Tag: Housing Act 2004

How a ‘model tenant’ secretly turned a family home into an HMO

Author: Des Taylor

11th August 2026, 1 month ago | 40

A landlord who believed he had found an ideal tenant was later threatened with substantial financial penalties after his property...

Landlord HHSRS inspection template launched

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2026, 6 months ago | 3

Landlords and agents can bring inspection standards into line with the Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) as the...

Punish the landlord victim?

Author: Readers Question

7th January 2026, 8 months ago | 14

Hi, my flat was ransacked by the tenant or a third party introduced by the tenant, and the electric meter...

Rachel Reeves was warned twice about needing a selective licence

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd November 2025, 10 months ago | 33

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was warned by not one but two letting agents that she required a licence to rent...

HMO licence application surveyor issue?

Author: Readers Question

9th September 2025, 1 year ago | 2

Hello Everyone, I have a some HMO properties that are shortly due to be subject to additional licensing scheme by...

Landlord thwarts £17,000 tenant rent repayment claim

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th May 2025, 1 year ago | 4

A £17,000 rent repayment claim against a private landlord has been overturned, thanks to the intervention of Landlord Licensing &...

Section 257 – Flat above HMO?

Author: Readers Question

25th April 2025, 1 year ago | 5

I own an HMO with 10 bedrooms. Each bedroom has a shower and toilet, and recreation and kitchen areas are...

Council sparks confusion by processing selective licences after scheme end date

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

A local authority continued to process selective licence applications despite the scheme ending months before. London Property Licensing flagged an...

Protecting Tenants’ Deposits: Navigating Legal Requirements and Unfair Damage Claims

Author: Julie Ford

12th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

It has been a legal requirement since April 2007 for landlords to protect a tenants security deposit in one of...

Paying for a selective licence?

Author: Readers Question

30th May 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Hi, as far as I am aware, while the cost of a selective licence is determined by councils, the process...

City issues more than 1,000 enforcement notices to landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th December 2023, 3 years ago | 10

More than 1,000 enforcement notices were handed to landlords under one city’s selective licensing schemes. In three areas where 1,515...

Council unveils plan to crack down on criminal landlords with new civil penalties policy

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th October 2023, 3 years ago | 3

A council wants to hear from tenants and private rented sector (PRS) landlords as it prepares to adopt a new...

Long leaseholder problems?

Author: Readers Question

4th August 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Hello, I have a long lease on a purpose-built flat in London which I occupy. Other flats in the block...

Subletting tenants and landlords face ‘life-changing’ fines

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th July 2023, 3 years ago | 8

A firm that helps landlords comply with the law and avoid penalties is warning that tenants AND landlords face the...