Tag: landlord obligations

Letting agents urged to help landlords and audit portfolios

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Letting agents are being urged to act early to avoid operational and financial disruption by helping landlords facing compliance demands...

Landlords must stay signed up to Ombudsman as scheme set to become mandatory

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

5th December 2025, 5 months ago | 23

The government has confirmed landlords will need to stay signed up to the Private Rented Sector Ombudsman, even after they’ve...

Letting agents unprepared for Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th November 2025, 5 months ago | 0

One in three letting agents has admitted they have taken no steps to prepare for the implementation of the Renters’...

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

Author: Readers Question

22nd August 2025, 8 months ago | 18

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

Will new statutory EPC C targets force tenants to leave their homes?

Author: Readers Question

16th October 2024, 2 years ago | 18

If landlords don’t have an EPC rating of C or above by 2030 then will tenants be legally required to...

Should tenants be educated on preventing mould in properties?

Author: Readers Question

30th September 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Isn’t it essential for tenants and the government to be educated about the causes of mould in properties, rather than...

Renters’ Rights Bill set to be introduced with immediate Section 21 ban

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2024, 2 years ago | 29

The Renters’ Rights Bill will be introduced to Parliament today with Section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions set to be banned...

What are my rights after inheriting a tenant?

Author: Readers Question

13th August 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Hi, I’ve recently inherited a property from my mother with a tenant in situ. My first question is: Does the...

Who is reponsible for repairing a boiler under a government grant scheme?

Author: Readers Question

17th July 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Hi all, can anyone advise on this issue? The tenants a few years ago had a new boiler fitted on...

Some landlords are unaware they could face fines and RRO issues in selective licensing areas

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st July 2024, 2 years ago | 2

A legal expert is warning that some landlords are still not aware that they are unwittingly breaking the law in...

Heated debate in Commons over scrapping EPC targets for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2023, 3 years ago | 21

MPs clashed in a Commons debate on reaching net zero by 2050, with one MP calling the scrapping of EPC...