Tag: Tenant Issues

New tenant dumped items next door?

Author: Readers Question

12th February 2026, 1 month ago | 11

Hi all, I have a new tenant who’s been in for less than one month since January and just found...

Maintenance and tenant issues put pressure on landlord profits

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

14th August 2025, 7 months ago | 0

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

Landlords called out for tenant ’emergencies’ from lightbulbs to leaks

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th July 2025, 8 months ago | 12

Landlords summoned to address what a tenant describes as an ’emergency’ find that many of these issues prove to be...

Nightmare Tenants, Compliance Issues, and Coal Mines: We Still Sold This Portfolio for £700K

Author: David Coughlin - Landlord Sales Agency

7th March 2025, 1 year ago | 0

We’ve said it before, and no doubt you’re experiencing it now: it’s a tough market for landlords. With increasing compliance...

How to handle a nightmare tenant who needs to be evicted?

Author: Readers Question

21st January 2025, 1 year ago | 18

Hello all, I am in a bit of trap and struggling to find a way out. When my ex-tenant wanted...

Final inspection with confrontational tenant – should I attend with agent?

Author: Readers Question

11th November 2024, 1 year ago | 20

Hi all, I’m getting close to the end of the 18-month fixed-term tenancy, which has felt like a nightmare from...

Tenant has stopped paying rent and refuses to leave?

Author: Readers Question

28th October 2024, 1 year ago | 7

Hello, six months ago, I rented three rooms in my house via a high street estate agent. Each single tenant...

Tenant’s son is smoking in bed?

Author: Readers Question

17th October 2024, 1 year ago | 20

My tenant has been with me for over 10 years. When she moved into the premises she had two children...

Overhanging trees higher than a house!

Author: Readers Question

12th June 2024, 2 years ago | 1

Hello all. I’m looking for advice on this situation, please. The neighbor of my 3-bed semi, who has lived there...

How to remove tenant who is subletting the property?

Author: Readers Question

29th April 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Hi, I have a tenant who has sublet my property without my knowledge or consent. Although I have not visited...

Help – Tenant moved out and no rent payment from Universal Credit?

Author: Readers Question

22nd April 2024, 2 years ago | 13

Hi, I get direct rent payments from Universal Credit for a tenant who has been in the property for 2...

Rabbits and bird running loose in property!

Author: Readers Question

2nd April 2024, 2 years ago | 13

After the trauma of my first section 8 eviction, I finally enter the house to find the tenant, has let...

Tenant has taken carpet, blinds and lampshades!

Author: Readers Question

15th March 2024, 2 years ago | 16

Hi, I have had a tenant in a 2-bedroom house for one year. At the end of the year, they...

Tenant allowed to challenge new EPC rating?

Author: Readers Question

14th March 2024, 2 years ago | 31

Hi, we purchased a property in 2.5 acres of land from a company that owned it as well as other...

How to handle rent arrears when guarantor has passed away?

Author: Readers Question

12th February 2024, 2 years ago | 10

Hi all, not too sure how to proceed with this tenant, the tenant has paid rent regularly for about 1.5...

Urgent help needed: Tenant troubles, rent arrears, and court setbacks

Author: Readers Question

2nd February 2024, 2 years ago | 51

Hello, I rented out my only house in April 2022 due to a job opportunity in a different city. Two...

How can I deal with a non payer on a joint tenancy?

Author: Readers Question

14th December 2023, 2 years ago | 7

Hello, I have 5 tenants in an HMO on a joint tenancy with one non payer who is refusing to...

Daily Telegraph wants to speak to landlords about trying to sell a property with difficult tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th December 2023, 2 years ago | 4

Are you a landlord who is trying to sell a property but having problems arranging viewings because of difficult tenants?...

Local authority house making neighbours lives a misery!

Author: Readers Question

19th October 2023, 2 years ago | 10

Hello, I manage a flat in a small, pleasant residential block where a neighbouring flat has been bought by the...

The audacity of my tenant has left me bewildered!

Author: Readers Question

16th October 2023, 2 years ago | 9

Hello, my tenant has had a bad year, a failed suicide attempt in Feb led to a stay on hold...