A potential tenant has passed referencing, but the referencing process has flagged up a discrepancy in the name on their documents. The applicant has given the name Wilkinson which was used to pass referencing. However the name on the passport and driving licence is showing Wilkison! The birth certificate and payslips do however show the […]

My letting agency are looking to evict me, because I had my friends dog in the property when the owner turned up unannounced on a Sunday evening at 9.30pm, the dog was collected not long after this. I understand it says in my contract that I am not allowed to keep pets in the property. […]

The newly formed National Landlords Alliance has submitted proposals to the ministry of Justice concerning possession procedures. From the moment we set up, we identified the problems being faced by landlords when attempting to recover possession of properties, from delinquent Anti-social Behaviour tenants and rent defaulters. This issue is now under review by the Ministry […]

I sent the following email to the Prime Minister et al and would welcome comments from members: Dear Prime Minister, Leader of HM’s Opposition, Chancellor and Shadow, Housing Ministers and Shadow, Mayor and Hon MPs, As a single HMO-property landlord in Brent, I am writing this email because you, ladies and gentlemen, potentially have influence […]

While the tax and rule changes imposed on the Buy to Let (BTL) sector over the last few years have heightened the pressures felt by landlords and even forced some from the market altogether. Research from Moneyfacts.co.uk shows that the number of BTL products currently available is at a post financial crisis high. Today, landlords […]

ARLA Propertymark is today issuing its January Private Rented Sector (PRS) Report.1 Rent prices: The number of tenants experiencing rent rises increased in January, with 26% of agents witnessing landlords increasing them, compared to 18% in December. This is the highest figure recorded since September, when 31% of tenants were experiencing rises. Year on year, […]

Southwark Council are proposing with a consultation to rate Private Sector landlords by a grading of ‘Gold’ and ‘Silver’ standard. There are three sets of criteria to both standards comprising the landlord themselves, the standard of the property and the tenancies they offer. There are discounts available on the selective licencing costs, but you must […]

Further to an earlier post of mine (Click here: I know where the tenant has gone, can I use the info?) asking about tracking down tenants and followed by the disappointment that ‘winning’ brings. I am now trying to get the money that is owed. Is it always the landlord who has to spend money […]

I have just received this email fro B&Q and haven’t spent a penny with them since Property118 made me aware they sponsor Shelter! THANK YOU for helping us raise more than £1,000,000 for the housing and homelessness charity, Shelter. The money raised so far funds a team of specialist DIY Skills Advisers who support people […]

My sister has just received a compensation cheque from her lender who had pulled the tracker rate on their mortgage offer and put them on a higher rate. She has her own residence, a BTL and a young family and would love to talk to someone who knows about the Irish market to help her […]

Trespasser or Tenant? My local Norfolk police are stating a trespasser in my property is a tenant, because the trespasser claims an unknown party give them a tenancy. At the risk of getting a stupid answer, I will ask a stupid question. Can a person with no legal rights to do so, give another person […]

Lettingsupermarket.com are always looking to improve their service and have been listening to landlords feedback of exactly what you want to let your property. We are pleased to be continuing our work with Local Authorities and a National relocation company, but we can offer even more to make your let even easier and reliable. Please […]

On the 29th of January I posted an article on Property 118 that was titled “6 weeks backlog at the Deposit Protection scheme ?”. Click here to read the article. In it I explained that on the 28th of August 2018 our landlord lodged a dispute with the DPS. That is now 6 months ago. […]

I live on the first floor (2 beds flat) with sole access to the loft and there are two one bedroom flats on the ground floor. I also hold the freehold of the property. I have put an application to convert my 2 bed flat into 2 x 2 bedroom flats. By law we have […]

I am a leaseholder of a ground floor maisonette the freeholder is the local authority. The property only has an upstairs flat built above my dwelling, street view looks like a semi detached house. My maisonette backs onto my personal garden, but to access my garden I have to go out through the kitchen door […]

Tenancy Deposit Scheme Alert for tenants and also landlords: Action Fraud have received several reports where fraudsters are claiming to be landlords of properties offered for rent online. Prior to a viewing the suspect requests that the individuals pay a deposit and sometimes a month’s rent upfront, claiming that this money will be put into […]

There has been a lot of reporting on the fall in the number of property transactions in the last three months. This has been blamed in parts by economic uncertainty and Brexit. However, HMRC UK property transactions statistics up to January 2019 show a numerical fall that when seasonally adjusted is actually quite stable and […]

Dear Universal Credit Stage 1 complaints, Today I have ANOTHER payment gone into my bank account from DWP and I have not got a clue who it is for. You are paying for several tenants Universal Credit UC Housing Element HE in my bank now. Some tenants you are correctly putting reference numbers next to […]

The Dispute Service (TDS), which operates the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, has been ranked among the Sunday Times’ 100 best not-for-profit companies to work for in 2019. The leading tenancy deposit protection scheme is the only provider in England and Wales to operate on a not-for-profit basis. Every year, the Sunday Times celebrates the best examples […]

I am a leaseholder in a block of flats in London. I have recently received a postal letter from our Managing Agent regarding Section 20 works being carried out on our building. This letter appears to be a Notice of Estimates, and references a previous letter, which I presume was a Notice of Intention that […]

I would appreciate your thoughts on whether the following will constitute an HMO: My husband and I would like to buy a flat and rent out 2 of the rooms to 2 separate people. We would use a third room for ourselves from time to time when we are visiting London. We would share the […]