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How to remove tenant who is subletting the property?

Author: Readers Question

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29th April 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Hi, I have a tenant who has sublet my property without my knowledge or consent. Although I have not visited...

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A bit of a mystery – tenant still paying rent has moved out?

Author: Readers Question

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17th June 2024, 2 years ago | 18

I have discovered that, although my tenants are still paying their rent to me in full, they moved out of...

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Takeover of letting agency and transfer of agreements?

Author: Readers Question

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2nd May 2025, 12 months ago | 1

Hello, My letting agent got taken over, and then that company got taken over a few months later. Now the...

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Tenant group claims landlords can easily afford EPC upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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13th June 2025, 10 months ago | 82

Generation Rent claims the majority of landlords CAN afford energy-efficiency upgrades because they are mortgage-free. Despite the tenant group’s claim,...

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Should I accept a retired tenant on benefits?

Author: Readers Question

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27th June 2025, 10 months ago | 26

Hi everyone, I’d appreciate some advice from landlords with experience renting to benefit claimants, especially older tenants. I’ve been offered...

How do I end a guaranteed rent contract?

Author: Readers Question

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7th July 2025, 10 months ago | 3

I rented out a flat to an agent using a Guaranteed Rent contract. The understanding was that longer-term tenancies would...

A gas boiler with a red warning tag beside a blank gas safety record form.

The gas safety lapse that left a landlord exposed

Author: Mark Alexander

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3rd November 2025, 6 months ago | 11

The landlord thought it was just a formality. The boiler was new, tenants were happy, and time slipped by. When...

A Section 21 notice stamped INVALID on a desk surrounded by legal papers.

The Section 21 notice error that ruined a landlord’s case

Author: Mark Alexander

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13th November 2025, 5 months ago | 6

The landlord thought they had done everything right. Arrears were mounting, and the time had come to regain possession. A...

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Landlords to be abolished by the Green Party

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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6th October 2025, 7 months ago | 63

Green Party members have voted to ‘seek the effective abolition of private landlordism’ at their autumn conference in Bournemouth, signalling...

The Renters’ Rights Act is a political victory and a disaster for tenants

Author: Landlord Crusader

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14th November 2025, 5 months ago | 28

This isn’t the article I had planned but I couldn’t decide after waking up today whether I was caught in...

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Tenants will pay the price for council’s entry threats warns landlord

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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4th December 2025, 5 months ago | 32

A landlord is warning that councils gaining more powers for implementing forced intended entry to a rented property will ultimately...

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Rent repayment orders expanded to protect benefit tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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30th December 2025, 4 months ago | 16

A government pilot allowing councils to use rent repayment orders to recover misused housing support payments is set to be...

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Council turns to private landlords to house benefit tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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16th February 2026, 2 months ago | 9

A council is urging landlords to rent out their properties to tenants in receipt of housing benefits. Sheffield city council...

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Putting your home address on Labour’s public Landlord Database?

Author: Readers Question

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16th February 2026, 2 months ago | 14

I, having left the PRS, would not be putting my home address on Labour’s ill-thought-out and honestly quite dangerous publicly...

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Council fines landlords £5,000 over poor EPC ratings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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17th February 2026, 2 months ago | 15

A council has targeted more than 550 private rented properties rated EPC F or G and issued £5,000 fines. Wandsworth...

Property law expert discussing cautious leasehold reform

Can the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill deliver on its objectives?

Author: Shabnam Ali-Khan

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24th February 2026, 2 months ago | 0

We now have the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. It is not yet in final form and there may...

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Government U-turn on student possession ground with four month notice rule

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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26th February 2026, 2 months ago | 5

In a victory for student landlords, the government has confirmed changes to the student possession ground under the Renters’ Rights...

Open Letter to the SNP: why did Scotland’s PRS stop growing?

Author: Mark Alexander

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16th March 2026, 1 month ago | 8

Analysis of why Scotland’s private rented sector stopped expanding and what rent controls, taxation and regulation may mean for housing...

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Rent controls do work claims Green Party

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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19th March 2026, 1 month ago | 11

The Green Party claims that “rent controls can work,” despite evidence suggesting otherwise. Speaking at the New Economics Foundation, Green...

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Pet-friendly rented home listings fall 39% before RRA’s implementation

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

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1st April 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Pet-friendly rented home listings across England have fallen sharply in early 2026, as landlords apparently increasingly reject advertising these homes....