Tag: Landlord law

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Tessa Shepperson’s New “Landlord Law Made Easy” Course

Author: Mark Alexander

23rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 5

Don’t you get fed up sometimes by the amount of law we are expected to know? We have to comply...

Don’t Shoot the Messenger #9 – How the Police can land you in hot water

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

17th April 2012, 14 years ago | 36

Imagine the scenario. You are being threatened or assaulted in the street, your home has been burgled, your car has...

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Green for go on new EPC laws for buy to lets

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th April 2012, 14 years ago | 0

It’s green for go for new-style energy performance certificates from April 6 and landlords or letting agents who flout the...

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Resolving LHA rent arrears and overpayments

Author: John Paul

28th March 2012, 14 years ago | 0

LHA Top Tips for landlords. Article 7 in a series of 8 If prevention has failed the next best thing...

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Premium Tenancies

Author: Mark Alexander

7th February 2012, 15 years ago | 41

Premium tenancies are something I’ve heard a bit about from a few different landlords in various parts of the Country...

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Shams, Scams and Blocking Tactics

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

13th January 2012, 15 years ago | 9

By Guest Columnist Ben Reeve-Lewis We live at a time when mortgage repossessions are running at an all time high,...

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Blackburn Landlord Hit with Hefty Fine

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th January 2012, 15 years ago | 2

News Sourced by Property118 News Team A landlord in Blackburn has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £8,000 in...

Property118 Landlords Newsletter – Issue 84

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2012, 15 years ago | 0

The latest news and views from the property market and private rented sector.  Ben Reeve-Lewis and Mary Latham highlight some...

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What if the PRS didn’t exist?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

23rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 5

By Guest Columnist Ben Reeve-Lewis I work for a council in London. I’m the landlord’s nemesis, the bogey man, a...

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HSE Warning to Landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a warning to landlords, saying they will prosecute those “who fail in...

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When is an AST not an AST?

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

21st November 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Answer? – When it’s an Assured Tenancy. Rubbish joke I know. Most conversations I read on Property 118 and other...

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Three Landlords And A Lawyer

Author: Mark Alexander

3rd November 2011, 15 years ago | 5

Whilst we were waiting around to be called by our professional camera crew to record a new corporate video for...

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The HMO Debate – an admission of defeat.

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

24th October 2011, 15 years ago | 32

My last article on Property 118 brought forth a host of questions from landlords wondering whether their property was in...

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HMO Landlord Pays £12,000 for Ignoring Fire Safety

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th October 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A landlord was fined £12,000 for failing to provide a fire alarm and electricity supply in a shared house he...

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£1,600 Fine for Landlord Who Ignored Licence Warnings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2011, 15 years ago | 1

A landlord who ignored repeated warnings from a council that he should licence his property was fined £1,600. Leon White...

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What’s Yours is Mine – Don’t Shoot the Messenger #4

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

4th October 2011, 15 years ago | 2

When a tenant has a beef with their landlord, I’m the guy they go to. My job is to either...

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Tessa Shepperson dedicates landlord eBook to Property118

Author: Mark Alexander

2nd June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Property118.com has had an eBook dedicated to it called “A Short Guide to Being a Landlord” by regular contributor and...

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Landlords could see red over Green Deal letting ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords are warned  that around 680,000 buy to let homes could face a rental ban if they are not upgraded...

Beware of serial bad tenants

Author: Paul Shamplina

5th May 2011, 15 years ago | 3

By Paul Shamplina, founder of @LandlordAction Since founding Landlord Action in 1999, we have encountered many tenants who have had...

The various and wondrous ways that tenancies end

Author: Tessa Shepperson

13th April 2011, 15 years ago | 0

This is the last in this series of 10 articles written by specialist landlord & tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson, founder...

What do you do if your tenant won’t leave when their section 21 notice expires?

Author: Tessa Shepperson

8th April 2011, 15 years ago | 2

This is the ninth in a series of 10 articles written by specialist landlord & tenant solicitor Tessa Shepperson, founder...