Tag: rent arrears

Legal expert gives crucial advice to landlords on rent arrears and eviction challenges

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th May 2024, 2 years ago | 13

In a challenging and uncertain time for landlords, one legal expert gives advice no landlord will want to miss. Solicitor...

Rent arrears claim post Deed of Surrender?

Author: Readers Question

24th May 2024, 2 years ago | 9

Hi Everyone, My ex-tenants and I have signed a deed of surrender which reads: “The Tenant hereby surrenders and releases...

Is it worth chasing rent arrears and damages?

Author: Readers Question

23rd April 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Hi, a few years ago, my tenants signed a Deed of Surrender (DOS) and they now owe four months rent...

Rent arrears up amid cost-of-living crisis for tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th April 2024, 2 years ago | 3

Average rent arrears claims have reached a record high, placing a growing strain on both tenants and landlords, data reveals....

Tenants in arrears need protection under the Renters (Reform) Bill – debt charities

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th March 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Debt advice charities have written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove urging him to push the Renters (Reform) Bill through...

Tenant with mental health issues?

Author: Readers Question

26th February 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Hello, I have a tenant that has been hospitalised then released and put under a mental health officer for almost...

Do I need to serve Section 8 now or later?

Author: Readers Question

19th February 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Hello, is there a time limit on how long landlords have to serve a Section 8 repossession notice for Rent...

Rent arrears recovery from a limited company tenant?

Author: Readers Question

19th January 2024, 2 years ago | 6

Hello, Can anyone help? I rented my HMO property through an agent to a limited company on a tenancy agreement which...

Is a lawyer required for lodging possession order?

Author: Readers Question

14th December 2023, 3 years ago | 18

Hi folks, Hope you all are well. My tenant has incurred rent arrears of nearly £4000 now. He keeps saying...

How to evict a tenant in England

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th December 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Evicting a tenant is never an easy decision and usually, it’s the last choice any landlord wants to make. With...

Forfeit a lease and change locks?

Author: Readers Question

1st December 2023, 3 years ago | 2

Hello, I want to forfeit a lease and take control of my warehouse by changing the locks, I have a...

Tenants on breathing space respite scheme?

Author: Readers Question

23rd November 2023, 3 years ago | 9

Hello, we are first-time landlords and we have nightmare tenants. They haven’t paid us any rent in the last 13...

My rent and legal insurance was cancelled?

Author: Readers Question

20th November 2023, 3 years ago | 10

Hi All. A bit of a long story. Apologies! I have a fully managed property and took out rent and legal...

Defendant lied in his S21 defence – what to do?

Author: Readers Question

11th September 2023, 3 years ago | 15

Hi, I have a PCOL (Possession Claim Online) claim for a failed section 21 in progress. The defendant filed his...

Help with tenant rent arrears on Universal Credit?

Author: Readers Question

16th March 2023, 3 years ago | 12

Hello, I have a tenant with six months rent arrears on Universal Credit. I have filled in an online form for...

Landlords reporting rent arrears and void periods all down

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th February 2023, 3 years ago | 0

Paragon Bank commissioned a survey of over 750 landlords by BVA BDRC, which has reported a decrease to 32% of...

Demand for rent protection insurance grows

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd November 2022, 4 years ago | 0

Growing economic uncertainties has seen a rise in the number of letting agents supporting their landlords against rental arrears or...

Landlords face grim winter as rent defaults loom

Author: Richard Reed

17th October 2022, 4 years ago | 7

Housing benefits haven’t risen since 2020 – and that spells problems for landlords this winter as tenants struggle to cope...

Universal Credit is not a debacle Parliament told by IDS!

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

10th December 2013, 13 years ago | 12

Mr Iain Duncan Smith the Work and Pensions Secretary, admitted to Parliament yesterday that the Universal credit system was not...

Good debt recovery agent?

Author: Readers Question

1st November 2013, 13 years ago | 39

I have recently had an absconding tenant who owes me £5,000 in rent arrears. I have used debt recovery agents...