Tag: Housing Association

Enforcing judgement against a housing association?

Author: Readers Question

5th December 2025, 5 months ago | 2

In November 2020, I let a property in North London to a major housing association (HA) on a three-year lease....

Ombudsman exposes failings at Welsh housing association after years of disrepair

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has uncovered serious and long-running failings at a housing association after two tenants endured...

Tenant says they are leaving but then goes off radar?

Author: Readers Question

8th January 2025, 1 year ago | 10

Hi, I had served a S21 notice to my tenant who then contacted me to say they have viewed and...

What happens to the subtenants when my contract with the housing association ends?

Author: Readers Question

24th April 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hi, I bought a 5-flat property last year and it’s being sublet and managed by a housing association (this was...

How can housing associations ensure rent payments amid DWP challenges?

Author: Readers Question

23rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hi, I work for a housing association and last year managed to attach a managed payment to landlord (MPTL) for...

Help with choosing leasehold property?

Author: Readers Question

28th June 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Hi everyone, My partner and I have been saving for a long while to buy our first investment property together....

Councils lose Court cases over HMO licence fees

Author: Mark Alexander

11th November 2013, 12 years ago | 11

Three cases have recently been tested in the Courts whereby Councils have charged more for HMO licensing then was reasonable....

Rip Off service charges on leasehold flats

Author: Rob

19th September 2013, 13 years ago | 13

I own 2 leasehold flats in a block of 9, there is also a separate block of 9 housing association...

Help me if you can I’m feeling down

Author: Readers Question

27th August 2013, 13 years ago | 43

When I married in 2009 I remortaged my house onto a buy to let to raise a deposit to buy...

Is the section 21 notice now a risk?

Author: Paula Hebberd

19th August 2013, 13 years ago | 42

Under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, once an Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) agreement has come to an end,...

Bedroom Tax affecting private landlords?!!!

Author: Readers Question

14th August 2013, 13 years ago | 35

As everyone knows bedroom tax is not  tax, but the above is a handy way to refer to it.  Earlier...

Alternatives to Landlord Licencing Schemes

Author: Mark Alexander

12th August 2013, 13 years ago | 42

The alternatives to Landlord Licensing Schemes require joined up thinking, changes to data sharing protocols within local authorities and revised...

Affordable housing – buy to let trap

Author: Readers Question

31st July 2013, 13 years ago | 4

My partner and I are living in a part rent/part buy affordable housing 1 bed flat.  We would like to...

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...

Private Rented Sector Review – Conclusions and recommendations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2013, 13 years ago | 7

The Private Rented Sector Review conclusions and recommendations published by the Communities and Local Government Committee: Simplifying regulation 1.  We recommend...

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NAEA report 14 percent rise in house hunters

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2013, 13 years ago | 0

The latest figures from the National Association of Estate Agents NAEA housing market report revealed another monthly increase in the...

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New NLA Chairman is Carolyn Uphill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th July 2013, 13 years ago | 1

The National Landlords Association welcomes the new NLA Chairman, Carolyn Uphill, to the helm of the organisation. Carolyn, formerly the...

Rent2Rent contracts – if you’re going to do it do it right ….

Author: Mark Alexander

5th July 2013, 13 years ago | 23

Rent2Rent companies are using the wrong letting contracts Whilst I have never been a fan of the Rent2Rent strategy I...

Fair wear and tear? Landlord needs advice on dispute with Housing Association

Author: Readers Question

5th July 2013, 13 years ago | 3

I entered a contract with Sheppards Bush Housing Association “SBHA” for three years at agreed rent of £310 per week....

Letting to a housing association – Good idea?

Author: Readers Question

28th June 2013, 13 years ago | 8

Just wondering if it is worth renting my property to a local housing association? My initial thoughts are that it...