Tag: landlord

Can a council charge the new licence fee on an old application?

Author: Readers Question

13th February 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Hello, I applied for a selective property licence on behalf of a landlord on 27/9/2023. At that time, the licence...

Landlord evictions soar to pre-pandemic levels in 2023

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Landlords evicted more tenants in the final quarter of 2023 than they have since 2018, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)...

Landlords could face tenant troubles due to councils’ licensing backlog

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th February 2024, 2 years ago | 5

A landlord has expressed his worries about the possible problems that tenants could cause for him and other landlords with...

Can I delay the bailiffs?

Author: Readers Question

8th February 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Hello, We are slowly (and thankfully) escaping the world of rental properties after almost 20 years, which involves selling our...

Tenants subletting flat without permission?

Author: Readers Question

8th February 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Hello, I’m interested to hear your thoughts on the following: • Flat rented out to Party A on a 1...

Celeb doctor suffers eviction nightmare and warns: ‘Don’t be a landlord’

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th January 2024, 2 years ago | 25

A BBC presenter and GP has revealed how a ‘friend’ of 25 years turned into a nightmare tenant who trashed...

Scotland – Tenant bringing up notice after I failed to sell?

Author: Readers Question

30th January 2024, 2 years ago | 17

Hi, I served notice to my tenant last year and she gave me 28 days notice and vacated. I wanted to...

The UK’s buy to let hotspots revealed

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

26th January 2024, 2 years ago | 0

The UK’s buy to let hotspot has been revealed after the city saw a 12% surge in the number of...

When condensation and mould is caused by the tenant?

Author: Readers Question

24th January 2024, 2 years ago | 79

Hello, We are currently dealing with a tenant who has complained to environmental health about the damp in their property....

Scottish rents soar despite rent cap law

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th January 2024, 2 years ago | 2

The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, which aimed to protect tenants from excessive rent increases, has failed...

What do landlords think of the new LHA rates for 2024 – 2025?

Author: Readers Question

12th January 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Hello, Please read this about the local housing allowance rates for 2024 to 2025: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-housing-allowance-indicative-rates-for-2024-to-2025/indicative-local-housing-allowance-rates-for-2024-to-2025 What will this mean for...

Renters face higher rents and fewer choices in 2024, Rightmove warns

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Tenants face the prospect of rents rising even higher this year and the number of homes to rent will continue...

Disabled tenant & PEEP – Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan – Help!

Author: Readers Question

4th January 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Hello, Can you help? A PEEP – a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan – has been requested by the management company...

Thousands of home sellers discount prices as they re-enter the market

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th January 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Landlords looking to invest in a property opportunity might want to check out the homes that have come back to...

Mechanical heat recovery ventilation damp problem?

Author: Readers Question

2nd January 2024, 2 years ago | 65

Does anyone have experience with mechanical heat recovery ventilation units? I have a top floor flat with 2 bedrooms facing...

City’s rents soar as council licensing schemes backfire, landlord claims

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd January 2024, 2 years ago | 14

A landlord who provides homes to hundreds of homeless benefit tenants says council licensing schemes are making rents rocket and...

Can I change to SPV from a trading limited co. that I no longer need?

Author: Readers Question

21st December 2023, 2 years ago | 7

I’ve got a limited company that has accumulated surplus profits over many years and zero liabilities. I am now out...

Landlords duty of care to tenant?

Author: Readers Question

21st December 2023, 2 years ago | 16

Hello readers, I have a 30-year-old tenant who keeps the property very clean and in most ways is an ideal...

TV – Landlord scare stories?

Author: Readers Question

19th December 2023, 2 years ago | 20

What’s with all these daytime TV programmes focussing on non-paying rogue Tenants owing Landlords £000 and £000 of pounds? The...

Self Managing – do you need qualifications?

Author: Readers Question

18th December 2023, 2 years ago | 11

What differentiates a letting agent from someone who self-manages? I am not aware of a ‘legal qualification’ that Landlords who...