Tag: Eviction

Councils should not tell tenants to stay in property during eviction process claims government

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2026, 1 day ago | 22

The government has confirmed councils should not be telling tenants to stay in a property when facing eviction. A story...

Rent rises affect one in three tenants since rental reforms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd April 2026, 2 days ago | 5

Nearly a third of tenants in England have experienced rent rises since the Renters’ Rights Act received Royal Assent six...

Landlords accused of rushing evictions ahead of Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2026, 2 weeks ago | 15

Charities claim an eviction surge is under way as landlords rush to evict tenants before the Renters’ Rights Act takes...

Renting by room and help with future eviction laws?

Author: Readers Question

21st January 2026, 3 months ago | 10

I am struggling to understand the new Renters’ Rights Act regulations and eviction process. I hope you can help. I...

Government pledges millions of pounds in free legal support for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th January 2026, 4 months ago | 12

The government has announced £20 million in legal support and advice for tenants facing eviction. The government claim the funding...

Caught in a trap by tenant from hell?

Author: Readers Question

24th December 2025, 4 months ago | 15

When tenants left in January 2024, I used a local estate agent to find a new tenant, but after ten...

Can I evict a tenant from a 2004 tenancy without a protected deposit?

Author: Readers Question

28th November 2025, 5 months ago | 10

I have had a tenant since Oct 2004. I gave him Section 9 notice to quit, which expired 30th Sept...

Deposit return under Renter’s Rights Act eviction?

Author: Readers Question

20th November 2025, 5 months ago | 22

Looking at the .gov – Renter’s Rights Act: An overview for Landlords, I saw this under ‘Evicting Tenants’. (After 01...

Malicious damage by ex-tenants?

Author: Readers Question

28th October 2025, 6 months ago | 0

Mark Alexander’s recent article about malicious damage made interesting reading, but leaves out one scenario which I`m sure would be...

Councillor warns Section 21 evictions fuel homelessness as landlords leave PRS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th July 2025, 9 months ago | 19

A councillor claims Section 21 evictions are a leading cause of homelessness but warns legislative pressures are pushing landlords out...

Survey quashes eviction myths as majority of tenants end tenancies by choice NOT eviction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 9 months ago | 6

New data from the English Housing Survey quashes the media narrative, showing that most tenants end their tenancy by choice...

What problem is the Renters’ Rights Bill addressing?

Author: Readers Question

7th July 2025, 10 months ago | 17

By not fully understanding a problem, the risk of putting in a bad fix is magnified. We are seeing example...

Tenants lose fight as council can evict families to house homeless

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th June 2025, 10 months ago | 64

Tenants have lost a legal challenge against a Labour-run council after they were served eviction notices to make way for...

Does a selective licence refusal help me evict a tenant?

Author: Readers Question

12th May 2025, 12 months ago | 5

Hi all, I am in a very complicated situation where I have a tenant at my property, not paying rent...

Eviction of a tenant not yet in residence?

Author: Readers Question

9th May 2025, 12 months ago | 15

I had a property which burnt down in a fire 4 years ago, and was a landlady to a lovely...

Landlords stuck in postcode lottery on anti-social behaviour support warns Propertymark

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th April 2025, 1 year ago | 2

An industry body warns some local authorities do not have the resources to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB), leaving landlords and...

The Renters’ Rights Bill is not anti-landlord says KC

Author: Tessa Shepperson

19th March 2025, 1 year ago | 30

Many landlords are upset and concerned at the legal changes being brought in by the Renters’ Rights Bill. Some landlords...

More than 50,000 homes lost from Scotland’s PRS due to landlords leaving

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st January 2025, 1 year ago | 5

More than half of Scottish landlords (53%) plan to leave the sector due to rent control proposals and hostility towards...

Landlords selling up is fuelling the UK’s housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2025, 1 year ago | 11

A Parliamentary report has underlined the critical connection between inadequate Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates and the mounting risk of...

Millions lose sleep over housing worries – Shelter

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th January 2025, 1 year ago | 14

Millions of people in England are struggling with housing insecurity, according to a new study by Shelter. The charity’s research...