landlord compliance Archives

: Landlord takes control of property management as letting agent leaves, highlighting the shift towards self-management.

Landlords plan to ditch letting agents and self-manage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th November 2026, 23 hours ago | 4

More than half of landlords using a letting agent expect to take on management themselves within two years, including the...

Witch’s hat atop a glowing housing database, symbolising fears over government surveillance of private landlords.

Landlords Rental Property database – is it a Witch Hunt? Please read and decide

Author: Readers Question

3rd November 2026, 1 week ago | 39

Recently, after an agreed market research conversation online, with researchers from the Ministry of Housing, I was left shocked and...

Secure landlord records and property documents beside a question mark, highlighting privacy concerns over the landlord database.

Landlord database audit trail and privacy concerns raised by MPs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th October 2026, 2 weeks ago | 8

Landlords could be exposed to administrative mistakes and enforcement risks without an audit trail showing changes to their landlord database...

Landlords queue towards a landlord database and ombudsman, highlighting low awareness of Renters’ Rights Act requirements.

Landlord database awareness trails Renters’ Rights Act understanding

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 3

Fewer than one in four landlords surveyed knows about the planned landlord database and ombudsman, despite four in five saying...

Laptop displaying the PRS database with property records and a registration checklist for landlords in England.

Lendlord’s tool prepares landlords for England’s database

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Landlords in England can use information already held in their portfolios to prepare for the government’s PRS database through a...

Knight in crusader armour holding a sword, symbolising landlords battling rising PRS pressures and regulation.

Please stop making good landlords’ lives harder

Author: Landlord Crusader

9th October 2026, 1 month ago | 5

Apparently, landlords in Greater Manchester are to get a special programme to help them understand how to be landlords. Somewhere...

Landlords navigate a maze of changing rental regulations, licensing and compliance requirements

Landlords struggle to follow changing rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2026, 1 month ago | 3

Landlords who are struggling to meet their obligations in Greater Manchester say they face difficulties keeping up with changes to...

Smartphone identity check beside a UK passport and Digital Right to Rent service record

Lettings platform updates its Right to Rent checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st October 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Goodlord has updated its digital Right to Rent service ahead of new rules taking effect for England’s landlords from today...

Letting agents overwhelmed by Renters’ Rights Act compliance, reporting and tenancy administration

Renters’ Rights Act piles work on letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd September 2026, 2 months ago | 0

Landlords using letting agents may face slower communication and decisions as the Renters’ Rights Act adds to their administrative workloads....

Free landlord repair reporting system showing digital maintenance logs, tenant reports and evidence tracking for rental properties.

Free maintenance reporting launched for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Small landlords can now use a free system to log repair reports and retain evidence showing how each case was...

Landlord uncovers a secretly converted unlicensed HMO operated by his tenant

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

Author: Des Taylor

11th August 2026, 3 months ago | 40

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

Cracked PRS database symbolising concerns over the cost and effectiveness of the government's private rented sector register

PRS database risks being a costly failure – TLIC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2026, 3 months ago | 17

The government’s planned PRS database could become an expensive administrative burden unless it is designed around the day-to-day work of...

Magnifying glass highlighting housing hazards beside £7,000 penalty graphic for HHSRS enforcement changes

Landlords face £3.5bn HHSRS penalty exposure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2026, 3 months ago | 4

Landlords face civil penalties of up to £7,000 where councils identify an initial Category 1 hazard, putting inspection records and...

Landlords adapting to Renters' Rights Act reforms with property upgrades, compliance changes and portfolio reviews.

Landlords overhaul businesses as Renters’ Rights Act takes effect

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th July 2026, 4 months ago | 3

Almost every landlord has changed the way they operate following the recent Renters’ Rights Act reforms, while more than a...

Efficiency You Can Measure, What Greening a Website Taught Us About Energy Standards

Author: Dave Fuller

21st July 2026, 4 months ago | 1

Efficiency You Can Measure: What Greening a Website Taught Us About Energy Standards By Dave Fuller, Managing and Technical Director,...

Broken rental regulations sign with Scottish flag and rental property, illustrating landlord compliance challenges in Scotland

Scottish landlords risk PRS rule breaches

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th June 2026, 5 months ago | 1

Scottish landlords are being warned that fragmented guidance is increasing the risk of accidental rule breaches as regulation across the...

To Let property with EPC showing poor window rating due to unknown double-glazing installation date

Double glazing issue under the latest RdSAP10 EPC standards?

Author: Readers Question

4th June 2026, 5 months ago | 21

Hello, I’ve just been just been shafted as I’ve had a couple of new EPCs done to ground floor flats,...

Landlord reviewing a renewed National Insurance tax proposal against a backdrop of rental properties

Landlords face renewed National Insurance tax proposal

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd June 2026, 5 months ago | 27

Landlords already dealing with Renters’ Rights Act compliance deadlines are now facing another tax proposal being resurrected. The Daily Telegraph...

Nottingham housing licensing graphic showing terraced homes, inspection paperwork and figures of £114.9m social value and £4.62 returned per £1 invested.

Nottingham’s landlord licensing creates £114.9m in ‘social value’?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2026, 6 months ago | 9

Nottingham’s landlord licensing schemes have created £114.9m in social value over five years, according to the first evaluation published by...

Letting agent reviewing outdated tenancy terms on a computer to comply with the Renters’ Rights Act

Letting agents urged to fix outdated website content under Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th May 2026, 6 months ago | 1

An industry body has urged letting agents to review outdated online content to remain compliant with the Renters’ Rights Act....

Rocket labelled “Renters Rights Bill” launching beneath a property management sign to illustrate rising landlord compliance demands.

Property managers set for Renters’ Rights Act boost

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 6 months ago | 1

Landlords facing heavier compliance duties under the Renters’ Rights Act are expected to drive further demand for professional property management....

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