Tag: landlord compliance

Fleet unveils Renters’ Rights Bill guide for landlords and advisers

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th August 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Fleet Mortgages has launched a comprehensive guide called ‘Getting Landlords Renters’ Rights Ready: A Guide for Advisers’. The resource aims...

Landlords face severe consequences for unsafe housing in Harlow

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th August 2025, 10 months ago | 0

Another council has launched a crackdown against landlords, warning “they will face severe consequences for unsafe housing.” Harlow council has...

Selective Licensing: Why Wirral Could Redefine the Legal Limits – and What Every Landlord Needs to Know

Author: Readers Question

22nd August 2025, 10 months ago | 18

Selective licensing was introduced as a tool to raise standards and tackle poor management in the private rented sector. In...

Landlords Urged to Act Now: The Renters’ Rights Bill Is Coming. Are You Ready?

Author: Paul Shamplina

22nd August 2025, 10 months ago | 0

One-off live training event announced to help UK landlords stay compliant, avoid legal pitfalls, protect their portfolios and take advantage...

Nearly 40% of landlords are unprepared for Renters’ Rights Bill impact

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th July 2025, 11 months ago | 9

There appears to be a serious lack of understanding among self-managing landlords about the impact of the Renters’ Rights Bill...

Navigating pet rights under the Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th July 2025, 11 months ago | 10

The Renters’ Rights Bill introduces big changes to how landlords must handle tenant requests to keep pets. While many landlords...

How landlords can prepare and not panic for Awaab’s law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th June 2025, 12 months ago | 0

If you’re a landlord, chances are you’ve heard of Awaab’s Law. And if you haven’t, now’s the time to pay...

Council unveils new licensing scheme as another hails licensing ‘improvements’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd June 2025, 1 year ago | 1

A city is claiming that its selective licensing scheme has led to ‘significant improvements’ in its private rented sector in...

Scottish landlords brace for stricter EPC regulations by 2033

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th June 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Private landlords in Scotland face a big overhaul of energy efficiency requirements, with new proposals mandating that all privately rented...

Landlords risk financial ruin over licensing lapses

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th May 2025, 1 year ago | 15

Landlords who make a minor selective licensing mistake, such as missing a renewal notice, can be plunged into severe financial...

Just 20% of PRS homes are below the Decent Homes Standard

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd May 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Just one-in-five of England’s PRS’ properties are estimated to fall short of the forthcoming Decent Homes Standard, according to FCC...

Goodlord unveils essential referencing enhancements for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th February 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Goodlord has rolled out two big updates to its PRO Referencing service to meet strict new rules which come into...

Selective licensing schemes fail to improve standards and burden landlords with high costs

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2025, 1 year ago | 4

Selective licensing schemes do not raise standards and cost landlords thousands of pounds, claims Yuno. The property compliance firm reveals...

Two-thirds of landlords lack EPC C rating as many plan rent hikes for upgrades

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th November 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Two-thirds of landlords currently own at least one property that does not have an EPC C rating, according to Foundation...

Could a landlord approval scheme curb council intolerance?

Author: Readers Question

3rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 0

Hi, it seems to me that the thing that worries lots of smaller landlords is the ever increasing/changing rules governing...

Labour’s proposed Renters Rights Bill could transform the Landscape of the UK Rental Market

Author: Aviram Shahar

19th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK’s rental market is on the brink of a transformative shift with Labour’s proposed replacement of the Renters Reform...

How many laws do landlords have to comply with?

Author: Tessa Shepperson

12th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

We all know that landlords have to comply with a lot of legislation but how much legislation is that? You...

Council threatens hefty fines as landlords struggle with faulty licensing system

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2024, 2 years ago | 14

Nottingham City Council has produced a video to help landlords learn how to complete its selective licensing application process –...

Landlords urged to ignore social media ‘experts’ and sign up to selective licensing scheme

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

31st August 2023, 3 years ago | 6

Landlords who are in Birmingham’s new selective licensing scheme are being urged to ignore social media ‘experts’ who say they...