Tag: Tenant landlord disputes

Landlord maintenance costs skyrocket as landlords turn to DIY to fix damage

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th April 2025, 1 year ago | 0

Landlord maintenance costs have soared as disputes over who’s responsible for repairs continue to rise. According to Towergate Insurance, landlord...

The courts discriminated against me just because I’m a landlord?

Author: Readers Question

12th September 2024, 2 years ago | 18

In the UK we rely on a justice system to be fair and equitable, but hope not to use it....

Half of tenants don’t know their rights when facing problems – survey

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

30th April 2024, 2 years ago | 15

Nearly half of all private renters in the UK would be lost if they faced problems with their landlord or...

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Smug landlords win seal of approval from tenants

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

1st June 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Landlords are not the heartless profit seekers exploiting vulnerable tenants in shoddy housing that they are often purported to be,...

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If it isn’t Written Down, it Didn’t Happen – The Evidence Is In The Communication

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17th May 2012, 14 years ago | 3

A few of you have talked about communication on here before, but today I wanted to talk about communication issues...

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Tenants quiz landlords over permission to let

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

9th May 2012, 14 years ago | 0

Let to buy landlords who move and rent out their home because they cannot sell the property are finding more...

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Pets are not a landlord’s best friend

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

3rd May 2012, 14 years ago | 6

With former homeowners being forced back into the rental market, The Association of Independent Inventory Clerks has warned landlords to...

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A Tale of Two Toilets

Author: Ben Reeve-Lewis

5th January 2012, 15 years ago | 24

A strange case came my way today and I thought it a grand example of the sort of world I...

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Landlords, Let’s Make December Celebration of Good Tenants Month

Author: Mary Latham

18th October 2011, 15 years ago | 34

Next year I will have been a landlord for 40 years and I am going to throw a boomerang at...

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The Boomerang Effect for Landlords?

Author: Mary Latham

7th October 2011, 15 years ago | 21

“Respect seems to be like a boomerang in the sense that you must send it out before it will come...

Rogue Landlords Under Attack for Tenant Misery

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th September 2011, 15 years ago | 2

Homeless charity Shelter claims around 1,500 rogue landlords are making life a misery for tenants. The figure was pinpointed from...

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Scottish Landlord Who Took Eviction Into His Own Hands Faces Prison

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th September 2011, 15 years ago | 0

A Scottish landlord could face jail after he aggressively attempted to evict a heavily pregnant tenant over late rental payments...

Disputes Still Favour Tenants According to DPS

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

8th September 2011, 15 years ago | 1

After another bad few months for landlords in tenant disputes, the AIIC have issued more tips to help landlords in...

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Latest property horror stories

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

27th June 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Council spends £25,000 on repairing death-trap HMO A death-trap letting property seized by a council because the tenants lived in...

How landlords can improve their chances in a dispute

Author: This article was written by guest author - Association of Independent Inventory Clerks

13th June 2011, 15 years ago | 3

The Tenant Deposit Scheme recently released shocking figures showing that only 19 per cent of disputes over tenants’ deposits are...

New tenant deposit dispute guidelines for landlords

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

7th May 2011, 15 years ago | 0

Landlords and tenants locked in disputes over keeping rental deposits can take advice about negotiating a settlement from a new...

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Gamekeeper turned poacher helps landlords in deposit protection disputes

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th April 2011, 15 years ago | 7

Help is at hand for landlords struggling to claim money through the deposit protection schemes. A deposit protection adjudicator has...