Tag: property compliance

Will the new Landlord Database need digital certificates?

Author: Readers Question

23rd July 2026, 2 weeks ago | 13

Hello, Yesterday, I received an invitation to go online and try out the ‘dummy’ version of the new Landlord Database....

Landlords face fines of £3,000 to £35,000 under new government guidance

Author: Mark Alexander

11th December 2025, 8 months ago | 54

The government has released new civil penalty tables under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, and the figures are outrageous. The...

Council urges public to report unlicensed HMOs in crackdown on landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

22nd August 2025, 12 months ago | 9

A council wants tenants and members of the public to report unlicensed Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) as part of...

Letting agents warned of fines under new sanctions rules

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th May 2025, 1 year ago | 4

New rules coming into force today will affect all letting agents across England. The government is making it mandatory for...

Landlords face challenges with the Decent Homes Standard

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th May 2025, 1 year ago | 9

The Decent Homes Standard, which is part of the Renters’ Rights Bill going through the House of Lords currently, may...

Shocking truth reveals councils’ powers over landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

20th June 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Dawn-style raids, more powers than the police and issuing £105,000 fines —councils wield considerable authority in regulating landlords. Phil Turtle,...

Addressing new owners’ legal non-compliance in leasehold property?

Author: Readers Question

30th May 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Hi, we own the freehold of a property in Wales containing three individual leasehold flats, one of which has recently...

EPC’s are changing – apparently?

Author: Readers Question

8th April 2024, 2 years ago | 12

Hi, just read a new article on the NRLA website. This one seems to come out of the blue to...

Flats comply with Building Regs but still EPC D and E!

Author: Readers Question

4th October 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, why doesn’t compliance with Building Regs in 2020 automatically result in an EPC C rating? I converted a derelict...