Tag: landlord compliance

Free maintenance reporting launched for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th August 2026, 1 week ago | 0

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

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

Author: Des Taylor

11th August 2026, 2 weeks ago | 40

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

PRS database risks being a costly failure – TLIC

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th August 2026, 2 weeks 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...

Landlords face £3.5bn HHSRS penalty exposure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th August 2026, 3 weeks ago | 4

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

Landlords overhaul businesses as Renters’ Rights Act takes effect

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th July 2026, 4 weeks 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, 1 month ago | 1

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

Scottish landlords risk PRS rule breaches

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th June 2026, 2 months ago | 1

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

Double glazing issue under the latest RdSAP10 EPC standards?

Author: Readers Question

4th June 2026, 3 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,...

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th May 2026, 3 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Letting agents urged to fix outdated website content under Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th May 2026, 3 months ago | 1

An industry body has urged letting agents to review outdated online content to remain compliant with the Renters’ Rights Act....

Property managers set for Renters’ Rights Act boost

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th May 2026, 3 months ago | 1

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

England’s city centres face Renters’ Rights Act pressure

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th May 2026, 3 months ago | 0

Sheffield city centre is set to face the sharpest pressure from the Renters’ Rights Act, with a new analysis putting...

Many landlords set to miss key Renters’ Rights Act deadline

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2026, 4 months ago | 0

A Freedom of Information request reveals that the government’s mandatory Renters’ Rights Act information sheet was downloaded 153,000 times in...

Renters’ Rights Act comes into force today

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st May 2026, 4 months ago | 6

Landlords and letting agents face a new legal landscape from today as the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force, abolishing...

Rightmove updates tools for letting agents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th April 2026, 4 months ago | 0

Rightmove is updating its tools for letting agents to help landlords ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act coming into force...

Landlords warned over proof of service risk

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2026, 4 months ago | 14

A new compliance tool has been launched as landlords face a 31 May deadline to prove tenants have received the...

Countdown to the Renters’ Rights Act deadline begins

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st April 2026, 5 months ago | 4

Landlords and letting agents have one month to prepare for the first phase of the Renters’ Rights Act, with Propertymark...

Property Redress reports 47% rise in agent complaints

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd March 2026, 6 months ago | 0

Property Redress says it has seen agent complaint enquiries rocket, even as disputes are being settled more quickly. It says...

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...

Letting agents brace for 2026 crunch

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th January 2026, 7 months ago | 0

Estate and letting agents are bracing for what many see as a defining year, with costs rising, regulation tightening and...