Tag: gas safety

Housing Ombudsman criticises social housing landlords for failing to address safety complaints

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

The Housing Ombudsman has slammed social housing landlords for failing to act on safety complaints which left one disabled woman...

NRLA warns landlord database will fail tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th November 2024, 1 year ago | 14

The NRLA has criticised the government’s plan for a landlord database as “bureaucratic”. Under the Renters’ Rights Bill, a private...

Landlord fined for ignoring gas safety rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th March 2024, 2 years ago | 3

A court has fined a landlord almost £1,500 for neglecting her gas safety obligations and ignoring council warnings. Tracey Robinson,...

Landlords face eviction hurdles over Gas Safety certificates, says law firm

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2024, 2 years ago | 6

A law firm is warning landlords that they could face difficulties in evicting tenants if they fail to provide Gas...

Can I sell though I’m going to trial?

Author: Readers Question

7th December 2023, 2 years ago | 11

Hello, I issued my tenants with a s21 which they defended because the first Gas Safety certificate upon moving in...

Gas Certificate has run out while the non-paying tenant remains?

Author: Readers Question

4th December 2023, 2 years ago | 17

Hello, My tenant hasn’t paid a penny since he moved in in May 2023, so I have been trying to...

Tenant eviction – proof of Gas Safety certificates?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th November 2023, 2 years ago | 17

Hi All, I wondered if anyone has experience of this or some advice please. Through the letting agent I gave...

No Gas and No gas certificate?

Author: Readers Question

10th October 2023, 3 years ago | 28

Hello, what do you do as a responsible landlord when your plumber arranges an appointment not once but twice to...

Council of Letting Agents call for Scotland’s dangerous electrics to be outlawed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th October 2013, 13 years ago | 1

The Council of Letting Agents has today called for better electrical safety standards in Scotland’s privately rented properties. Speaking at...

Tenant refusing gas safety check

Author: Readers Question

9th September 2013, 13 years ago | 44

I have a tenant who keeps making excuses for not keeping an appointment for an enginer to carry out the...

Tenant Referencing Using Common Sense

Author: Mark Alexander

22nd August 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Common sense tenant referencing was pretty much the only option available when I first became a landlord and started letting property...

Can I take a locksmith with me?

Author: Readers Question

10th August 2013, 13 years ago | 55

I have purchased a property recently but have no keys for it.  The previous landlord says she cant find them....

Is this “The DSS Landlords Ultimate Letting Package”?

Author: Mark Alexander

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Letting Supermarket have launched a new scheme which they have labelled “The DSS Landlords Ultimate Letting Package”.  The package includes:-...

Rent to Rent Success Stories

Author: Mark Alexander

26th July 2013, 13 years ago | 26

There have been some real horror stories of Rent to Rent hitting the press of late and that’s not necessarily...

Latest PRS advice concerning ASTs, Voids, Referencing and Rent2Rent (e-news compilation)

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

Rent2Rent contracts – if you’re going to to it do it right Rent2Rent companies are using the wrong letting contracts...

Unfair Section 21 Notice – Tenants Cry for HELP!

Author: Readers Question

9th July 2013, 13 years ago | 82

My landlord has issued me with a section 21 because I have asked for certain information regarding where my deposit...

Choosing the wrong letting agent could cost YOU thousands!

Author: terry lucking

21st June 2013, 13 years ago | 5

It’s devastating when you put your trust and faith into a letting agency, you pay them a monthly management fee; and...

First Timer – Let to Buy

Author: Readers Question

10th June 2013, 13 years ago | 20

I bought a one bed flat in North London a few years ago to live in with my partner. Recently...

Is he a landlord?

Author: Readers Question

28th April 2013, 13 years ago | 4

My partner’s ex-wife & their son reside in the ex-marital home, courtesy of the divorce agreement. She is required to...

ARLA’s advice on what to expect from the private rented sector

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th March 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The latest figures from letting agents suggest that the UK still has a healthy appetite for rental properties. According to...