My tenant unfortunately passed away in March after she was hospitalised in February. Obviously things are difficult and  I haven’t received any rent for February to date. I am currently still awaiting for her daughter to hand back the keys to the house. She was receiving housing benefit directly from DSS. My agent had written […]

Hi, Here is a dilemma that many of us on Property118 might likely face in the coming weeks of these very challenging times. The 12 month fixed term tenancy ending this week, current Tenant contacted 6 weeks before tenancy end date he verbally informed agents of the purchase of a new home and won’t be […]

I live in London and have a rental property in Preston, Lancs which, given its distance from me, is managed by a letting agent. Last year it was void for a few months and some time later I received an electricity bill of around £720 for the void period. The agent says it is my […]

In a nutshell (as I’ve had nearly two months of stress and anxiety), agent I used 2 years ago without problem, found tenants for me in February. The tenant paid her 4 months rent up front plus deposit, plus 4 months council tax up front – all to obviously then pass to me. I have […]

Like many of us, I have tenants not paying rent. I know all 3 tenants have been furloughed, so should be able to pay their rent. I received a third of the rent on 1st April, but since then they’ve gone quiet on me. I have been very much saying let’s work together on this […]

The NRLA are calling for a six month extension to the validity of all gas and electrical safety certificates to cover for the impact of the coronavirus. This comes in response to a survey showing that 38% of landlords are struggling to source maintenance contractors to undertake required work and just over a third are […]

Will you miss the best preparation for the opportunities this decade will present? Some of the countries top experts join us this month for this online Great Property Meet event to share what they are doing to prepare to exit Corona Virus lock down and the opportunities they see ahead. When? 7pm Monday 20th Apri […]

Meet Property118 founder Mark Alexander at this unmissable online Event to raise funding for the NHS. The Property Conference will be taking place on the 24th and 25th of April 2020, for full details including timings please see this Facebook page. Mark will be presenting live at 15:30 (BST) on Saturday 25th April live on YouTube […]

Thousands of UK landlords are making the most of the Covid-19 lockdown to get ahead in terms of preparing their 2020 self-assessment returns and accounts. They don’t need to submit them until the end of January next year, but getting them done now will save those traditional last minute panic attacks once the festive period […]

Landlord Law Legal Cases – Pease v. Carter with Alice Richardson: Raising money for the Women’s Aid charity. Renting property to tenants is heavily regulated and landlords have to know and understand the law.  This does not mean that you need to be a lawyer to be a landlord. However, it helps if you understand […]

A ‘be careful what you wish for’ consequence of the new licensing scheme which has been introduced by Coventry City Council commencing May 4th – against government guidance – has already started a cascade of tenants being served eviction notices as a direct result. These poor tenants hit the Coventry news today because they were […]

Below is a letter I have sent to the  Victims Commissioner Dear  Dame Vera Baird, All the landlords who seek services such as mine are victims of Tenants who abuse Civil contracts, many on a habitual basis, as Career bad tenants. The Police service have largely withdrawn over the years from many areas such as […]

Tenant is 2 months arrears. Struggling to know which form to serve It’s a HMO. So what form would be best please? Must I give 3 months notice? Or two then a month before I can process legal route? One worry. The tenant refused to let me register his deposit, would not supply an email […]

Last week, tradesperson comparison site, HaMuch.com, highlighted that over the last year there have been 48,012 recorded incidents in Britain caused by gas, fire or electricity issues that resulted in death or non-fatal injury. With this in mind, they’ve provided some top tips on how best to let a tradesperson carry out essential work within […]

I wrote a letter to my local MP asking for him to have a serious look at how the new legislation is effecting me. He was very sympathetic and said he would forward it to the Government for consideration, which he duly did. I have received the usual response that I don’t think shows much […]

Mortgage broker, Mortgages for Business, are warning landlords not to spoil bank’s goodwill towards landlords in real trouble by applying for a payment holiday if you don’t need one. They report most landlords enquiring about payment holidays are not struggling to pay their bills and only a minority calling its switchboard have legitimate concerns about […]

The NRLA have accused Coventry Council of being irresponsible for ignoring government coronavirus guidelines by going ahead with plans to implement a licensing scheme for private rented housing. The Council intends to bring in a licensing scheme from 4th May despite government guidelines which advise that the introduction of new, non-mandatory licensing schemes should be […]

Hi, I have a flat that will be vacant from this weekend and have been advertising for the past month before the lockdown happened. My question is I still get daily enquires and people wanting a virtual viewing. Am I allowed to be doing this and can I re -et the property? I would be […]

I am a landlord, having a 2 bed flat with 1 tenant. The tenancy agreement is due to expire early May. The tenant says he doesn’t know if he can leave. He also just told me he can only pay half the rent as he lost his job. I don’t mind giving him time to […]

Hi, I am looking for a bit of advice and wondered if anyone could offer any suggestions. I have a friend currently working in Bermuda, (but from UK), who is looking to get on the property ladder. They can’t get an overseas mortgage, but have around 20K that they would like to invest and have […]

How can landlords deal with anti-social behaviour by tenants? Private landlords have very limited power to take action against tenants in such matters, and our main form of deterrent (or eventual remedy) was the threat of eviction. Tenants know that this is can be a long process, so it is unlikely to change their behaviours, […]