Tag: Section 21 Notice

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,...

Lifting a stayed possession order notice of issue?

Author: Readers Question

6th November 2025, 6 months ago | 3

In January, I obtained a N206A Notice of Issue (accelerated possession claim), following the service of a Section 21 notice...

How to serve a Section 21 notice when tenancy is in two names but one tenant has left?

Author: Readers Question

17th October 2025, 6 months ago | 22

Hi, one of my tenants left two years ago, but the tenancy is still in two names. For about the...

Tenant claims compensation for failure to serve PI?

Author: Readers Question

1st October 2025, 7 months ago | 8

My previous letting agent found the current tenant in 2018 and managed the property until 2021. During that time, the...

Help tenant hasn’t paid rent since February?

Author: Readers Question

24th June 2025, 10 months ago | 27

Hi all, The tenant moved in during 2023 and paid rent without issue for 20 months. However, as the property...

Does a selective licence refusal help me evict a tenant?

Author: Readers Question

12th May 2025, 12 months ago | 5

Hi all, I am in a very complicated situation where I have a tenant at my property, not paying rent...

Generation Rent calls for rent freeze amid growing homelessness

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

6th May 2025, 12 months ago | 19

Generation Rent has issued an urgent call for the UK government to cap rising rents, pointing to a deepening housing...

Lords slammed as ‘self-interested’ for blocking Renters’ Rights Bill

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

15th April 2025, 1 year ago | 35

Tenant organisations, including Shelter, have slammed ‘self-interested landlords in the House of Lords’ for delaying the Renters’ Rights Bill. According...

Incentivise the tenant to vacate before the Section 21 expires?

Author: Readers Question

14th February 2025, 1 year ago | 16

The tenant has rented the two-bedroom mid terrace house since 2009 and is now five months in rent arrears. A...

Using a court injunction to gain access for repairs?

Author: Readers Question

10th February 2025, 1 year ago | 6

Hi, I’m having a terrible time with our tenant and we have issued a Section 21.  The tenant has been...

Unable to reach tenant after serving Section 21?

Author: Readers Question

30th January 2025, 1 year ago | 15

Hi, I served a Section 21 about a month ago because of late rent payments and other problems with the...

Can a tenant refusing engineer access affect my Section 21 notice?

Author: Readers Question

28th January 2025, 1 year ago | 13

Hi, I wonder if anyone from the Property118 community can help. I have served a Section 21 on a tenant...

Landlord wins Appeal Court case on service of tenancy documents

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd January 2025, 1 year ago | 6

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a landlord, confirming they can serve essential tenancy documents by post....

Can you serve a Section 21 notice via WhatsApp?

Author: Readers Question

25th September 2024, 2 years ago | 11

Hi, my tenant’s main home is abroad in Lithuania. They own other properties in their own country and have others...

A Tenant’s Right to Sublet: Key Provisions from the Housing Act 1988

Author: Julie Ford

23rd September 2024, 2 years ago | 30

It’s every landlords worst nightmare, you do a property inspection or your trade arrives and low and behold the person...

What can I do about my tenant’s rent arrears?

Author: Readers Question

11th September 2024, 2 years ago | 20

Hi, my tenant has accrued rent arrears of £15,750 and counting, with unpaid rent dating back to December 2023. A...

Protecting Tenants’ Deposits: Navigating Legal Requirements and Unfair Damage Claims

Author: Julie Ford

12th August 2024, 2 years ago | 0

It has been a legal requirement since April 2007 for landlords to protect a tenants security deposit in one of...

Definition of HMO under selective licensing?

Author: Readers Question

2nd August 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Hi, I received an email from LCC selective licensing update. This is the email below: The newsletter is distributed to...

Landlord takes a stand against delayed Universal Credit payments

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

17th July 2024, 2 years ago | 8

Amid ongoing delays with Universal Credit (UC), one landlord is stepping up to help his tenants. Mick Roberts, one of...

Rights to remove tenant’s belongings at end of notice period?

Author: Readers Question

10th July 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hi, I have a tenant who is a professional psychiatrist. She has been weirdly difficult to deal with, and I...