privacy concerns.

Is the PRS database illegal?

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26th October 2026, 1 week ago | 41

The government want to roll out a database for all private rental properties in the UK. They have stated that...

Big Ben wrapped in a Union Jack with raised fists and a question mark, symbolising concerns over UK housing policy.

When will H M Government wake up?

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23rd October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 3

With the current and ongoing exodus of private landlords exiting the PRS sector due to over-regulation and duplicated legislation, this...

I’m dying. Could my son’s fiancée become my civil partner to save £4.82m in IHT?

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22nd October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 21

I am dying, and I am trying to stop my death forcing my son to break up the family business....

Tightening of Gas Safe requirements?

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22nd October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 3

Hello, The engineer carrying out my Gas Safe checks last week was gloomy. He said he had just received notification...

Emergency supplies including a solar panel, power bank, lanterns and food for HMO tenants during utility disruptions.

What to do in case of disruption to an HMO?

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22nd October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 3

Hi Everyone, with a number of shared properties, I am wondering what our legal obligations are for providing heating, lighting,...

House-shaped puzzle showing gas, electricity, water and council symbols surrounding a question mark about HMO utility responsibilities.

Council requiring HMO landlords to hold utility accounts?

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22nd October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 13

Hello, I’ve recently had an existing HMO licence varied by Coventry City Council to include a condition requiring the landlord...

Chained property door, question mark and 5 November calendar highlighting concerns over six-month empty dwelling rules.

Empty dwelling management orders?

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20th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 25

Hello, Re: the ‘empty dwelling management order’, which is a fancy name for councils ……… for your property! There seems...

UK rental property beneath crumbling blocks symbolising taxation, cladding failures and mounting pressures on landlords.

Why are small landlords bearing the brunt?

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15th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 7

To the Prime Minister and Housing Ministers, The state of UK housing policy raises serious questions about where government priorities...

UK border checkpoint alongside a Right to Rent notice and fine, highlighting landlords' concerns over immigration penalties.

Right to Rent – Is there a counter claim?

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15th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 8

Hello, Right now, I’m deep into trying to get my head around the latest Right to Rent regulations. It’s really...

Tenant deposit jar surrounded by tenancy regulations, prescribed information and penalties, highlighting landlord bureaucracy.

Loopholes, bureaucracy and why I am returning all deposits

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15th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 2

From time to time I find myself heads up against loopholes in the legal system that allow what I feel...