Tag: Bad tenants

TV – Landlord scare stories?

Author: Readers Question

19th December 2023, 2 years ago | 20

What’s with all these daytime TV programmes focussing on non-paying rogue Tenants owing Landlords £000 and £000 of pounds? The...

Popular questions from tenants to landlords

Author: Mark Alexander

5th September 2013, 13 years ago | 0

It’s not just landlords and letting agents using our property forum these days. Recently we have had several Readers Questions...

Paul Shamplina and Landlord Action on BBC1 Thursday

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th July 2013, 13 years ago | 17

BBC1 Thursday 18th July, 10:30pm: Meet The Landlords. This is a documentary about property in hard times with tenants in...

Rising numbers of amateur and accidental landlords

Author: Paul Shamplina

1st July 2013, 13 years ago | 4

The number of amateur and accidental landlords has undoubtedly risen over the last few years as those struggling to sell their...

The impact of bedroom tax and housing benefit reforms

Author: Paul Shamplina

18th June 2013, 13 years ago | 7

The impact of the bedroom tax and reforms to housing benefit – has this led to more impoverished renters? One...

Tenant Eviction

Author: Mark Alexander

30th April 2013, 13 years ago | 6

Tenant Eviction is a process which several landlords under-estimate. Some people will tell you that evicting tenants is simple, “oh...

Are you owed money for rent arrears or damages?

Author: Mark Alexander

20th April 2013, 13 years ago | 0

I don’t think landlords should allow tenants to get away with not paying rent or making good any damages, do...

How can honest Landlords remove bad or non paying tenants

Author: Readers Question

27th March 2013, 13 years ago | 20

Recardo writes to raise a debate on how honest landlords can remove bad or non paying tenants. I have been...

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Experian back-track on linking shared tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Renters who flatshare won’t be affected by their housemates who fail to pay their rent and bills following complaints from...

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Repossession, Harassment and Illegal Eviction

Author: Angus Ryan

15th March 2012, 14 years ago | 3

The only way to bring a tenancy to an end is the voluntary surrender on the part of the tenant...

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Police on high after closing 5,000 cannabis factories

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2012, 14 years ago | 6

Police are on a high after closing 5,000 cannabis factories across the North West in the past three years –...

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How do I get rid of my bad tenant?

Author: Mary Latham

14th February 2012, 14 years ago | 17

That is a question that I am asked by landlords all the time and I am pleased when they ask...

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Landlords Need to be Wary of Fraudulent Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th January 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords have been warned of tenants fraudulently filling out tenancy agreements with fake names and barely paying rent. Let Insurance...

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Landlords May Have to Pay Water Bills for Runaway Tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2012, 14 years ago | 11

Buy to let landlords could be made to pay water bills for departing tenants if they fail to pass on...

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Warning: Upsetting Footage For Landlords

Author: Frazer Fearnhead

7th December 2011, 14 years ago | 8

You can reference tenants, you can use your own judgement to select ones you think you can trust and you...

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The Pointless Housing Benefit Helpline

Author: HMOLandlady

5th December 2011, 14 years ago | 8

I’ve just come off the phone to our local housing benefit “help” line, scraped myself off the ceiling and stopped...

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Why are Social Housing Tenants Seen As Second Class Citizens?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

29th November 2011, 14 years ago | 44

As I read my way through developments in the housing world on a daily basis I see increasing reference to...

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Holding Court? Holding hands more like

Author: Nick Stott

22nd November 2011, 14 years ago | 5

As I sit here in a Civil Court’s waiting room waiting to be called (here pursuing a tenant on behalf...

HMO Landlady Sacks Tenant

Author: HMOLandlady

14th November 2011, 14 years ago | 6

Continuing on the maintenance theme (somehow I think this could be ongoing!), I’m in the midst of a continuing dilemma:...

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Tenants From Hell

Author: Mark Alexander

10th November 2011, 14 years ago | 0

Tenants from Hell is my latest amateur production to promote Property118.com and contains music from AC/DC used in the Iron...