Hello 118ers, Some advice please. Can I apply for a Joint CCJ to recover the thousands of pounds my ex-tenants owe me for damages and rent arrears? They are a couple and were joint tenants and both signed the tenancy agreements and the inventory list. He has a well paid job and she looks after […]

Hello, There’s more red tape for landlords to come – From April 2026, self-employed individuals and landlords with an income of more than £50,000 will be required to keep digital records and provide quarterly updates on their income and expenditure to HMRC through MTD-compatible software Those with an income of between £30,000 and £50,000 will need […]

Labour is backing green belt developments to help solve the housing crisis. In an interview with the Times, Keir Starmer said he wants to relax planning restrictions and allow more homes to be built on the green belt. According to new research by Searchland just 1% of green belt land could deliver over 738,000 homes. […]

Hello, with all the ‘multi-agency landlord bashing’ that seems to be going on at the moment, I’ve been giving some thought about the stage when existing tenancies end and new tenancies begin. My concerns revolve around deposits when a new tenancy begins. Generally, a new tenant will pay a ‘deposit’ of one month’s rent + […]

Hello – long-time reader, first-time poster – many thanks in advance for any suggestions! I have a repair which has significantly overrun, due to mistakes made by the freeholder’s repair company. Looking for suggestions on appropriate compensation/mitigations for me to offer to tenants. I am the landlord of a 2-bed flat in London, shared by […]

Hello, Renting Homes Wales processes for agencies and landlords to cope with the Transitional Information Period. After first becoming aware of the Renting Homes Wales Act when presenting training for the Rent Smart Wales licensing I have followed the twists, turns and delays closely and can now see the light at the end of the […]

The housing secretary Michael Gove has spoken for the first time about the Renters’ Reform Bill and what the potential impact of it will be on landlords and tenants. Speaking on Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine show, Mr Gove was asked what the problems with section 21 were. He replied: “The problem with no-fault evictions these […]

The unveiling of the long-awaited Renters’ Reform Bill has led to a strong reaction from the property sector. The legislation, which was first promised in 2019, will see the end of section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions. And landlords will be able to recover their properties more easily from anti-social tenants. The Bill also protects landlords by […]

The long-awaited government plan to overhaul the private rented sector (PRS) with the publication of the Renters’ Reform Bill has been condemned as ‘going back to the dark Ages’. The government says that more than 11 million tenants in England will now enjoy safer, fairer and higher-quality homes thanks to the introduction of the ‘ground-breaking’ […]

Commercial rents have bounced back across Britain, with an impressive 9.7% growth in the last year alone, data reveals. According to Sirius Property Finance, the boom has overturned a previous downward trend which saw prices fall by -2.9% between 2021 and 2022. The current average commercial rent is now £1,036 per week – that’s 42% […]

Self-managing landlords who are fed-up dealing with new legislation and falling profits are being warned to be wary before signing up with a letting agent who could land them in hot water. The warning comes from Landlord Licensing & Defence which says landlords must research potential agents before making any commitments. According to the firm’s […]

Hello, I have a serious concern about Michael Gove who is practising divide and conquer between landlords and tenants. If a landlord can no longer evict a tenant via a Section 21 notice, then I believe that they won’t be able to submit a claim via their landlord’s house insurance as my policy states that […]

Hello, are there/will there be any circumstances in which children and pets can be prohibited when offering residential property for let? I own a detached property which has been successfully rented out over a 20-year period and it is now available again. It is about 20m from a commercial property which I also own, a […]

London’s prime rental market is continuing to see strong renter demand but there’s a ‘weak supply’ of properties – but signs are emerging that tenant demand is starting to cool. According to research from property analysts LonRes, there was annual rental growth of 7.4% in April – which is similar to March’s figure. The firm’s […]

Hi everyone, I served a Section 21 seven weeks ago so the tenant is due to move out on 21st May. They are on benefits so the local council will be paying most of the rent. My guess is they aren’t moving! Grrr! And I would be very surprised if the council have not advised […]

In 2015, Saif Derzi bought his first property, he then went on to buy 2 more properties in 2017 and incorporated his property investment and trading business in 2018. Fast forward 5 years and he has bought and sold over 160 properties within SDGB Properties. Saif first entered the property world when he set out […]

The likeliness of HMRC opening “Compliance Checks” into the accounting of Hybrid LLP’s operated by property rental business owners is now at an all-time high. HMRC could simply target all LLP’s registered at the office addresses of Accountants known to have filed tax returns incorrectly for other their clients. However, given the levels of incorrectly […]

Are you a landlord who is worried about the wide range of reforms expected in the Renters’ Reform Bill? Then, Alexa Phillips the personal finance reporter for the Telegraph would like to speak with you. Alexa would like to speak to Property118 readers about: What do you think about the proposals in the bill, and […]

Tory MPs fear the soon-to-be-published Renters’ Reform Bill will force more landlords to sell up. According to the Telegraph, there are growing concerns amongst Conservative MPs that the government has gone too far with its war on landlords. The Bill is set to include a wide range of reforms for the PRS and is expected […]

With fast-rising rents, growing numbers of tenants are becoming more flexible over choosing where to live – and are increasingly finding somewhere more affordable that is further away, one leading real estate expert says. Nicky Stevenson, the managing director of Fine & Country, says renter affordability is also becoming stretched. She says that the pandemic […]

Hello, I have a single woman tenant who works full time and has been in the property for about eight months, there have never been any issues and always paid the rent on time and in full. The property is a three-bedroom maisonette flat. My question is: She contacted me on Friday afternoon to ask […]