Tag: rent arrears

Rent arrears deductions via Pension Credit?

Author: Readers Question

23rd July 2025, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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, 1 year 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...

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...

DWP could deduct up to 40% of benefits to settle rent arrears

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th March 2025, 1 year ago | 4

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could deduct money from benefit claimants’ payments if they owe money to their...

The Renters’ Rights Bill is not anti-landlord says KC

Author: Tessa Shepperson

19th March 2025, 1 year ago | 30

Many landlords are upset and concerned at the legal changes being brought in by the Renters’ Rights Bill. Some landlords...

NRLA defends landlords and praises amendments in RRB

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th March 2025, 1 year ago | 10

The NRLA has hit back at the media narrative that paints landlords as “fat cats,” praising two amendments in the...

Landlord average arrears rise above £2,500

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2025, 1 year ago | 1

Landlords face growing financial risk as the average rent debt has jumped to £2,597, a 44% surge in a year,...

Cleaning accounts for 65% of deposit disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th February 2025, 2 years ago | 0

Protected deposits in England and Wales have surged to £5.2 billion, a 6% rise, while Scotland’s total reached £203.6 million,...

NRLA urges changes to the Renters’ Rights Bill in the Lords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd February 2025, 2 years ago | 7

A comprehensive briefing paper has been presented to the House of Lords ahead of tomorrow’s (Tuesday 4 February) Second Reading...

Points and questions for my Labour MP – Have I missed anything?

Author: Readers Question

31st January 2025, 2 years ago | 20

Hello, I am having my first video call with our local Labour MP later this week. I have sent an...

Landlords selling up is fuelling the UK’s housing crisis

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

29th January 2025, 2 years ago | 11

A Parliamentary report has underlined the critical connection between inadequate Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates and the mounting risk of...

Section 21 and rent arrears eviction?

Author: Readers Question

15th January 2025, 2 years ago | 22

I have been advised by an eviction specialist to issue a Section 21 instead of a Section 8 as in...

Councils tackle rising temporary accommodation costs with new solution

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th December 2024, 2 years ago | 4

Councils are spending thousands of pounds on temporary accommodation but a new solution could cut the cost and help tenants...