Tag: Landlord Licensing & Defence

Firm warns of council bureaucracy as landlord fined £5,000 over minor mistake

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th April 2026, 2 weeks ago | 0

A legal expert has accused councils of using “bureaucracy as a weapon to generate enforcement revenue” after a landlord was...

Landlords could be fined twice for same offence warns licensing expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th February 2026, 2 months ago | 1

A landlord expert has accused councils of “double jeopardy enforcement against landlords” by fining them twice for the same offence....

Housing disrepair claims fail tenants and landlords – legal expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2026, 3 months ago | 11

Housing disrepair claims now risk doing more harm than good for tenants, a legal expert has warned. Des Taylor, a...

Councils to gain power for surprise inspections without notice at the end of this year

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th October 2025, 6 months ago | 13

From December, councils will have the power to enter private rented properties without needing a warrant in certain circumstances. Under...

Landlords pay the price when tenants secretly sublet

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th October 2025, 7 months ago | 4

A legal firm has warned landlords that if tenants secretly sublet, it’s the landlord, not the tenant, who could face...

Council under fire over immediate HMO rule change

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st August 2025, 8 months ago | 9

A legal expert has accused a council of “abuse of power” over its failure to give prior warning before introducing...

Defending a rent repayment order alone is ‘financial suicide’, claims legal expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th August 2025, 8 months ago | 3

A legal expert warns landlords who “go it alone” in defending a rent repayment order risk financial and reputational disaster....

HMO licensing vs planning: Confusion for landlords in Article 4 areas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th July 2024, 2 years ago | 2

Landlords with HMOs (House in Multiple Occupation) in the UK face a complex situation when it comes to Article 4...

Ombudsman slammed for council’s £66k fine when PRS landlords would have been fined £2 MILLION

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th October 2023, 2 years ago | 21

The Housing Ombudsman has been slammed by a legal expert after it handed out a fine of £66,441 for poor...

Crash course for landlords and property professionals who must deal with 160 laws

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th October 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Landlords and property professionals face a daunting array of laws and regulations that can lead to hefty fines, prosecutions, and...

Landlords warned to be wary before signing with an agent

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th May 2023, 3 years ago | 3

Self-managing landlords who are fed-up dealing with new legislation and falling profits are being warned to be wary before signing...