Tag: rent arrears

Should you include all benefits in affordability referencing?

Author: Readers Question

17th April 2026, 6 days ago | 13

If HB/UC rent element is awarded to a tenant on the basis of what specific housing subsidy they are to...

Council at fault in landlord eviction case – Ombudsman

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th April 2026, 1 week ago | 5

A council failed to contact a landlord or assess whether tenants should remain in a rented property during eviction proceedings,...

Landlords to tighten tenant checks before Renters’ Rights Act

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

2nd April 2026, 3 weeks ago | 0

Landlords are tightening tenant screening ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act coming into force on 1 May, with nearly seven...

Landlords face £470m rent arrears across England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th March 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Landlords in England dealt with an estimated £470m in rent arrears over the course of a single year, according to...

Caught in a trap by tenant from hell?

Author: Readers Question

24th December 2025, 4 months ago | 15

When tenants left in January 2024, I used a local estate agent to find a new tenant, but after ten...

Maybe landlords should have all served Section 21 notices in 2022?

Author: Readers Question

12th December 2025, 4 months ago | 8

Rachel Reeves told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee that she had “narrowed the gap” between earnings from work and...

Rent arrears drop but landlords tighten referencing checks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st December 2025, 5 months ago | 0

Despite rental arrears falling, tenants may face stricter referencing checks ahead of the Renters’ Rights Act. Data by Reposit reveals...

When a Scam Tenant Took Over Without Paying a Penny

Author: Mark Alexander

26th August 2025, 8 months ago | 0

Every landlord knows the risks of late rent, but sometimes the issue is far more brazen. Imagine finding out that...

Maintenance and tenant issues put pressure on landlord profits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 8 months ago | 0

Nine in ten landlords reported making a profit, but many spend a significant portion of their gross rental income maintaining...

Rent arrears deductions via Pension Credit?

Author: Readers Question

23rd July 2025, 9 months ago | 1

Has anyone managed to get rent arrears deductions from a tenant’s Pension Credit income? If so – how? I filled...

Survey quashes eviction myths as majority of tenants end tenancies by choice NOT eviction

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

18th July 2025, 9 months ago | 6

New data from the English Housing Survey quashes the media narrative, showing that most tenants end their tenancy by choice...

Landlords brace for uncertainty as Renters’ Rights Bill looms

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th July 2025, 10 months ago | 2

Landlords are concerned over the Renters’ Rights Bill as pressure mounts over when the bill will pass, claims an industry...

Are landlords now asking benefit tenants for two months’ rent in advance before the ban?

Author: Readers Question

8th July 2025, 10 months ago | 3

Hi, in light of the impending Renters’ Rights Bill and the fact that all tenants will be expected to give...

Persistent lack of rent top ups?

Author: Readers Question

1st July 2025, 10 months ago | 5

Hi everyone, I have an annoying situation. In 2023, the LHA paid most of the tenant’s rent excepting £25 pcm,...

What are the MCOL pre-action protocols for rent arrears?

Author: Readers Question

20th May 2025, 11 months ago | 2

S21 accelerated proceedings are in hand, and the tenant is refusing to move. The council have offered him alternative accommodation...

Landlords see rent arrears rocket

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th May 2025, 12 months ago | 1

The average amount tenants owe landlords in unpaid rent has rocketed to £2,237 in the first quarter of 2025, a...

Can I sell a car left behind by evicted tenant?

Author: Readers Question

22nd April 2025, 1 year ago | 10

Hi, I’ve recently evicted a tenant using the S21 route (the real reason is due to rent arrears). On the...

NRLA calls for urgent action on Renters’ Rights Bill amendments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th April 2025, 1 year ago | 3

The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has issued a stark warning to the government about the amendments to the Renters’...

Social landlord improves rent arrears and complaint handling after major failings

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

A leading social landlord says it has carried out a significant overhaul of its operations after it wrongly informed a...

Will Shelter ever step up to help tenants AND landlords?

Author: Landlord Crusader

28th March 2025, 1 year ago | 23

For many of us, the private rented sector has turned into a battlefield, and at the heart of the latest...